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I ended up helping one chick break through his egg. Came back in two hours and the chick was again about a foot from the hen (why the heck they are not staying with the hens, beats me). It was barely alive. I put it under the heating plate in the separate brooder. In few hours it became active...

As of now, I have pretty much separated the brooding box with hens from most of the flock in the enclosed quail coop. The temperature inside this coop is much higher when it is outside. I also provided water and crashed boiled quail eggs as food in the brooding box. I was really hoping that...

Hi guys, I have about 55 quails in a rather large aviary set up. Three of my quails went broody sometime mid-March. I marked 15 eggs and let them sit on it. I have not been to the aviary for the last two days, but this morning when I went to collect the eggs and check if there is the...

Can anyone have luck of getting their jumbo quails to hatch their own youngsters? Maybe some breeders have had a luck of getting wild genes introduced to the domestic birds to have their brood and hatch their own youngsters?

No, I have it all enclosed in 1/4" wire mesh, including at least 6-10" dug it under the soil. Plus I think rats or mice would leave traces of discarded egg shells. Nothing like that. I did have a hawk week or so ago seating on top of the aviary, but by than the egg production already dropped...

Nothing really changed in the last 30 days. Back at the end of June or beginning of July, I separated excess males (I've had 27 females and 20 males) into a separate enclosure. Other than that notihng else changed and I believe we do have more than 16 hours of day light.

Hey guys, new quail owner here. Have 27 females and 9 males in the aviary. They were all hatched in April. I was getting up to a 30 eggs per day in June and July, but in August egg production started slowly diminishing. In the last three to four weeks I am only gathering 6-10 eggs per every two...

I am sad to report that this Saturday my lavender girl was killed by a red shoulder hawk :-(. She was actually seating on the nest laying an egg when it happened, I noticed that hawk too late to save her :-(. Strangely, her male companion who has always been lurking next to the nest while she...

Surprisingly she is not showing any discomfort, she still lays, eats, and do daily strolls around the property with her "boyfriend". However, I do see that it has gotten bigger and I am afraid pretty soon I will have to make an unpleasant decision.

So, basically, I should have no more than 7 males to my 32 hens? I was thinking of keeping 10 roosters as an insurance policy...

Sorry, been out of commission, yes, she is still alive, behaves totally normally, poops, and even lays normally and regularly.

First-time quail raiser here. Before getting quails I read and watched videos that stated "quails are great for your backyard" because they are small and quiet. Yes, they are small, but definitely NOT quite at all. I built them an aviary - 20x40, it is half covered and half not, and they have...

My 2 years old guinea hen developed a large - baseball like swelling tumor at the rear vent. It is still laying eggs and behaves normally, but this tumor been growing for last three weeeks. We've tried giving her antibiotics, but every night I need to catch her in the coop it was soooo much...

Hi guys, one of my chickens decided to lay eggs coop free - outdoor. As they free ranging, i didn't see it a problem as I was collecting her egg every other day. Yesterday, during day time i hear her "screaming " of danger and running from the nest. By the time I approached her nest, I found...

Thank you. Seems legit and the person over the phone was super nice guy. I guess I am going to be picking up new quails :-).

Found these guys on the craigslist: https://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/grd/d/leeds-jumbo-coturnix-quail-chicks/7601530881.html The guy was very responsive over the phone and the price is right for the Jumbo Pharaoh Coturnix quail. Supposedly it is NIPP certified, but I can't seem to be able to...

Looking for a reputable place to purchase jumbo brown/wild quail, either live chicks or fertile eggs. I understand that most places online (that I found through google) sell fertile eggs, but most of them are out of eggs for months and prices are super high. Craigslist is another option, but...

Hey guys, never before have I had the pleasure of hatching brand new chicks to this world. Well, finally after seating for quite a while on 4 eggs, one of them hatch this morning. I hope the rest will hatch today and or tomorrow. Questions: 1. How soon do baby chicks need to start drinking...

I wonder the same thing and how to catch it in the act of stealing.

Thank you guys. So NO new eggs, got it. Any idea what could be stealing her eggs during the daytime? Property is fully inclosed, so no other humans can still it. I have dogs, but they don't go into the coop. My coop is also up on the 4x4 about chest high, with five steps up. Do you think if...