So I have been raising coturnix quail for about a year now. Having a lot of fun, thinking about switching and trying some Bobwhites. Does anyone a a link to a forum or website with everything you need to know about raising Bobwhites. From incubation to pen ideas?
Has anyone ever fed their chickens sesame seeds. I scored a 50lb bag for free from work. The chickens have been eating them and now my eggs are huge, cant even close the cartons.
Basically all I have in my area available for quail feed is Purina Flock Raiser:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/purinareg%3B-flock-raiserreg%3B-sunfreshreg%3B-recipe-crumble-50-lb
It is only 20% protein. The other Farm store in town has some stuff that is 22% protein, but it is a little...
So I am new to Quail, I got 12 coturnix and 23 eggs in my incubator that will hopefully hatch this week. I am trying to figure out what everybody does for water for their quail in the winter.
I currently use a heated dog water dish for my chickens. I just dump it out and refill everyday. The...
I am building a quail pen. Do I need to make an area inside the pin where the quail can go into to get out of the weather/wind????
It is already covered and rain proof. Just curious if they need some kind of box to get inside at night or during nasty weather. I live in Kansas.