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    Coturnix quail stopped laying

    I have 3 cages with coturnix quail and 1 cage with golden manchurian quail. Up until 3 days ago I was getting anywhere from 15 - 25 eggs each day from the 3 coturnix cages and 4 a day from the 4 goldens. Keep in mind that nothing has changed as far as environmental conditions, feeding, water...
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    Where's da eggs?

    As a newbie to the chicken and quail family, I am looking for some insight. I have quail (both jumbo pharaoh and golden Manchurian) that are 10 weeks old and not laying eggs yet even though the roos are a crowing. I give them 25ish% protein feed and at least 14 hours of light each day. Most...
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    Late layer?

    I have 5 new chicks; 4 of which started laying. RIR @ 18 wks, Ameraucanas (1 @ 20 wks and 1 @ 21 1/2 wks), 1 Buff Orpington @ 20 wks. They are 24 wks today and the other buff hasn't laid an egg yet. Any insight on why she might be so late? She is supposedly born at the same time (within a couple...
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    Beginner Layers vs. Old Pros

    Switching gears from quail to chickens, as a newbie I need more advice. I have 5 chicks that are 22-23 weeks old and are beginning to lay. I also have 3 older hens that have been laying for a couple of years. The problem is that a couple of the older hens aren't letting the younger ones in the...
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    PROTEIN?????

    :flI have both adult quail and chicks that i am raising for eggs. I cannot find a high protein feed (22% - 28%) anywhere at a half decent price. Can anyone let me know where i can find this? I have looked all around the internet with no luck. Any suggestions will be appreciated. I will settle...
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    Adults meet the youg'uns

    I am new to this chicken stuff, and have to admit that my wive and I both are really getting in to the whole thing. We started 4 months ago with 3 inherited layer adults and 5 three day old chicks. For the last 2 months, they both have been sharing a pen and coop only separated by chicken wire...
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