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Thank you. Understand completely, I'd prefer not to keep him separate, but my females were getting pretty beat up where I'm concerned about their health/life. The lesser of two evils I guess.

interesting...I'll have to check if that's the case with quail...

Good day everyone. Been keeping Coturnix quail for a few years now. Have found that, generally, the "optimal" ratio (female to male) is indeed 4 or 5 to 1. I have had success with less (even in pairs or trios), but it's hit and miss with the lower ratios. Unfortunately, sometimes (not by...

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Hello all, hoping you can help...I have a Janoel 12 incubator and going to try to hatch quail eggs for the first time (I have a larger incubator as well, but wanted to "start small" my first time). I'm testing it out now with no eggs, to get familiar with it. Here's the issue, the incubator...

So, I have an older Quail, she's about 3 years old. I keep my Quail under quite a few hours of light a day (14-16) so that they produce eggs year round. So as usual, they produce an egg a day for about a year, then it becomes sporadic to every other day or every third day, until finally at about...

Hello all, We thoroughly enjoyed having our couturnix quail (and much of the advice here has helped!). Unfortunately over the last two years, we've lost all but one. Naturally we're concerned she's lonely, so we'd like to add some more. However, I'm perplexed on what to add? I know it...

That's sort of what my instincts told me, okay, I'll just use the heat lights during normal lighting hours.

A bit more searching here and I found that the infrared bulbs are in fact okay for them to sleep with, but any personal experience or tips still welcome...

Since its getting colder here I'd like to make the girls a little more comfortable. I had read that the red lights use for reptiles are good because they throw heat but the light they emit won't bother the bird sleeping. I just plugged them in, 75 watt each, one for each hutch, and I don't...

So an update.... -Pecked bird seems okay. Don't know how he/she did it but the blood is gone. Wound is visible. On the side of the head/neck but further back from eye then I thought -there has to be two at least laying. Got one egg yesterday between 5-7pm and just found another now at 6am...

Thanks, I'll try to figure out what it is. But in any event, how do you normally handle it? I mean I can keep it separate until it heals but wont there be the same problem when I reintroduce? Thanks again!

its on the sides of the head and up towards the eye, as a matter of fact that first we thought the eyes were hurt but they seem okay. The one side of the head has a spot almost the size of a quarter red, the other side maybe a dime. The bird was acting funny just sitting there not really...

The supplier ssaid that as I requested they were only hens, and I've never heard anything that sounds like a male sound coming from them. I've listened to the different sounds online, and that rooster specific sound I haven't heard coming from anybody. But I'm confused, even if it is a male, I...

Okay, so came home today and found one of my chicks bloody. I'm trying to narrow down the cause based on what I've read here... I have 6 hens only. They are 3-4 months old. I've had them about 5 weeks. They have about 1.5sq foot each area. For the first month I gave them 14 hours of light a...

Thanks very much. I'll keep the feed as is, and begin to offer oyster shell to them also. Thanks again.

Okay folks, I've searched through here and answered some of my questions...but still need help. The background... Got 6 coturnix quail (mixed types/all female/about 8-12 weeks old then) about a month ago. The protocol I was using is: - DuMor Chick starter (24%) - DuMor Chick grit -...

Yeah, I'll admit that when I was cleaning up a bit yesterday it didn't feel great (could be allergies too though) so I can't imagine it's good for them. Going forward it will be mostly sand....

Thanks folks. Yeah, I've heard mixed reviews about DE, but after yesterday, it's certainly going to have to be cut with sand or something. Alone it makes WAY too much powder and mess! Thanks again, Bob

Hi all, my first question here (just got my coturnix quail today). Regarding dust bath, I've decided to use DE (food grade...I may mix with fine sand too). As everyone said, they can make a mess. My question, do I have to leave the "bath" there for them all the time, or can I put it out a...