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    Had two of my quail get free.

    Well had two of my quail get out found out my dog is a natural soft mouth retreaver. She got both and didn’t harm them. Keep that in mind next time when I’m chasing one down the street😅
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    button quail

    I want to breed button quail I have built a cage that is 3 feet wide and 6 feet long with plants, water and plenty of feed. I am trying to make it a comfortable location for the birds so they will be happy. I have one male and 5 hens. I have read that males will pair with a hen for life but I...
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    Aviary advice

    I’m currently working on building a aviary to place along side my patio. I just built the panels to enclose a 3 ft by 6 foot space that will be 6 feet tall. This space will be placed on the ground, I will have button quail in there. So I need to know what type of bird to put in with them. I want...
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    Button quail egg uses

    I’m geting button quail eggs and I don’t realy know what to do with them. There the size of olives so not worth eating. Those of you with button quail what do you do with your birds eggs? Was hoping to find someone who raises egg eating snakes.
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    Beaten up button quail

    I bought some button quail today. The guy stated that they were molting but I think it’s more neglect. Never seen a bird look like this unless they are sick and pulling feathers out. I think that he had them super overcrowded and over breeding. I was about to not take them but decided to take...
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    Outdoor bird cage

    was thinking of building a outdoor cage for painted quail and some kind of flight bird like budgie. Was thinking to build something similar to this. Any advice before I build so I know what I should incorporate in my cage...
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    Northern outdoor aviary

    I live in Illinois where we have large temp swings. Winter down below zero and in summer up to 100. I was thinking of puting in a aviary outside to keep birds in. I know quail do well since I raise them. So will have some in there but I was trying to think of birds that would do well in cold...
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    Hens vs rooster

    Anyone ever had all the hens gangs up on rooster? this a group of birds that have been together for a while. I did have to introduce two hens to the group
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    Built a new cage

    I recently finished my new cage. It Will let me hold more birds and will let me control breeding Better. This new cage will let me collect eggs and birds easer. Rotate birds for butchering. and I can Have more roosters without worry that they will kill each other. My old cage was a...
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    Square/ rectangle water to mount to side of bird cage.

    I recently just built a new outdoor hutch for my quail where it is broken up into 4 separate cages. But I haven’t figured out how I will water them. I had thought to buy a 1 gallon square/rectangle jug to mount to the sides and attach poltry cups inside the hutch. Like these. I don’t really...
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    enclosing 3 sides of cage

    im working on a stacked cage that terry makes on coturnix corner. i am thinking to put the birds into my cage and enclosing the back and sides of the cage. i was thinking to do this to manage the birds making a mess in my garage when i put them in there in the winter or for when i am raising...
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    small egg cleaner

    im looking for a small egg cleaner that can be used to clean quail eggs. was thinking something that can sit in the sink and clean the eggs using the flow of the faucet to move the bristles and scrub the eggs clean. anyone know if this is something that I can buy or has it never been created...
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    quail feeders

    i am looking for a j feeder that is designed for outside and can lock so racoons wont eat all my quails food. i dont mind using pvc pipe but i would like to have the storage of the food that hangs on the side be square and hold alot of the food want to feed and water my birds only once a week...
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    Changing out sand

    How often do you guys change you sand in your hutches? I sift it and clean out the poop once a week but do you remove the sand? Can I put compost in instead of sand that way I can dump it right back in my compost bin with the kitchen scraps and garden waste.
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    Need to build a better feeder please post pictures of yours

    I have the standard Tupperware feeder with holes in the sides for feeding quail that works great but I have to fill it daily I want to add more food to it So I only need to fill it once a week maybe twice a week. I had a pipe on the outside that let me fill it but the raccoons figured out how...
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    How young can birds be introduced to flock

    I was wondering how young can my 8 3 week old contournix chicks be to introduce to my 8 older birds. They have been outside in a separate area of my hutch for a week so they can see smell and hear each other But not get too each other. The hutch is 3 by 8 with 4 compartments. Can I introduce...
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    Strange egg

    One of my hens layed a strange colored egg is it bad and just throw away or does this happen
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    Vomiting hen

    I just taged all my hens for first time and one was vomiting when I picked her up.....is that normal I know some animals vomit And poop to keep predators away or when they panic. Also one prolapsed going to clean and gently put back to see if it happened do to panicking.
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    Rabbits in with birds

    Hey my sister was looking to get rid of her rabbit can it go in with quail till she finds a owner for it?
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    Brooding cages

    So after raising my first batch of quail I have decided they are little poop monsters .....they never stop and that means I have to change the paper like every others day or every day. Wha I would like to do is build a bird cage for them for the first 3 weeks of there life that allows me to...
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