These are in fact Coturnix quail, after a a few days of separation we put the quail back and all seems well, however I am worried about our ratio regarding male to female, still working in identifying what sex some of these birds are. Also I'm not familiar with blu-cote, but was prepared to...
Thanks for the responses I'll have to look in to the electronic netting, and we have looked into a higher fence, guess we'll just see what the time/budget allows come spring time.
I am attempting to find a critter to help watch our ~1/3 acre garden come spring. It is fenced in with about 3' high chain link fence and a tight fitting gate. I would like to know of an animal I can put in this pen at night that will help repell deer and other vegetation eating animals from...
One of my oldest quail, ~16 weeks has been attacked by it's pen mates, and seems to have a bloodied eye, also they seem to be ripping each others head feathers out. What do we do in this situation? We are going to separate them I guess, but should it be permanent? Can I treat the affected...
They are Coturnix quail. We are a bit nervous about getting sick from the stuff left on the egg, you can scratch it off with your fingernail, might be poop. On a side note I guess we shouldn't flip out ( I accidentally swallowed some diesel yesterday and seem to have survived) but we have a...
Just exactly how clean do y'all get your quail eggs before consumption. We have found a lot of conflicting info about how to clean the eggs, soaking in water, different abrasives/clothes used for cleaning. I guess the big question is HOW clean does one need to get them. Do we really have to...
My wife and I are joining Back Yard Chickens in order to get started with some quail that were given to us as a wedding present. We have 5 acres in Mid-Missouri with three dogs (one came with the place), three cats, and now, eighteen quail! We wish to raise them for eggs and will for sure have...