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    Sudden quail deaths

    Thanks, yes it is rather strange! The 4 males are from one breeder and the 4 females from another, so they are not real 'siblings' but they were all hatched at the same time and they grew up together.
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    Sudden quail deaths

    It's 2 meters high, so I don't think that's the problem.
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    Sudden quail deaths

    I I did a lot of research about temperature and people seemed to be keeping them in minus temperatures, although I've put a heater in their house which I would put on after the summer. Since they hatched they would always form a clump together when they sleep so I presumed that would help keep...
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    Sudden quail deaths

    Can't see how as the females are eating the same thing and are fine.
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    Sudden quail deaths

    Hi and thanks so much for your responses. What's strange is it's all 4 males affected and not the 4 females. Temperature is summer weather so going down to a minimum of 13 oC overnight and 20+ during the day. They've all been moving around the aviary as a whole group and not splitting up so all...
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    Sudden quail deaths

    Hello - I have 8 Chinese-painted quail which I hatched out in an incubator and they have grown up together in the brooder. 4 male, 4 female. From what I read online, colonies of quail like this should be fine if they have grown up together. They have an aviary to themselves, which I moved them...
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