Hi i just checked on my quail like i normally do and think it died in its sleep as its body on side and not moving and chirping and is pretty cold :( when i put head to body i dont hear anything like breath/heart is there anything i can do to like super check (like i could pick it up/move it...
Hi just wondering does anyone know if quails get more vocal before dying as i have one my female quails chipping every few seconds like a squeek there gonna be 3 years old soon
japanese coturnix type
they have plenty food/water
Hi i just noticed my quail seems to have something wrong with it and not sure what is the cause.
Its head seems tilted sideways and keeps walking backwards(backing up)
I picked it up and rubbed its neck area and doesnt seem like any lumps/sticky feathers (incase was just junk gluing that side...
Hi for some reason had a random question about ducks and wondering if anyone knows the anser:
Do ducks stay in one place
like if i owned a lagre forested/farmland with pond if ducks had pond area they can live will they stay/breed etc there or will they just bolt the second winter comes and...
Hi quick question i just picked up my quail to do check on them make sure there not got to much poop ball build up etc and one my quails seems to be feelable ribcage is this normall for a "normal weight" quail or is this a sign underweight etc atm there diet the normal bird seed mix dried...
Hi i was just wondering if anyone has any ideas why my quail started fighting suddenly
Basicly i have 2 quail both female around 2 years old now upto now no major fights just a peck at each other when worms/crickets come out as a like its mine type thing but the last day they keep biting each...
Hi quick question i was trimming my quails toe and acidentally went abit to far as it stuggled and it started bleeding i put pressure on the wound imidatly with tissue then just wiped it with water and added sudacream (the antiseptic heal cream used for babys to avoid skin rash etc) the bleed...
Hi quick question is "wild" bird food safe for quail eg if i get one them fat/seed/mealworm balls for birds over winter is that safe for quail as like a once a year treat ball thing while its cold weather (upto now had quail pellets and mealworm/dried mealworm)
edir an example...
Hi quick question is it normal for jap quail to lay eggs in one/two areas what i noticed over last few months is since laying eggs the 2 quail i have seem to lay eggs in back corners of the pen poop on back wall floor and then eat drink at front where trays are sleeping in mid/sides of pens
Do...
Hi quick question is it normal for one quail to be sitting in corners and items alot
Recently i noticed my injered quail sitting in corners or by food/water alot (lately it walking fine) is this just bored/cold so finding a good spot or something i need keep an eye on
Most the sitting time...
Hi i recently checked on my quail and one has a limp but when i look at it there no signs of any swelling etc i recently cut a huge mudball off its toe as it had that when i noticed it starting (other one had bigger and no limp)
There no swelling when rubbing its belly area there seems no sign...
Hi this morning i found one my quails suddenly attacking the other one and making some sort quite squark at them before leaping at them and it been doing it all day every now and then the other one trys hide but sometimes the attacker follows
they have plenty food and water any ideas why there...
Hi i recently noticed one my 2 chicks head feathers are getting more messy and starting look like bald spot forming
When i was watching them at one point the chick flattened out and other one pecked its head is this just working out pecking order type behavior or is this start of bulling
Hi i have 2 questions on quail eggs
the first is is it normal to get 2 eggs per day from 1 (at 12pm there was none and an hour later there was 2 next to each other)
The other is how long can i leave eggs in pen
what i mean is incase chicks get broody and want to hatch there egg how long can i...
Hi my quail making sound of a firework while sitting in nest they made in straw is this normal
it sound like a quite firework launching
is this just a normal mating/laying sound or something i need to worry about
Been making the sound about last 30 mins every few seconds-mins
Here a vid of it...
Hi lately one of my quail is being a slight pain and was wondering if this normal behavior
I have a small cat dish i use to put "treat" food in like seed and lately one of them when i put seed in starts digging through it and scratching it onto the floor not sure if same one but one also...
Hi i was checking on my quail and noticed 2 lumps on one of there beaks and wondering is this normal and just a non pigmented "nose" or is this something i need to keep an eye on like an infection.
There habitat clean fresh water etc no signs there in pain (although excited running when im near...
Hi its habout 3 1/2 weeks and my quail gotton pretty big and started molting baby feathers (the tiny ones) both that lived have what looks like spotty feathers on the front does this mean there likely gonna be female or will i have to wait few more weeks to make sure if the chest turns colored
Hi i was wondering if it ok for my quail to peck the floor
Im not sure if there getting loose crumb or pecking some the litter that im using for flooring over cardboard as some it has tiny chunks missing
It the sawdust sort that expands in water
(alot my chicks that hatched died and these the...