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    What would you do?!

    I had a lovely quail aviary until a mink got in and devastated my flock, leaving only a small number who had to be rehomed in a temporary run and are now in a nice new coop indoors for the winter. They'll be back out in their aviary in spring when it's predator proofed. We got the mink we're...
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    How to encourage quail to lay again after trauma

    Hi all I had a lovely aviary with 15 coturnix, of which the 13 females were laying an egg a day. They seemed to love their spacious set up, varied diet and stress free existence. All were hand tame and never nervous. Then... We had a rat/mink take a number over a short period (one a night for...
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    Help with hatchlings

    Hi folks I've just hatched 18 Chinese painted quail... They are in a cage brooder and had water from one of those mushroom feeders with pebbles in the bottom. I had to go out yesterday, and when I returned every single bird (day old) was soaked to the skin and lying dying. I managed to warm...
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    Incubation issues - please advise!

    Hi Folks I'm new to quail... Have 12 of approx 10 weeks old which I hatched. They are great wee birds and give me a lot of pleasure, and a great return in terms of eggs. They are in an aviary approx 8 ft x 3.5 ft x 8 ft high, with a 3.5 ft square sheltered area in addition. They have an open...
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    Advice please - quail incubating boo boo

    I've made a silly mistake... I hadn't realised the difference in hatching period of Chinese painted quail and californian quail... I've just started incubating both in my brinsea octagon 20 this evening. I'm normally very good at planning, but have made a big mistake with this lot and feel very...
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