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    First harvest!

    I recently hatched my first batch of quail chicks. I had 5 in totally, 4 male and 1 female. I got to 8 weeks old and it all started to get abit crazy in the coop. The males had come of age! They'd started to fight and one was quite injured...it was time for the inevitable! I wasn't sure how I'd...
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    Moving Quail Chicks to Cold Help

    That's quite a low temperature to be moving them too. However, they're not far off fully feathered at that age so I'd consider letting them stay in a week longer, slowly acclimatizing them. When you do move them out, keep an eye on their behaviour. If they stay huddled together beneath the heat...
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    My quail is solid yellow color with a lil dot on the head it is my first time to have a baby quail like this...is this rare or any information? Thanks

    That's interesting. Are they eggs from your own quail or did you buy some hatching eggs?
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    Male quail not mating

    Might be worth examaning a male to see if there's any foam coming from him. Also, the reproduction cycle gets stronger as the days get longer so it may be worth waiting a while.
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    Are male coturnix quail less afraid than female quails?

    My male is more skittish than my females. He's not really afraid it's more alert and territorial.
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    Hello from West Wales!

    I used to have Buff Orpingtons and some white Sussex too, mine were very unruly!!🤣
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    Hello from West Wales!

    Croeso, I'm a Quail keeper based in the midlands, UK. I'm often in Gwynedd not far from you. Hwyl.
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    they suddenly stopped producing egg from 26 to 10 eggs this started after I moved them outside

    I changed the bedding in mine and they packed up laying for a week. They can be very particular 🤣 Give them a couple of weeks, they'll probably return back to normal.
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    Temp fluctuation govee vs nature right

    It's all about learning. Now you know for your next time.👍
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    Temp fluctuation govee vs nature right

    There could be many reasons for the variation. Sensor sensitivity, configuration, refresh time, manufacturer base levels etc... If the chicks are hatching and are happy then that's a good measure that things are satisfactory. Tim
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    3 week old chicks

    Yeh, the 3 males are for the table. 1 male and the female are been sold. The next batch are all mine, so I'm hoping for better ratios 🤞
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    3 week old chicks

      I'm on 4 males from 5.. !!
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    3 week old chicks

    I was hoping the bottom one was going to be female!!🙃
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    3 week old chicks

    These are the last two I'm struggling with. They're 4 weeks old now. What are people's thoughts?
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    Baby quail dying

    Oh no, that's a terrible shame. I'm sorry to hear this. It sounds like you've done everything right from what you've said. Was the heat lamp low enough for them?
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