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  1. FowlFriend

    Anyone near the central coast of CA and have Coturnix quail?

    Our little Peeper died over the weekend, and her sister is very lonely. I'd like to find another hen to keep her company. A google search of quail breeders within a 2 hour distance from here yielded nothing, and the one quail I found online at the shelter is "missing." I do not want to go...
  2. FowlFriend

    Quail is constantly puffed up and is somewhat inactive

    One of my hens is 22 months old and has enjoyed good health. Lately, though, she has been sitting in a corner of the cage, all puffed up. She typically runs around the cage with her sister and comes to the door when I bring worms, but she hasn't moved much. I can't find anything else odd. She is...
  3. FowlFriend

    Broody behavior?

    One of my 2 hens has been acting weird for several weeks. She hasn't been nearly as social as usual and she is the only one laying eggs still. I'm learning that she just wants to lay in a nest she's made all day and night! I guess this is broody behavior? She does still get up to eat and drink...
  4. FowlFriend

    Does winter bring about different behavior?

    I have 2 Coturnix hens who are 10 months old. While they were somewhat skittish at times, at least one of them would eat out of my hands and "jump" for worms when I held them in the air. I was able to hold them without too much trouble, and they would even peep at me and come to the end of the...
  5. FowlFriend

    How do I know if my quail are too fat?

    I have 2 pet Coturnix quail we hatched as a science project. They eat unmedicated quail chow, mealworms, bugs and crushed egg shells. Recently I've had 2 people remark that they look fat! Hrmph. They have a large enclosure and don't seem to have any trouble running around at all. I do keep food...
  6. FowlFriend

    Some observations about Coturnix quail....am I crazy?

    We had 2 hens from hatchlings until 3.5 months old. No roos. The hens were happy, snuggled together, were somewhat tame and jumped for worms and ate out of our hands. They did lay eggs. Our friends had 2 males who have been together from hatching until 3.5 months old. They were also in the...
  7. FowlFriend

    Our roo flew the coop.....

    I put him in the play pen and before I could get the top on, he took off like a shot! I had never seen him fly that high or far before. We all looked in the field for over an hour and couldn't find him. My kids are very upset and I cried, too. This is the poor fella who got pecked on the head...
  8. FowlFriend

    Now my hen has a pecked head. Stress?

    I have 2 hens in a 36" x 20" x 20" cage. They've been together since hatching and always get along well. They jump for worms and are generally happy. We "inherited" 2 roos last week and due to all the crowing, I've been putting one roo with the hens in a bigger pen for a few hours each day...
  9. FowlFriend

    So, are the roos...um...fertile all the time?

    My head-pecked roo is healing nicely but is crowing constantly. However, the one who pecked him is not. I did a hiney check and saw that the injured roo has the foamy stuff, so I put him with the 2 hens I have. So, here's my question: Is he going to crow and want to mate all the time, until he...
  10. FowlFriend

    Roo with partial scalped head....help! (graphic photo)

    I found one of my roos with a partial scalp this morning. He does share a cage with another roo, but has done so since they hatched 3.5 months ago. The injured roo is the "dominant" one, although neither have ever fought with one another that I've seen (and we watch them all the time because...
  11. FowlFriend

    Quail poop question!

    This is very silly but a serious inquiry! We have 2 hens we hatched as a school project. They're 3 months old. We now also have 2 roos from a friend who also hatched chicks at home, but had to move away. We have noticed the hens have GIANT poops compared to the roos. It is VERY noticable...
  12. FowlFriend

    Coturnix not laying & oddly colored eggs

    My 2 hens are 3 months old and have been laying an egg a day since they turned 8 weeks. The past few weeks they sometimes go 1-3 days without laying any eggs. I know they can be tempermental, but we haven't changed anything. A few times in the past few weeks we have found smaller eggs with NO...
  13. FowlFriend

    Pics of my girls, lounging in the grass

    They live in a coop during the night, but we have a movable "fence" they like to be in during the day: Peeper decided she didn't want her picture taken anymore! LOL! They each lay one egg in the evening: We tried them scrambled, but the kids were really grossed out. I thought they tasted...
  14. FowlFriend

    Pics of my 9.5 week old Coturnix hens

    We build this house out of scrap wood and welded wire. It's on our porch. 48" long x 20" x20" gives them plenty of room to run around, enjoy their disposable pan of sand and small water "pool" for washing feet. This is Peeper, eyeing me because she thinks I might have a worm to give her...
  15. FowlFriend

    Peeper laid her first egg!! I am so excited!!

    Probably not fertile since I tried to introduce a male 2 days ago and she didn't like him. But my little baby quail is a big girl now!
  16. FowlFriend

    Dumb newbie question: Can I keep my 3 roos together?

    They are 7 weeks old and have been together since birth. I tried putting 1 with my 2 girls, but it was a no-go, even when I totally swapped out the cages. The 3 boys get along great, but will this change dramatically in a few weeks? Sorry for the stupid questions. This was a simple school...
  17. FowlFriend

    My female Coturnix hate the new roo I just introduced!

    I have 2 girls, about 7 weeks old. I just put a roo into the pen with them and one of the girls is pecking him and screaming at him! The other acts scared and is running all over the place. The poor roo is terrified and just hiding in the corner with nowhere to go. Should I give this time, or...
  18. FowlFriend

    Is this cage good enough to keep my 2 quail safe from predators?

    We hatched quail for a school project and they're so cute, we're keeping them! They're 6 weeks old. I bought this cage at Petsmart yesterday: Here it is on my front porch, with our 2 birds inside: The box says it's made of welded wire, "chew-proof". I suppose a predator could get a hand...
  19. FowlFriend

    How many hens per roo is the minimum?

    I have 2 hens we are keeping just as pets. We hatched them for a school project and have become attached. A friend did the same and has 3 males. I know I can't keep all 3 of her boys, but is 1 roo for 2 hens OK, or not enough girls? Sure wish I could somehow neuter them so they won't fight and...
  20. FowlFriend

    How many worms/grubs/mealworms is too many to feed?

    Our 2 chicks are now 4 weeks old. I've been taking them outside during the day, in a cage. They love it! We've also started feeding them earthworms, meal worms and grubs we find in the yard. They LOVE the worms and would rather eat these than the chick feed! However, I don't know how many are...
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