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  1. When life hands you dog crates: converting a large dog crate into quail pens.

    When life hands you dog crates: converting a large dog crate into quail pens.

    We just got into poultry this spring, almost accidentally we started raising quail: a borrowed incubator and some shipped eggs. Now we have a small breeding flock, are raising our own eggs and chicks, and have even sold a few. As this was a 4-H project and a 12 year old was ‘in charge,’ not to...
  2. Quail are slobs: a case study of various watering and bedding options for solid floored pens

    Quail are slobs: a case study of various watering and bedding options for solid floored pens

    Coturnix Quail (like most domestic poultry) are slobs, between dust bathing, waterers, scratching, and feces they make a big mess which is one of the biggest issues in poultry keeping: how to keep pens dry and clean without going nuts. How to minimize smell and adverse health effects of...
  3. Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Have you ever cut open a sick or dead bird only to discover you don't know what 'normal' is? You can't diagnose pathology if you can't tell what is abnormal. Here's a labeled photo diagram of what a normal young adult laying coturnix quail hen looks like from the dorsal (top) view. The spine...
  4. How to stitch up (suture) a wound in an emergency.

    How to stitch up (suture) a wound in an emergency.

    This information is not a substitute for proper medical care! It is only meant to be used in emergency situations where appropriate medical care cannot be obtained in a timely fashion, but if you can tie a knot or sew a little, you can learn to suture. A common needle and thread or fishing...
  5. The Beginner's Photo Guide to Phone Candling Coturnix Quail Eggs

    The Beginner's Photo Guide to Phone Candling Coturnix Quail Eggs

    Quail eggs are very difficult to candle, especially for a beginner who probably doesn't own a really good candler, but most people own a phone that just happens to have a decent light source. This is a guide for the beginner for what is normal for developing coturnix quail eggs candled with a...
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