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    Quail-Hens Injured Rooster

    Help-I’m so confused. I have an established covey, 15 birds, 1/2 are 2yrs old, the other half are 1 yr old. Only Minor issues for almost a year. Today two of my hens, one from each age group decided my roo was the enemy. They completely ripped all the feathers out of his back. Drawing blood and...
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    Coturnix Male ‘out of season’ after broody hatches in aviary?

    For the few whose Hens have decided to brood/hatch eggs amongst the covey- Can chicks knock a male ‘out of season’? A little background- Hen decided to sit, most everybody was chased away especially the male. She had two hens that were tolerated near her. Everybody else went about business as...
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    So very excited! This is my second broody quail (the first did indeed lose interest after 6 days). Gigi started with 8 eggs, one cracked and one never developed. Hatch is tomorrow or the next day. She has remained with her covey, one male(boy, does she not like him) and 6 other hens. Yesterday...
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    Quail (Coturnix) may be broody?

    First, I know quail are often not broody, but it happens. And I’ve read everything I can find here. Thanks to everybody on this wonderful site. My group is 6 hens and 1 roo, all 1 to 1.5 years old. Larger aviary style enclosure, approx 40 square feet. I have one hen who may be considering...
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    Hi. New.

    I rec’d 4 baby Italian coturnix quail in May. Turned out to be 2 boys/2girls - not a good ratio. Tried to add 2 more hens, but that’s a much longer story. I immediately started learning everything I could and quickly found BYC. By far my favorite resource. I’ve finally joined due to an injury I...
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    Quail injury-large open sore

    Background-A week ago this little coturnix girl got her self stuck in a tight spot for over 12 hours. By the time I found her she was covered in blood, and seemed exhausted and possibly in shock. Obvious injuries to wing edge, very damaged toe and pads, and some sort of pressure or scraping...
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