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I have two cages of quail. One has 7 females and 3 males, the other has 7 females and 2 males (had three, but one escaped and likely fed the hawks that nest behind our house). In one pen, I have a couple birds missing feathers on their heads (the worst off is a male). I haven't figured out...

Thanks everyone for the responses. I couldn't get 30% feed locally (and tractor supply seems to have misplaced my special order). They have been on 24% since the start. I'll keep an eye on them and see if it continues.

Hello, I have a batch of coturnix that are just now hitting 8 weeks old. I got the eggs from a local guy who had a range of different breeds all housed together. I have a mix of Pharoah or Jumbo Brown (don't really have anything to compare them to and I haven't weighed them), A&M (white)...

I'm brand new at this, and I just built my pens. I have a solid back and top, and have wire on the bottom, sides, and front. I did however make provisions to close the sides off. I figured I might want the ability to close the sides if it helped in the winter (if it got cold and breezy). Not...

I had to special order the purina gamebird chow, and ended up starting with Dumor Chick Starter. I never ground it at all. They ate it just fine from birth. Mine actually always leave the dust at the bottom and only seem to want the larger stuff. I'm still waiting for the Gamebird Chow to...

Building it yourself is half the fun! I was inspired by the Homemade Chicken Egg Incubator Designs & Pictures page. I had almost everything I needed already sitting around the house. I used an old cheap cooler that has been cluttering our back porch. I cut a window in the top and sealed it...

Sorry for the slow reply. Other issues came up and I spent yesterday pulling the starter out of my car and repairing it. Long story shorter - My remaining birds seem to be good (knock on wood). I haven't lost any since I posted a couple of days ago. I'm not sure if it's just that they all...

Thanks for the input. For the temperature, I was trying to gauge it based on their behavior. The the 95-99 degree setting was when I moved the to the brooder (outside). The temperature reading is from just about right under the lamp. Away from the lamp the temperature is lower (giving them...

hello, I've been a lurker here for a bit (reading but wasn't a member). I've run into a problem, so I finally joined. I successfully hatched some mixed coturnix eggs (Pharaoh and Jumbo Brown, Texas A&M, Tuxedo, and some Golden I think). I incubated 43 eggs and got 37 that hatched (86%, the...