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    Soy free feed mix for quail?

    Which feed do you use? I would love to give better quality feed than what I use now.
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    Am I stressing them out?

    this might need to be what we do if I want to keep them happy. I didn’t think about how much we’d need to stress them to get back into the hutch every time.
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    Am I stressing them out?

    Oh wow! they can stay upset that long huh? I definitely have been second guessing the need to have them out every day. I guess I want them to have a natural environment as much as possible, but there are just too many cats and raccoons around here. Maybe I just need to keep their outside time to...
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    Am I stressing them out?

    they’re Coturnix quail. When we first got them they were ok with being handled but then we had a raccoon attack two weeks ago and i think they’ve been recovering still. I’m trying to get them used to my hands by feeding mealworms in my palm.
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    Am I stressing them out?

    I have a stacked quail hutch, and we recently built an uncovered quail run. We’ve been putting the quail in the hutch at night to keep them safe from predators and let them out during the day to run about and forage. They have plenty of shrubs and places to hide and dust bathe. Could I be...
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    Injured quail toe from predator attack

    I was nervous about cutting the bone back. I will definitely try that. Thank you!
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    Injured quail toe from predator attack

    We just got our first quail a week ago and found out the hard way that a raccoon lives in our neighborhood. It got underneath our hutch and got to the legs and injured some toes. We immediately added a second layer of 1/4 inch hardware cloth over the 1/2 inch layer everywhere So far everyone...
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