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I was in the same situation a few weeks ago. Group of 5 ISA browns and 4 sapphire gems that never got along. Then all but one of the gems was killed by raccoons and I was worried she would be shut out of the group. It took a little over a week I would say but at some point she started roosting...

I've got something to add to this thread that I can't believe I didn't think of sooner. Last month I started losing hens to racoon predation and I couldn't for the life of me figure out where they were getting in. Finally I got the idea to buy a cheap baby monitor and set it up in the coop. That...

Thanks for the advice. She is young, just started laying in the last two weeks. One of the reasons I moved her to isolation is that the other hens weren't giving her access to the nesting box. She got a little scratch from the raccoon but nothing serious, although I think it made a target for...

I'm in a situation I haven't encountered before and not sure what the best option is. I have a somewhat large coop and run (about 400 sqft total), previously with 9 hens. A group of 5 ISA browns that I got last year and a new group of four sapphire gems that I got this year. The two groups never...

I just finished hatching my second clutch of coturnix quail and I think I am starting to get the hang of it. With this batch I had my first success with an assisted hatch and I thought the experience might be helpful for others who are just starting out. In my first batch I had a few chicks that...

Agreed with what tycine said, the only thing I'll add is if it is a Styrofoam incubator be very careful with what chemicals you use. Polystyrene is soluble in many organic solvents and you could make a huge mess. Anything water based will be safe, there are no-rinse sterilizing powders sold for...

Egg strike ended today, whatever was bothering them they seem to have gotten over it. Maybe they were just angry I went to relax in Tuscany for a week and didn't bring them back any souvenirs.

I haven't put it in my garden directly without composting a bit but my birds are housed in a tractor with a wire bottom that I move around the backyard every few days. The poo doesn't burn the grass (it actually looks very good) but I'm sure like all things with plants you could overdo it.

Looking for some possible causes for this problem and how concerned I should be. I have three coturnix quail from left from my first batch, two hens and one roo. They are about 3 months old now. The two hens have been laying an egg a day regularly for over a month. Everything was fine until I...

I did my first big cull last week, butchered 6 of my 9 birds trying to get all but one of the roosters. I used the vent sexing technique since all my quail are either white or tuxedo. All 6 birds had the foam come out when I pressed on the vent, BUT when I was butchering I discovered one was...

I have 9 coturnix quail all 5 or 6 weeks old. Now that spring has FINALLY arrived in Michigan I moved them all outside in the tractor I built. It has a covered coop with hay in case it gets cold and an outdoor run full of brush. They seem to be doing really well but the last few times I've come...

I tried but they wouldn't actually eat them, even after they had some grit. They just sat there are watched very intently. Once they were about 4 weeks old I tried again and they very aggressively went after the worms.

I've read up a bit on treats you can give your quail to supplement, but haven't seem much specifically about chicks. I'm brooding my first batch right now and wanted to introduce something else besides just the processed feed. 3 of the birds hatched last Monday, 1 hatched on Wednesday. Does...

I bought this one on Amazon for $60 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F38C8R1/?tag=backy-20 I think it works reasonably well, I'd recommend getting a little hydrometer/thermometer with it to keep track of humidity. I hatched my first batch this month from some eggs I bought on ebay. 4/12...

Good news! We have our first three quail! Looks like a couple more eggs have pipped so hopefully they will hatch soon as well. I will be super pleased if we get to 50% hatch rate on our first try with some ebay eggs that went thru the mail when it was only 24 degrees outside. Also, I think I...

Update: I removed the collapsed egg and cracked it open, nothing going on inside. Looks like it either wasn't fertile or stopped developing awhile ago. I wasn't feeling optimistic about this batch BUT we just had our first real pip! I saw a tiny beak poke out and everything. There is some...

I pulled it out really quick and gave it a sniff, no rotten smell but doesn't seem alive either. It looks like the membrane is still intact and the shell has just collapsed. I put it back in and I guess we will just wait out the weekend and see if anything happens.

I'm hatching my first batch of quail eggs, on day 16 in lockdown and not sure what is going on with this egg. I've had a hard time candling these eggs because they are so spotted + they arrived covered in a lot of mud but this one in particular is one I could see a well defined air sac on...

Did you have any luck?

Thanks for the help everyone, I am going to go with the quail and I will keep people updated. The thought of tiny pickled eggs is too good to resist. I also have a lot of experience from work breeding superworms (it's a long story) so I'm hoping I can supplement a good portion of their food with...