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I had a 7 week old hen die yesterday while passing an egg. I found her in the coop with the egg about 75% out and the egg and her vent were covered in blood. She started laying at 6 weeks which is the earliest time I have had a hen start laying. Before her death she did not show any signs of...

I have a dozen quail that just turned a year old the 1st of May. Last year their 1st year of laying I got an egg almost daily from each of them. This year I only get about 6 per day. Is this natural being that they are in the 2nd year? There has been no changes to their environment or diet...

How often do coturnix quail molt?

So far I have incubated 3 different hatches with my little giant incubator. During each period I had to adjust the thermostat numerous times to maintain the exact temp. Are there any incubators out there that will hold a constant temp? Is there anything I can do so mine will hold temp? It seems...

I was watching a Martha stuart show several months ago and she was using a serrated knife to open quail eggs. I tried it and it does work well but I still get chips in the mix. Does anyone have a way of opening the eggs chip free?

When in tractor supply the other to buy some chick starter I noticed they had Manna Pro egg maker on sale $2 off so I bought a bag. They claim it will increase omega 3 fats and make the yolks darker. I started giving it to my coturnix a couple days ago. Has anyone else tried this product?

Yesterday and the day before I have a coturnix hen that just started laying, .both eggs were hugh 21 grams and double yokes. Does anyone know if this hen will always lay double yokes? If the egg was fertile and hatched would it be a very large chick or 2 chicks? Thanks for your replies.

How many of you raise meal worms to feed your quail and where is the best source to obtain them? What is the easiest way to raise them?

I will be putting 50 eggs in my egg turner that has a capacity of 120 eggs. Should I space the eggs out or keep them together in a group?

does anyone leave their egg turners in the incubator during lockdown? Doesn't seem right to me but I did see a picture with new hatchs in incubator with egg turner still in.

Hi I am looking for anyone raising coturnix quail in Delaware or the Delmarva area I have six coturnix hens 3 months old and laying.5 are A&M s and one is brown. I will be going on vacation a few times this fall and winter and will not be able to care for them. I would like to give them to...

What is the average life span of an coturnix quail?

How does everyone prevent their water from freezing in the winter?

At what age are A&M quail mature enough to be sexed?

I have 4 a&m s that were all hatched on the same day. AT 3 weeks of age I put them in a 2 ft x 4 ft cage. They were all very docile and I did not bother to sex them, as I thought I would see some rooster behavior if there was any. Well 8 wks to the day I got 2 eggs and one of birds chest was...

Just curious, how many know what time of the day their hens lay eggs?

How long can fertile quail eggs be kept and how should they be stored before putting in incubator?

When hatching various breeds such as a&m, cournix,golden speckled can they all be housed together after brooding? Will they inter breed?

Hi, I am planning on having some a&m chicks next month. I have read that is best to start the chicks on a 30% protein feed. All I can find in my area is mannapro gamebird and show bird feed at 24% protein, has anyone used this feed? Do you think the mannapro will be sufficient for my new chicks?

What are the correct temperature's to maintain during the brooding period?