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    Anyone make their own quail feed?

    When I can get them, I use live bugs. But there are plenty of dried bugs, few of which are mealworms. That are better. That goes for chickens too. The problem is not the poultry feed itself, it is what the feed is made for. That is to make poultry, et. al., to grow very fast and to provide...
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    Grain mites + diatomaceous earth + button quail

    I never knew! Mites in the DE!!! I do not think I have an infestation, but you can but your butt I am going to do some close inspection. Thanks for the info!!
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    Inside Button Quail and dirt!!!!

    Whoa!!!! A covered dust bath!!!! I never thought of that!! Gonna have to make that part of my plan!!!! The bathing is where the worst of the problems come from.
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    Inside Button Quail and dirt!!!!

    I really liked the pen, but it appears to me that there is still going to be a mess in the area around the pen. Also, just curious about how often the dirt would have to be changed. I really liked how the bottom was constructed. Thanks for that!!! The pens I am thinking about would be for...
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    Anyone make their own quail feed?

    Oh, I forgot one thing. I have a whole lot of extra, cream of the crop, Chinese painted roosters. Currently I have them living in bachelor quarters and they are a very mean bunch. Would anyone like to take them off my hands?
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    Anyone make their own quail feed?

    Remember that quail are actually poultry. A lot of people feed their quail the wrong diet because of this. First off, you need to remember that ALL chicken feed is formulated for working chickens that won't be having a very long lifespan. So keep that in mind when you mix your feed. Most...
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    Inside Button Quail and dirt!!!!

    I would like to know what other people do that have button quail that live inside. I will just say this. Ground birds in the house is really a mess problem. The biggest issue is that these little guys love dirt baths and when you let them have one they throw that crap all over the place...
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    Balls of poop/ food/ bedding on tips of quail toes

    I am looking at the tool and am a little less confident. Perhaps I should try your way first. Thanks. I really do hate toe turds.
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    Balls of poop/ food/ bedding on tips of quail toes

    Thanks. However, I have ADHD and no patience. I was looking for a way to get them off quickly w/o taking their toes as well. I have one thing left in my bag of tricks (my dremil tool). If I can't get it with that, I am going to give up and get some patience and go with your idea. Thanks again.
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    do chickens eat chickens?

    I have heard that people taste like chicken... just sayin.
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    Balls of poop/ food/ bedding on tips of quail toes

    I call it turd toe, and I am still looking for a good way to get rid of it without taking the toe with it. I have not had inside birds before, so I have been using those paper pads and they suck! I am getting ready to get rid of my plastic bottom and use cage bottom that I can sink down into a...
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    Uh oh... bullying..

    It has been my experience that white buttons are hens and red breasted are almost always roosters (assuming dark coloring goes along with the red breast). Two hens won't usually kill each other. Roosters, on the other hand... Oh, and if you have too many roosters, they will rape your hens to...
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    Day old quail with wrong feet! Help needed

    The chick is almost certainly deformed. She will die on its own. What you are doing is about all you can do for it.
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    Philosophical Question

    I have a very old pair of button quail (5 years). Willie Wayne (the hen) is really old and decrepit, and the rooster (Pi) will often really beat her down while mating. Personally, I think that they should be separated and let the hen live what little life she has left un-raped on a daily...
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    Rooster & Hen Hatching

    Thanks for that! It is about like I figured. These eggs were bought eggs. Having said that, I do have a pair that are still laying after almost 5 years. They still have viable eggs.
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    First Time Hatching Button Quail... Advice?!?!?

    Oh, I forgot. I think your settings are pretty good. However, are you able to meet those conditions with your equipment throughout the hatching cycle? I firmly believe that humidity/pressure might be the two most important conditions. Temperature goes without saying.
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    First Time Hatching Button Quail... Advice?!?!?

    I ran into a problem with my most recent hatch. Out of about 30 eggs that hatched, 20 of them were roosters. I have never had this happen before and I did not record my incubator conditions. Having said that, the readings/settings were no different than usual. Because of conditions where I...
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    Rooster & Hen Hatching

    I sometimes like to hatch birds, my favorite being button quail. The last batch I hatched was way over distributed with roosters. Out of about 30 eggs that hatched, 20 of them were roosters. I won't go into the horrors these little bastards played with me and the hens, but this was a CF from...
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    Training and feeding of button quail chicks.

    I actually use a mix. No, measurements, but it goes something like this: I mix into a gallon jug about 60% quail seed/29% chicken feed (ground to quail size)/ and about 1% broken up dried worms. Before that I feed them exclusively unmedicated ground chick feed for the first week and throw in...
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    Quail feed

    While there are a number of diets people use with their button quail and they can take quite a wide range, as adults. Whatever you do, DON'T forget the grit!!!!!. Without the grit, you will eventually have birds dying for lack of material in their craws to grind the food. Many will tell you...
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