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Quail cage question
10 hens with 1 rooster would be a happy cage if it's big enough. Think Hugh Hefner surrounded by bunnies. lol Not sure when egg fertility would begin to suffer because of high female count, though. I probably read it here but don't recall. But density per cage is an issue to consider. I have... -
Please help, my baby quail has a spraddle leg AND curled feet and won't eat/
You could try giving him electrolyte solution. (Sugar water with a little salt in it, either homemade or Gatorade or Pedialyte.) That would at least get some calories in him and buy you some time. With more strength he might feel like trying to eat again. My local feed store carries 2 types of... -
Please help, my baby quail has a spraddle leg AND curled feet and won't eat/
I've heard to cut 2 flat webbed foot shaped "sandals" out of playing cards. Tape them to the bottom of his feet with sports wrap, placing his toes in proper position. You know, the roll of stuff that comes in bright colors, is sticky and web like. Any first aid department in stores should have... -
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chick feeder: Honeycomb shaped silicone potholder
Yeah, I have dispensers for them when they are tall enough to handle them. What do you use for the newly hatched ones? -
Lizard mat is great for coturnix quail chicks!
So far so good. It does say to affix only to glass, but mine isn't even in contact with the plastic tupperware of the brooder. It's on top of (from bottom to top): the brooder bottom, canning jar rings as a spacer, 1/2" coated hardware cloth, the drawer liner with holes, then paper towels, then... -
chick feeder: Honeycomb shaped silicone potholder
Perfect newly hatched chick feeder! I found it at Walmart. It's a bright orange hexagon potholder made of silicone. It has the little honeycomb cells with raised edges. Maybe 1/4" thick. Easy to wash, easy for babies to step up onto, food that's kicked simply falls into another cell, bright... -
Lizard mat is great for coturnix quail chicks!
So I bought one of those Reptitherm Under Tank Heaters, wondering if coturnix quail chicks would appreciate it or if it would be a waste of money. My brooder is a 30x18 clear plastic tote with 150w white heat bulb over one end. My thought was that if an uncoordinated baby wandered away from the... -
How do you open a quail egg without getting chips
I love the egg scissors. I saw a video on using them and the guy says you should open the wider end of the egg. I forget if the reason was to keep the yolk intact more often or that it lessens the shell fragments. In either case, I'll have to change my technique. -
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Ideal height for coturnix quail pen
I bought 30x18x18 cages and plan on crisscrossing garlands of fake plants to reduce the 18" ceilings. Dollar Tree has fake ivy for a buck. When I've used flower garlands/leaves on previous cages, they looked really nice and made me happy. I smile thinking back on it. However, part of the... -
Double yoke eggs
I saw a youtube video of someone who had to help twins out of an egg. They were slow and careful and the hatch was successful. I saw a different but interesting video opening a freshly laid HUGE egg that had inside of it: a yolk and white AND a fully shelled normally formed second egg. I... -
How long does it take a quail to lay a clutch of eggs, and other breeding questions.
Another thought is that if it persists and boils down to a personality thing, you might NOT want to be hatching her eggs and promoting that trait in your flock. Although I'm new to quail, I've bred various pet bird species and personality is definitely partially genetic. My master bedroom was... -
Incubator and brooder warning: Incandescent bulbs are disappearing
My local home improvement store (Menard's) was selling the last of their true incandescent bulbs (60 watt, 40 watt, etc.) on clearance. Everything is moving to the CFL's (compact fluorescent) bulbs. Now even the bulbs that look like incandescents are actually CFL's inside. CFL packaging shows...