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    Oil Absorbent Pads for Brooder Boxes

    When I picked up some day-old quail chicks from one of the larger local breeders I asked them if they use wood shavings for brooding chicks. They said, "No. We tried wood shavings. However, some of the very young chicks tried to eat the shavings and died. We also found the shavings are messy and...
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    Rant about Blood Thirsty Quail

    Before I got Coturnix quail, I thought quail were lovely, shy, harmless little birds. With a year of quail husbandry under my belt, I know better. Quail are vicious, mean, heartless, and stupid creatures. A good number of the quail I've processed for meat met their end because they'd been...
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    Great Calcium Bowl

    I've found what may be the perfect bowl for supplying quail with supplemental, on-demand oyster shell. The bowls are about 1 1/2" across & 1 1/2" deep. They're marketed for use with parakeets & parrots. These bowls are made with a holder that fits just dandy in cages with 1/2" wire mesh walls...
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    Placement of Water Cups

    I've had my cage in use for a couple of months. I'm noticing that the placement of the watering cups at the end of the cage with wire above, below, and on that wall of the cage has helped create a low-maintenance way to keep the water cleaner. My quail constantly dirty their water by leaving...
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    Egg Breakage

    Our quail hens are almost 7 weeks old and beginning egg production. First egg was a week ago. Now, with 10 hens, we're getting 4-5 eggs a day. Hopefully, that count will rise as the days go by. However, we're encountering an unexpected problem - egg breakage. Out of a total of about 12 eggs...
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    New Member San Joaquin County, Calif.

    I'm raising jumbo wild/brown Coturnix quail. 19 of my first batch of 20 chicks survived the brood box. After processing the surplus male pullets, I'll have 9 hens & 2 roosters. Going forward, I'll be trying to keep my flock at roughly 12 to 16 birds. I was attracted to quail because we're in...
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