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Two button quail males
It sounds completely different from roosters! I have coturnix and the buttons are completely different from them too. It's almost comical and very cute. The wind noise you hear in the back is part of it (not my video)- flg8r
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Two button quail males
I have two young males. I'm not an expert on coloring and I tried to get pics but it freaked one of them out. One is a year old and lost his mate recently (she was a rescue, at least 2-3 years old so I think it was natural causes). The other I had hoped would be able to pair with this one but he...- flg8r
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Curled toes/club foot on day 5, hatching/baby question
Humidity problems wouldn't cause them zipping in the middle towards the small end, would it? The humidity was the same as all my other hatches, the only difference is the new turner and some brief fluctuations in temp. I think it was because he zipped wrong that he stayed in the shell way too... -
Who does self-sustaining quail?
The tilapia will eat the duckweed in a matter of minutes, even as babies, to the point where there is nothing left. The minnows can fertilize (naturally/cleanly) the duckweed without eating it. -
Curled toes/club foot on day 5, hatching/baby question
His club foot is not red, it's from the flash or red bulb. Both feet looks healthy, the one is just turned. -
Curled toes/club foot on day 5, hatching/baby question
I had a baby who I didn't think was going to make it, spent nearly 48 hours in the egg after pipping. He's alive and kicking believe it or not. Two questions. 1. I believe my turner is to blame. It looked like I had 4 babies (out of 20) who zipped in the wrong place. The "turner" that I have... -
Who does self-sustaining quail?
Minnows survive on just about anything including mosquito larvae but they shouldn't eat the duckweed. I have duckweed growing like mad with guppies (fancy minnows) and they won't touch it. I don't think you'd want to put quail poop in the water because the quail would be ingesting it. -
Who does self-sustaining quail?
Do quail eat duckweed? I grow it, but I don't think my tilapia will want to share! You don't need a lot of aeration for duckweed. I have had it growing in non-aerated tubs many times. The main problem I see is you have to have way to fertilize the duckweed that won't make the quail sick. If... -
Cleaner waterer for coturnix?
Thank you! I am going to try this today. I'm glad for the picture, I wouldn't have thought it would be able to move up through that big of a turn - mine probably would have all dumped out! I have the watering cups now (also spring loaded) and they work great. I am still giving them both kinds... -
Cleaner waterer for coturnix?
Can you post a picture of what the feeder looks like inside? Which way is the 90 turned? I haven't seen a design like this and I love it. -
Sick or injured quail
I don't think this has anything to do with male/female interactions. The first female looked completely fine other than not being able to pick her head up and shaking. I never said anything about missing feathers or blood or aggressive males. I think TwoCrows was correct that it was a head... -
Sick or injured quail
They are not overcrowded, I don't think. They're at about 4 birds to 6sf for each section. I think a few of them just spook really easily. I had another one do the head boinking thing as it was doing the same head shake, sideways walk as the first but by the time I had made my rounds doing... -
Egg Peeler
Get an 8 year old who loves doing it, that's my method. Seriously though, I find if I pinch the air bubble end hard and pull from there, the shell comes off easily, usually in one strip. Also make sure they're really cold, its helps. -
Sick or injured quail
I think you're right, likely a hard head boinking. I separated her out and gave her water but didn't try to feed her since I was stressing her out and she was thrashing, hurting herself more. She was hopping around this morning like nothing happened and fine with being held and put back in her... -
Sick or injured quail
One of my females does not look good. She's sitting very still with her head hanging down, her beak touching the ground and her head twitching occasionally. She doesn't hardly move but if she gets scared she will flail around, run into walls and then flop down. I separated her and gave her... -
Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
I don't think hay is bad, just be sure to have loose material too. I think the movement of the bedding is what keeps their feet clean, plus them being able to scratch. And I have no idea about other birds, these are the only I've ever owned, but the poop will ball on their toes and harden. It... -
Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
bdfive, you may want to start your own thread so people see that. I don't know anything about bobwhites. Ok, something I learned the hard way - You must have enough loose material on top. I ran out of shavings and just added clean hay instead, but it gets too matted down and the poo sits on... -
Show me your quail pens!!!
I was shocked at how hard it was to build something that was stable and looked half decent. I'm pretty handy but people definitely make it look easier than it is! I will say my 2nd design (made in part by Ikea shelves) was way easier and looks as good, but then you have the down side of using... -
Quail on Deep Litter - Why it Works
In one part of one cage, it was pretty poopy on the surface (where the birds like to hang out a lot) so I stirred that up a bit but yes just basically added more all around. They mash a few inches down to an inch or less so I keep adding more and they stomp it down a bit. The like to dig little... -
Thinking of raising quail for meat, but...
I feel the same way as all of you. I had help processing my first four. (I could clean but not kill.) I felt like I needed to in order to be okay selling them for meat. I didn't want to have someone come to pick them up and then freak out that I couldn't do it. I still don't know if I can kill...