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Green slime under skin of quail
I'm back into quails :) and need some help... I culled 11 males (coturnix jumbo) today (11 weeks old) and one of those I skinned had a green slime between the skin and breast meat, but I couldn't see any green or issues when opening it up (i.e the intestines seemed fine) - he did seem to have... -
Quail - Dispatching technique
So I just dispatched my few quails and though I was prepared from the research & videoes I had done; 1) Knock them unconscious 2) Behead them w/sharp scissors The problem is that for the first step I expected them to instantly roll their eyes, but they didn't. Are they supposed to, or does it... -
Quail - Will roos try to "mate" with anything other than birds?
Regarding bachelor-pens with hormones raging I came to think of my dog who is happy (?) humping a teddybear. Has anyone had any experience with roos trying to mate with teddybears or anything other than birds? If so, then that would be a good addition for a bachelor-pen for them to unleach their... -
Has anyone DIY a water "fountain" (with running/dripping water)?
Whenever I decide to top-up the water in my brooder (instead of taking it out and cleaning which I do 2-3 times pr day) I have 1-2 (sometimes 3-4) out of my 11 quail that just has to try and catch the drops from the small flask I use (when that happens I let the flask drip droplets so that they...- als77
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Quail - 8 day old jumping at me from the brooder
So one of my 8-9 day old quails jumped at me three times just now, the last time very obviously as it hurled itself towards the corner of the brooder box (and one of its mates joined in shortly after). Is this a male trying to protect its siblings from this monster from above? (I started... -
Quail - How much light (in terms of hours) is too much?
So I know that for egg-laying an adult Coturnix Quail needs (a least) 12-14 hours of (day)light, but I was wondering if there is such a thing as too many hours of daylight? And especially for young quail chicks. I would assume that 14 hours and a couple more is fine, and probably also ideal to... -
Quail - Help with egg autopsy (WARNING PICTURES)
First of all; Thank you so much for all the help, support, knowledge, and venting-place! My first hatch ever resulted in 11 (seemingly) healthy quail chicks. Without this forum it would have been 9, so thanks guys :wee I'm trying to learn as much as possible from this hatch, and hope to tap... -
Quail chicks - they're so quiet!
I know I'm going to regret that title 5-6 weeks from now... lol Question further down, after some rambling (or back-ground story) :) My 4-5 days old Coturnix Quail chicks are just SOO quiet! Disregarding the one who had (past tense - (s)he is feeling better now) problems raising its neck and... -
Quail - "Expected" weight by age (days)
So my 11 Coturnix Quails are now between 3 days (and 5.5 hours) and 4 days (and 7.25 hours) old. They weigh between 10 and 18 grams, with an average of 13.7 grams. Does anyone have any records of what they "should" weight now and going forward? The eggs themselves were 10-14 grams, but mainly... -
Newly hatched quail crying - damaged neck?
Sorry guys, more questions from a worried father... lol One of my quails that hatched today has started to cry a "lot" (compared to the others - I don't think I've heard any of the others in the brooder make any noise). It seems to be crying both on the warm side and on the cold side (and moves... -
Hatch day - pip or pop?
Sorry guys, but I have to ask (I'm freeking out - first hatch ever, and with an incredible crappy incubator :hit :he ) Quail are "supposed" to hatch on day 18 I believe, but anything from day 16 to day 21 is normal, but is it the actual pop that counts, or the pip? I realize that it doesn't... -
Quail - Humidity during incubation - A "final conclusion" to the endless question?
I've been reading a lot on this forum, tapping into the knowledge of you wonderful people, but one thing stands out as rather confusing; humidity during incubation... I'm aiming for 50% until lock-down and then 65% during lock-down - since that seemed to be the most recommended outside BYC, and... -
Quail - advice for "ideal" temperature in a highly non-uniform incubator
Hi guys. I need advice for what temperature I should aim for in my very non-uniform incubator... I'm one week into incubating, and got my hygrometers yesterday which gave me a big surprice in terms of the cold spots in the incubator... Before adding the eggs I compared the temperature given by... -
Nutritional value pupae vs mealworms
Has anyone found any comparison of nutrition value of the pupae stage vs the larvae stage of mealworms? I'm thinking that it should be better for the birds to eat pupae so they don't have to deal with the exosceleton (although they might not be so interested since it's not really moving?) -
Do quail egg explode?
I saw a comment somewhere in here that (unlike chicken eggs) quail eggs don't explode. Is that true? (i.e has anyone had a quail egg explode in the bator?) I have seen comments of people warning that quail egg can explode, but not sure if that it from experience or from advice they got... I... -
Quail - correcting humidity?
I'm incubating quail eggs for the first time (first time incubating anything that is), and am/was aiming for the recommended 45-55% for wet incubation (until lock-down). I did a test-run (let's call it that - I had issues getting eggs to I tried with some from the store, but I candled them 10...- als77
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