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    Fox attack... :(

    Thank you all for your responses. I've secured the whole hutch with hardware cloth all the way around including the underside. My rooster returned the day after so at least now they're two. Going to find them some more lady companions as soon as I can. The poor roo still seems pretty shaken as...
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    Fox attack... :(

    I think a fox got in last night. I found three quail dead and one alive outside the cage (and a big ol big hole in a weak spot in the net). The rest are missing. Is there any hope that any survivors might return to my back yard or should I just pack up and get some fish instead... :( pretty...
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    Broody coturnix hen?

    I know it's supposedly pretty unusual but I think one of my coturnix quail hens has actually gone broody. For a few days I've been finding her sitting still in the same spot every time I go to check on them and when I collected eggs yesterday I gently lifted her up (she was NOT happy about that)...
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    Questions about raising quail indoors

    I just want to chime in on the smell issue... I've had a lot of other caged birds indoors before and I never had as much bird smell keeping 20+ animals as I have right now just keeping a measly 8 spare coturnix males indoors until they're ready for the freezer. I keep them in a very well...
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    incubation question, wrong temp

    Ok last update on this, I had 18 eggs to start off and I discarded some that were mashed in shipping or looked clear on day 10, so I had 11 eggs by lockdown. Two chicks I culled because of deformities (one with an entire yolk and a fair share of guts hanging out, the other wasn't moving its...
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    incubation question, wrong temp

    Update: it's day 20 and they're finally hatching! All eggs except one have zipped and the chicks that have come out so far seem perfectly fine. Yay! :)
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    incubation question, wrong temp

    Thanks for the answers! I've raised the temperature now and I'll wait a few more days. Next time I'll use the calibrated thermometer right from the start, the one that came with isn't even graded so I should have known it was probably a piece of
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    incubation question, wrong temp

    Sorry for this total noob question but I'm starting to get really antsy. I have a small batch of eggs in the incubator, it's day 18 and nothing had pipped, squeaked or moved so I tried the temperature on the bottom with a different thermometer than the one that came with the incubator (without...
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    Hello from Sweden!

    Ah good point about the location! Will fix that right away, Sweden does have a very special climate hehe. Thanks!
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    Hello from Sweden!

    I'm a slightly eccentric animal lover who has just discovered the magical world of keeping birds. I've recently purchased my first batch of quail eggs and put them in a small incubator and I'm very excited to see if I can hatch anything! One day I hope to live somewhere I can keep some "real"...
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