Make sure they have 14 hours a day of light. After about a week they should start laying. If not check for something that may be frightening or harming them. Could be anything from a dog to a possum. Good luck. I also leave a radio playing low where they are and they lay even during...
Sorry I have not been active. Been working a lot but I had to share. My hatch yesterday and today was a huge success. This is only about half of what has hatched so far...
Picked quail eggs or quail processed meat. However if you are not selling for them to be resold. Example, to a restaurant or store. You can sell them in Louisiana. So you can sell at the farmers market, your home, roadside stand, or out your truck.
Today I checked with four agencies before I found out about shipping eggs, fertile eggs, and live birds. Wanted to make sure if I needed to be NPIP certified. I will try to post later the exact text I finally received but short answer is no NPIP for quail needed. Unless shipping internationally.
What protein content is their feed and have you moved them recently? Is there something scaring them at night like a rodent? These could all be reasons for the sudden stop in egg laying. After they recover it can take up to two weeks for them to start laying again. And the Shell less egg can...
I have had birds (other types just getting into quail) look healthy and do that. Everything from chickens to parrots. Just hearing the evidence I would say her heart have out cause of her age. Looking at the facts.
She was in a secure place with no evidence of foul play ( chicks still in good...
Their poor little bodies wear out quickly. The average life expectancy is three years. Some live longer. It may have just been her time to go. She had a long and it sounds like happy life.(autocorrect hates me)