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Coturnix white egg?
Thank you for your reply. I've definitely been keeping an eye on it. Nothing strange since thankfully. She has 1% calcium in her crumbles and I leave out grit and baked crushed eggshells. I also feed a variety of greens daily. I'm very sorry to hear about your little one. That's very sad. -
Coturnix white egg?
Here is a picture of her perfectly white egg amongst her usual speckled eggs. I've actually been told since that all eggs start out white and the colour is added just before it's laid. I guess she laid it before she had time to decorate it ☺ -
Coturnix white egg?
The eggs are all back to normal now, thank you. It's really strange to see an all white egg from a coturnix quail. -
Coturnix white egg?
That's interesting. I had never seen that before. I haven't seen any signs of her slowing down egg production at all. It's fall and the days are getting shorter, so I've expected to see her not laying every day now. My primary purpose of having her is to be a lovely pet. I've actually tried to... -
Coturnix white egg?
No she doesn't normally lay white eggs. She's been laying her usual coloured egg daily. I was taken a bit by surprise I think. -
Coturnix white egg?
I have a 4 month old coturnix quail that has only laid wild type eggs. She gets 21% chicken starter crumbles a mealworm or two, greens and grit daily. Water is dechlorinated overnight with the addition of ACV here and there. I was expecting to possibly find an egg without a shell one day, it... -
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This is invaluable information! Thank you so much for going to all the trouble to put all of this together. I know that it's an old post, but it deserves much praise and recognition.- Jenquail
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Is this normal?
Thank you very much! I usually have 6 months of research under by belt before taking on a new pet. This little one kind of fell in my lap. -
Is this normal?
Thank you for the tips. I've got her on a poultry starter crumble, but it's 21% protein. I thought that was decently high if I we're to continue with some mealworms too. Would you think that 6 small to medium worms a day is sufficient? I'll definitely make sure that if she seems to be putting on... -
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Is this normal?
Thank you! That's a relief! She's only 7 weeks old, I'd be heartbroken to loose her so young. My family had a parrot before he passed from old age. I'm familiar with hook bills behavior, but I know that these guys can sometimes get parasites and got paranoid. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on... -
Is this normal?
My female quail that I just brought home on June 30 2019 is stretching her neck out and gaping her mouth. She's only done it once today for the first time. She did this for probably 30 seconds in short succession. She's not doing it anymore, but I'm wondering if she's just adjusting her crop or...