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  1. Zombie24

    Introducing a lone quail to an exisiting group.

    Thank you for the response, yeah I'm not too hopeful that it will make any difference but I have some white vinegar on hand so I'm going to try it. They're so small and sweet looking but they can be so nasty to each other! I've only kept chickens before and they were nowhere near this bad.
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    Introducing a lone quail to an exisiting group.

    Thank you, I will be trying again in a few days when I'm off work. I hope it works because I really want to keep them all. 🤞
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    Introducing a lone quail to an exisiting group.

    Thank you, I will give this a go. Both original hens were acting aggressive towards her but one was way more persistent.
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    Introducing a lone quail to an exisiting group.

    Hello. I have a group of three quails aged between 8 and 5 months old, one male and two females. They are all unrelated and were grouped together when they became old enough to sex. I've been very unlucky with my hatches, I have for the third time now only had one chick hatch. (Eggs were...
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    Limping quail with swollen leg.

    Aw... very cute, is she a button? I'll have to try the blended peanuts, mine are so fussy and only seem to like pellets and waxworms. I have a spare heat mat but it makes her so angry when I get near. If only she understood I could have bought 30 new quail with the cost of her vet bill lol...
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    Limping quail with swollen leg.

    She's in a warm cage and I've ordered some waxworms... I hope she's back to her happy self soon. 💛
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    Limping quail with swollen leg.

    The vet gave us antibiotics and metacam, he couldn't feel a break and so he thought it was likely an infection. She's so angry, I've brought her inside, if I walk past she lunges at me and pecks my hands when I top up food and water. She's normally super friendly but she hates me now... lol
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    Limping quail with swollen leg.

    Hello, My quail was looking quiet yesterday but I'm pretty sure she was walking without any issues. Today she was limping and so I picked her up and checked her over. The leg she limps on is very swollen and red where the tibia is. There's a puncture mark too. Is this likely an infection...
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    What colour/markings are these quail chicks?

    Just an update, not quite 'eyebrows' but close! This is Pecan. ..and Pingu! Still unsure of their genders but no crowing as of yet... Friday (in the back) the male Tibetan tuxedo and Twiggy the Egyptian hen.
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    What colour/markings are these quail chicks?

    Oh that's interesting and good to hear! I'm really hoping for hens... I bought the eggs from ebay, the listing showed one scarlet tux adult and it looked more like the whiter chick. Your hen is really lovely, I like the subtle white eyebrows. :)
  11. Zombie24

    What colour/markings are these quail chicks?

    Thank you! The one with more colour is developing white feathers under his beak, I wonder if he/she will have white eyebrows too.. I'm hoping they're girls! 🙏
  12. Zombie24

    What colour/markings are these quail chicks?

    ☺ Thank you! I should have said that the photos of the chicks next to each other are of the same bird but a week or so older.
  13. Zombie24

    What colour/markings are these quail chicks?

    (Same chick in both pics above, older in the right photo) (Same chick in both pics above, older in the right photo) They are from celadon blue eggs, I am new to keeping quail so the different colours and markings are also new to me. The seller said he had a 'mixture of tuxedos in silver...
  14. Zombie24

    Should I incubate shipped quail eggs upright or flat?

    Just an update, one of my original eggs hatched.☺ Another has pipped and the remaining one I've seen move.
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    Should I incubate shipped quail eggs upright or flat?

    Thank you BDutch. I was thinking about selling hatching eggs in the future so that's super helpful info.
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    Should I incubate shipped quail eggs upright or flat?

    Thank you for your reply JaeG. I think I'm going to lay them all flat except for the ones with the rolling air cells, I'll put them upright though I don't believe these have much of a chance anyway. I'm still unsure whether to turn the eggs manually or use the automatic turner. I'm away at work...
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    Should I incubate shipped quail eggs upright or flat?

    To my surprise, I think I can see a pip in one of the three remaining eggs and another started rocking lightly.
  18. Zombie24

    Should I incubate shipped quail eggs upright or flat?

    Hello, I had an unsuccessful hatch with some shipped quail eggs inside an automatic turning r-com mini. Two were dead in the egg, one looked fully developed but small and the other looked fully developed and ready to hatch which was sad. I've read that it's common for shipped eggs to die during...
  19. Zombie24

    Shipped quail egg looks unusual...

    Hello, I received some quail hatching eggs in the post and I have most look OK with all the air cells attached. However, one appears light at the pointy end of the egg. I have attached photos, any ideas what this is? The air cell at the large end looks normal. I also have a couple with...
  20. Zombie24

    Quail pipped 24 hours ago...

    Thank you for the responses, less than 24 hours after my last post he had hatched all by himself. I didn't see any of the zipping! He's doing really well, eating and drinking. I've given him a mirror and a soft toy with a ticking clock under it. He only tweets loudly as if calling for his mum...
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