Recent content by Ninjicka
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minor split on beak.
My hutch is attracting flies which the hens try to catch but end up pecking the wire cage. They've done this enough that one of them has a bit of beak damage. I'm keeping the hutch pretty clean, but with this heat there is no beating the flies. Any suggestions on a solution? Can I help her beak... -
quail husbandry while pregnant?
Just found out I'm pregnant with our second (yay!!) I'm not sure what precautions I should take around my hens to avoid any health problems or parasites or whatnot that could hurt me or the baby. My husband is willing to take over some duties but I dont want to stop taking care of my girls... -
eggshell weirdness.
Thanks guys. The stress thing makes sense too. I'm training my dog Sherlock to be a farm dog. One duty is to protect the quail. We had a rat snooping around the bottom of the hutch (four foot legs) for dropped food scraps. Sherlock would chase it away but we've only recently gotten him to be... -
eggshell weirdness.
Jumbo Coturnix according to the advert. Radah (my weird egg layer) seems to be laying better eggs each time. The shell is becoming more consistent and smooth with each egg although I can still tell easily which are hers. -
eggshell weirdness.
I can't seem to get the pic uploaded. Would calcium deposits be a diet related problem? Will it hurt the hen? Why are the eggs so darn big? -
eggshell weirdness.
Most of my hens (Coturnix) are laying normal healthy looking eggs. They're only 8 weeks old and this is their first week of laying. One of the girls has laid eggs with almost white shells and the shells are a bit clumpy. there are little chunks of shell on the outside. The other thing is that... -
my first egg!!! happy dance!!
We got our first Coturnix egg today. It was pimp the hutch day (New watered/ sand bath/ nesting box addition). I went to move them back to the hutch and found it laying in the spare cage! 7 and a half weeks old and happy little buggers! -
Will the "No Crow Rooster Collar" work on quail?
Sounds sketch to me. Just offer your neighbor eggs. That's my plan. Good luck!