Hello BYC, I urgently need someone to adopt my 3 pet coturnix quail as soon as December 29th. (Wed)
If anyone is interested and lives near Las Vegas, NV, please reply. I will gladly provide further contact info.
(My family is in a financial situation where keeping the quail would sadly not be...
Hello, my 8-9 month old female coturnix has been laying abnormal eggs recently. As seen in the picture two are shell-less and the third one has a thin, very fragile shell. Today no egg was laid.
She has a high-protein diet and I provide her with calcium supplement. She eats 1 mealworm a day...
Found a hurt undomesticated pigeon underneath a car. It's left leg is broken/splayed.
The nearest wildlife rehabilitation center already has 300 pigeons in care -- for this pigeon to be accepted, I'll have to issue a $100 donation. Splint surgery at an animal hospital is also costly. I would...
Female coturnix quail has diarrhea. The substance is clear in color with occasional white patches, and is very runny. Been collecting samples to show the vet. In the spare time, what could I do to help her? Should I separate her from the flock?
Her diet:
Gamebird Showbird Starter Grower from...
Two days ago, my female coturnix fractured ( did not break thankfully! ) her left leg and I have kept her quarantined in a box. Sadly she is unable to move much, but she continues to eat, drink, lay eggs, sleep, poop...I am more on the hopeful side for her recovery.
However, around 4 hours ago...
My female quail was aggressive towards her two male neighbors today.
She has behaved similarly a few months ago, which led me to separate all the quail. They haven't become too aggressive since.
She has also been puffing her back/butt into the air, I am unsure if this is to ward of the males or...
Any advice on how to differentiate a prominent keen from a quail who is too skinny? When I place my fingers on the chest of one of my quail I can feel their keen very clearly. I do not have to really search at all, and it is most noticeable when I hold them. How should I encourage them to eat...
Hello -- I own three celadon coturnix quail (two males, one female) as pets. All of them are three and a half months old and are separated to prevent biting. The female began laying around mid-December. She lays one egg everyday aside from occasionally skipped days. However, she makes a cry-call...