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  1. Dani xxx

    Cuckoo silkie

    Hi everyone good news she started laying on 10th July so very happy
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    Cuckoo silkie

    I hope so she does still have some pin feathers still on her wings which the gold splash silkie doesn't so maybe she is younger and wasn't eating great when I got her due to the illness. She is eating a lot better now always has a nice full crop now when I pick her up to clean her beak of crusty...
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    Cuckoo silkie

    I really hope so cos I am really attached to her she does have pin feathers on the end of her wings still so maybe she is younger than he said. The breeder said that the roosters are lighter than the hens like u said but the redness on the comb and eye area was what worried me cos when I looked...
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    Cuckoo silkie

    hi I got this cuckoo silkie in march ment to be a hen she was ment to be 5 1/2 months so she is about 8 months now. She had a bad sinus infection and is still on abs now but doing better. She hasn't laid any eggs but hasn't crowed either. The reddish coloration is a new thing. The breeder...
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    Male Italian coturnix quail in uk need homes

    Hi everyone I did my first quail hatch and unfortunately I only had 2 hatch but they are both male Italian colour variation. I can possibly keep one but not both. I had to get rid of my original male as he turned crazy aggressive and nearly popped 1 of his girls eyes out thankfully I managed to...
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    How many do you have? I have 4 girls and 1 boy I did have 6 girls but a cat killed 2 before I added avairy mesh around the run and door
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    Yeah it was but I looked at it as an investment as should last forever, mite free and can be pressure washed easily I have mine in a set place as i have a small garden so they are on wood chippings and straw in house They are in the garage at the moment just for my benefit they were out all last...
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    Thanks I fell in love with the eglu but yours is probably more practical as it involves a bit of crawling around on your hands and knees
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    Yeah I love their song in summer I love to sit in front of their house with a book in the sunshine and have them sing to me ! X
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    I use bog standard bark chips in my quail run in their eglu and straw in their house. I moved them into the garage for winter this year just easier and used deep litter in there with no problems was good for 3 months then I changed it only really cos was getting a bit too deep but smell was fine...
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    Quail Treats and Eats!

    Yes but only as a treat I add some to their sand so they scratch around for it with meal worms too
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    Congratulations on your first eggs
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    Quail Treats and Eats!

    Mine love all types of berries, pomegranate seeds, sweetcorn, peas, cucumber, Carrot, watercress and rocket are some of my quails favourites I also give them millet sprays they love to peck at them
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    Eggs benedict I think with lots of hollandaise sauce and chucky gammon on homemade bread making myself hungry
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    My monsters dustbathing this morning and look at all the Christmas miracles :frow I will be having for Christmas ! X
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    They are in the garage but I don't leave the light on only have it on if getting something from the freezer, put on some washing on or feeding them it's off the rest of the time!
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    I'm all set for Xmas the quails prezzies are all wrapped up ready they seem to be confused I have got about 12 eggs in last 2 weeks when they aren't ment to laying silly monsters :hmm
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    Quail coop/run planning

    Pharaoh and golden / Italian coloured coturnix quail can sexed easily when they get their adult feathers the girls have pale spotty chests and boys have rust coloured and no spots all other colours need to be vent sexed or wait till they laying eggs or start crowing. I agree with only having 1...
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    Keeping quail outdoors in winter?

    I had my quail outside all last winter it only get to about -5 c here in the uk but a lady on here has pics of her quail on her balcony in Montreal in -30 degrees c and there were fine just need protection from wind /drafts and rain they are really hardy birds
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    Dirt Bath or Not ?

    Mine love to dust bathe I use chinchilla dust bathing sand for mine there is always one in there I sprinkle some bird seed and mealworms in it so they have to scratch around to find :)
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