Here's a silly question, but I am new to raising poultry:
Does anyone know where I can find feed that contains insects but NOT animal protein? Fish and insects are alright but I don't want my quail eating chicken protein or whatever. Please show me where I can find this online, as I do not...
Thanks for your replies GitaBooks and kingmt. I will try to up the dose on the protein and see what happens.
An update on the issue, I see that now the chick is tilting its head to the right and when I pick it up, it seems to want to walk right into the wall. It takes a few steps and falls...
I purchased 10 day-old Coturnix quail chicks a week ago (now they're a week old). There's one in the bunch that just last night I saw it is unable to stand straight, it started all of a sudden. It can kick with its legs when I pick it up but it keeps falling forward (maybe it's an issue with its...
Never thought of rabbits. The only thing is that they contain a lot more blood which would make me queasy. However, that is a good idea which I will have to consider.
I don't mind having only hens for eggs, but I at least want one male to get more quail... and eventually meat! That is the main reason I want to continue raising quail...
I want to have quiet quail as I live under HOA. Does anyone know how to make a quail anti-crow collar with a ribbon or something? Would it work for me to put them in a shorter pen so they can't stretch out their neck and crow? I don't want to hurt the animal or my neighbors.