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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...

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'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'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...

Hello everyone, My background research keeps directing me to this forum so I figured I would just go ahead and join and ask the people directly! I'm looking for the opinion of some people who have raised both quails and chickens as backyard pets on which one they prefer. My situation: growing up...