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    Stomach lumps and eye problems

    Good time of day to you all! How can I help my quail? I have a lovely hen who has gotten some dried poop stuck on her feet. When I took her in for a clean, I discovered that she has hard lumps on her stomach (see photo) and a few on her face and neck, but not very noticeable. I could not remove...
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    Alternative sexing methods?

    Hello hello! I have a quail in my flock that is quite aggressive, especially to males. I have been calling her Duchess because she always needs special treatment... Anyway, I had to isolate the Duchess from the flock on many occasions, but I have never seen her lay an egg. But she never crows...
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    Were they permanently wing-clipped?

    Thanks for the replies everyone!
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    Were they permanently wing-clipped?

    Hello everyone! I own 12 quails. 3 of them I bought half a year ago from a breeder, and the rest are home hatched and grown. They are prospering and live together now :) I noticed that my new quails are very flighty, but the old ones can only fly half a meter up at best, as if they are...
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    Translucent egg white in quail?

    I am very grateful for all the replies! Did not expect to get so much attention on my first post. The quail are coturnix; two of them pharaoh, one brown-and-white, and the roo is italian. As requested, here are the pictures of the raw egg of the hen in question. I also upload the picture of...
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    Translucent egg white in quail?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to raising quail and have a flock of 1 rooster and 3 hens. One of the hens has been laying eggs with translucent whites when boiled. Any idea what this is? Is it something I can fix? Are such eggs fit for consumption? Is it normal? Pictures: cooked egg in question...
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