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my quail are dying suddenly
More detail please. What is their diet? What is the bedding? What size cage for how many birds? 3 month old Cots should be just fine outside. Dogs and cats sniffing through the wire at first may cause them to freak out and stop laying for a bit....but not cause heart attacks. If quail from... -
Buttons; would it be safe?
Even before you consider the floor of the new coop - Are yo located somewhere that is warm year round? Buttons should not Winter outdoors...... -
male or female????
The other problem is that if they are mature and she has just been bred, you'll see foam. Yep - been there! lol Crows and eggs laying are for sure! -
What say you?
Hey to the Dove pros out there! I've read on equally adamant websites that you must not/may certainly keep Diamond Doves with finches. Long story short - I just came into posession of a female zebra finch and female Diamond. They are currently together and seem fine. Then again, it's been...- navasima
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I'm adding on!!
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Let’s talk meat birds !
Sorry, but I do not see where a specific website was referenced in Millebantam's post. As a rule of thumb, anything "guaranteed to be awesome" in sparkly colors probably isn't so. This applies to cars, hatching eggs, late night TV products...... No particular site or seller in mind as I type... -
can I feed a coturnix pheasant feed?
Oh my! Please believe me when I tell you that there are alot of guys at a lot of pet stores who have no idea!! Those sweet little guys really need game bird starter!! I know you really care about your new little friends , so please get them on the diet they need. I know that some folks can... -
platinum and silver coturnix quails
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Funny Coturnix Eggs -UPDATE, the jokes on me
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Three brief quail questions
Wow. I think I need to ask a couple of questionsbefore I can try to answer yours. Are you making drastic modifications for your habitat to go from chickens to Coturnix quail? Quite a size difference there......not to mention that quail don't roost. Big difference in how quail and chickens... -
3 week old bully
Is he just being a butt or causing injury? If there is no bloodshed, I'd watch (like a hawk) and wait. If the others are getting hurt.....I'd separate and decide from there. If you want to keep the color, maybe worth your time to try regrouping options? JMHO -
Sad Quail Day :(
Sorry you went through that! Tough news to post, but thanks. This will probably help someone avoid the same thing by learning from this. -
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New to Quail, a few questions
So, um.... Hey There WineChicks! What kind of quail were you interested in getting? What climate do you live in? Are you wanting them for pets, eggs, meals...all of the above? -
New to Quail, a few questions
I second the motion for a wire bottom cage. I first brought my Coturnix inside into a solid bottom cage and was very dilligent with replacing bedding. The result? I named them "Stinky Goobers" and DH was quite happy to (pry) open the wallet and get the cage with the wire bottom! Rabbit... -
New quail pen
Quote: Be careful with the rabbit hutch. I've put quail in my old hutch and they have all died. I', not sure why but you may want to rethink that Sorry that happened to you Idaho- Mine started in a rabbit hutch (scrubbed and bleached between) and had no health issues. This same hutch now... -
Chinese Blue Breasted Quail (Button Quail) Color Varieties
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Quail adoption? Skipping the whole egg thing (video added)
I'm still pretty new, but I've not seen it mentioned in anything I've read.....