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    What is this noise my new hens keep making?

    My hen started doing this a couple days ago. I noticed she started doing it after a rainstorm that lasted a few days (fairly unusual for this area). She makes this sound ALL DAY and ramps up to get louder and louder. This is my first time owning silkies. Is that normal?
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    Loss of mobility in one leg

    I have an almost 4 year old coturnix quail (female). She in an indoor quail and has always been the healthiest of the flock. I noticed that she was dragging her body around her coop early yesterday morning. When I further investigated, I found that one of her legs wasn’t moving. She has been...
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    Coturnix vs Button

    My buttons were kept in pairs too and they were big cuddles! I tried to introduce one new button to the pair and that was a nightmare. I’ve never had male buttons, so I’m not sure what their behavior is like. I have one Japanese quail who lets me handle her regularly. The rest would rather not...
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    Coturnix vs Button

    I’ve had both button and coturnix. Both smell! A pair of the buttons were grosser and smellier than the coturnix. I live in Hawaii and I keep my quails indoors in decent sized runs. Here is my breakdown based on my experience with them. Buttons: -skittish / hard to handle -tiny eggs -good...
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    Red, scaly rash and missing feathers on belly

    Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check it out!
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    Red, scaly rash and missing feathers on belly

    My coturnix quail has a developed a red, scaly rash on her belly and feathers appear to be missing. I don’t know how long she’s had this. No major changes in behavior except she no longer jumps on top of her sandbox (her favorite). She still dusts in her sandbox, but not as much as before. She...
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    Chinese button won’t stop crying

    I had two Chinese button quail together, but one recently passed. The remaining quail won’t stop calling for her friend. I have Japanese quail, but I’m hesitant to add the Chinese button quail to the mix. Any ideas on how to get her to stop calling/crying? I don’t want to get another bird.
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    What the heck is this?

    I didn’t know about lash eggs until reading this. THANK YOU!
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    What the heck is this?

    Found this in my female jumbo coturnix’s cage. She’s in there alone at the moment. She seems fine and is a normal egg laying girl. Is this backed up eggs or something?
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    Can Button and Coturnix live together??

    Did you have problems introducing the coturnix to the group?
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    How to separate quail

    I should consider myself lucky. My male is significantly smaller than my female. I initially thought the male was a female, and then he surprised me.
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    Sand or dust alternatives?

    Ooh also, do you have real plants in the cage? I've been wanting to use real plants, but I'm not sure what my options are.
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    Sand or dust alternatives?

    I use that too! 2 of my buttons go crazy in it and sand gets everywhere. My other 2 build nests with hay in the "orb" (what I like to call it). I have to use boxes for my coturnix since they are much bigger.
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    How to separate quail

    This is great information. I was under the impression that I couldn't keep males together.
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    Sand or dust alternatives?

    Awesome! I'll check it out. Thanks for the help!
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