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    Issues in feather development

    Hi all! I have successfully hatched a brood of quail. They are five weeks old and all seem to be doing well save one. He is my runt that had to have help getting out of his shell. He overall is doing great but he is half the size of my others. This week I took them out of the brooder and placed...
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    To cull or not to cull

    @Wyorp Rock unfortunately HeyHey didn’t make it. He survived long enough to get removed for freezer camp but couldn’t handle the stress of remaining with the rest of the roos until we could butcher. He never recovered from his issues unfortunately.
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    Still no eggs!

    Can’t imagine how. They aren’t being stressed by predators, they have sufficient light supplement (14 hours) 20% protein crumble with added sources of protein here and there, probiotics/ electrolytes added to their water about twice a week, clean straw bedding, a sand bath station and about two...
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    Still no eggs!

    False alarm apparently 🤷‍♀️. We started out with 7 on the first day, 6 for the next two, then five, then 4, 3,1, and today 2. What is happening!!! They are 11 weeks and somehow they have dropped off on their production. I don’t know what to do here. Best I could think of is I added in chia...
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    Still no eggs!

    Well good news all we finally have eggs! They haven’t been super consistent but they are laying. Wahoo!!
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    Still no eggs!

    My males have definitely started crowing and foaming for a couple of weeks now. I assumed the insane fluctuations in temperature may be an influence but I’d assumed a slowed egg production vs their complete lack. Not one egg in 10 weeks. I’m really hoping to just keep the course and hopefully...
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    Still no eggs!

    I understand what you mean, they have a nice coop attached to their run and lots of heaps of hay to burrow in. Them being coturnix I assumed I didn’t need to bother with nesting boxes but maybe some little boxes for them to go inside out in their run?
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    Still no eggs!

    They have a 40 watt led light inside the coop for 14 hours. Although because we dropped down to negative five or so and only had days of maybe 10-12 I replaced it with a heat lamp for a few days and I shut off the timer and kept it on through the night. Our males started crowing by six weeks and...
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    Still no eggs!

    I just can’t really think of what though. Their run and coop is on the ground with mesh that I cover in fresh thick amounts of straw ( just enough so they can burrow if they like and keep their feet warm) but I covered it in a slightly thick opaque plastic with an open end because our wind gets...
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    Still no eggs!

    Yes they are receiving supplemental light for 14 hours and are eating a 22% organic crumble. I also supplement them with electrolyte water every other refill, herbs, grit, sand box for dust bathing, etc… honestly they are spoiled as hell. They may have some sound upset outside but they were...
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    Still no eggs!

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    Still no eggs!

    Hi all, I have 10 week old coturnix quail and I still haven’t had any eggs! Last week I pulled 7 males from my flock for butchering. I now have 10 females and two males in my outdoor set up. I have an all sides covered run and coop that provide about 44 sq. ft for my quail. We have had some...
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    To cull or not to cull

    Thank you all for your suggestions and advice! I really appreciate it. Hopefully little guys condition will improve over time. I just didn’t want to keep him alive for my sake rather than his if the poor thing had brain trauma. These are my third and only successful round of hatching eggs. I...
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    To cull or not to cull

    All I have is an electrolyte supplement for their drinking water which I add about every other refill. Here is the link of the video:
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    To cull or not to cull

    It doesn’t seem able to see. One eye looks a little swollen but the eye isn’t bulging. It smacks into the side of the brooder and doesn’t seem to notice when my hands are in it. It walks in rapid circles, and seems to have difficulty in keeping its head from swiveling. I’m worried it suffered...
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