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Co-habitation question - button quail
Hi, I have 5 little button quail in this cage (parent birds & offspring) & was wondering if I could add a canary or a couple of zebra finches? Foot is 3’ by 1.5’ bar spacing 1.5 cms (sorry for mixed measurements!) Obviously I’d add some branches & accessories to the upper layer & can maximise...- Lemming
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- Forum: Caged Birds - Parrots, Canaries, Finches etc.
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Hen with Swollen Hocks
Can anyone help? One of my girls has really swollen hocks (I think is the right term?). She’s had a bit of a limp, I initially thought it was calcium, then I thought maybe leg mites. Started treating for mites & that’s when I noticed her poor hocks. They aren’t especially hot & quite firm (not...- Lemming
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Coturnix leg advice?
Can anyone help? One of my girls has really swollen hocks (I think is the right term?). She’s had a bit of a limp, I initially thought it was calcium, then I thought maybe leg mites. Started treating for mites & that’s when I noticed her poor hocks. They aren’t especially hot & quite firm (not... -
Quail chick with chicky breathing
Hi guys, Me again! :he I’ve got a poorly 3 week old chick (in the middle of pic) She was squeaking & looking cold yesterday so I put the electronic brooder in the cage with the whole family as they’ve been doing so well I’m really reluctant to separate them. (even Dad preens the babies... -
Chinese Painted Quail natural hatch!
Hi guys! So this happened today! Both my girls have been sitting on the eggs although one is more dedicated that the other. I’ve ordered a brooder just in case. Can Dad stay with them? I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that he can, but I wasn’t really expecting them to manage, AND I’d miscounted... -
Button Advice
Hello, me again. I went to get a pair of button quail today (after my chick disappointment) and they just had a little male but said they can get females in hopefully by tomorrow. So here he is, seriously cute (I’m a bit smitten!). I was worried about him being stressed alone but he seems very... -
My girls learned to climb!
So my hubby helped me put together this big indoor cage a week ago. I didn’t know if my girls would be able to figure out the ramp. Just went in to do lady nightly checks & two girls were upstairs!:love Bless their little hearts! -
Quail beginner introduction!
hello everyone! I’ve been using this forum for info since I got my jumbo Coturnix a year ago, but as I’m getting more interesting in quails in general I thought I’d sigh time! Sorry for lurking so long!- Lemming
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Broody Mama Quail
Hi everyone! This is my first post on this forum. I have a jumbo Japanese Coturnix who has gone broody for the second time. The first time I got her some eggs, just to see & she actually raised & hatched 2 really well. That was last year. She went broody again back at the end of Jan & this...