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  1. Shellepup

    Do button quails have seizures?

    I had one that had seizures. Basically just like what you were describing. He was the one egg that hatched after an incubator malfunction. Three days before they were due to hatch, the temp got up to 120 degrees for about 45 minutes. So I blamed his condition on that. He only lived to be...
  2. Shellepup

    Bobwhite gender questions

    Thanks. Yep, mine are both girls. Ironic, since I got them mainly because I like their call.
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    Bobwhite gender questions

    Thanks!
  4. Shellepup

    Bobwhite gender questions

    Got a couple of regular colored bobwhites (hatched in September, just a couple days old when I got them) and also hatched out a white bobwhite in my incubator last October. I know the males are supposed to have a white mask. Do they keep the mask all year, or does their coloring change in the...
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    Coturnix: What do you get when you cross....

    Thanks for the input. At the breeder's they were all in one huge shed, all colors together, so no telling what their ancestry is.
  6. Shellepup

    Anyone use poultry nipples for quail?

    The guy I got my quail uses them for his birds and says it works great. But I think he said the quail needed a different size nipple than chickens. He got his from quailsupply.com, and I'll be ordering some for my birds this week.
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    Coturnix: What do you get when you cross....

    I have a red tuxedo hen, 2 red gold hens (I think they're both hens; one may be a rooster, I can't tell yet. They're still pretty young, and I'm new at this.), and a fawn hen. What would the offspring be, if I put a Manchurian roo in with them? The roo I'm thinking of is very reddish and has...
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    STILL confused about quail food...

    I am having a really hard time getting quail/gamebird food here in my small town. We have one small feed store, and they keep giving me the run-around about ordering some. They are putting in a Tractor Supply store, scheduled to open November 20 and I'm fully expecting the feed store to go out...
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    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    Pets, and raise them for eggs. I might sell the excess males. Not sure if I could stand to eat something that I raised!
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    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    Thanks! I ended up with 57 out of 65 eggs hatching so I'm pretty happy, although I lost 2 shortly after they hatched. Got a nice assortment of colors, too. The whole thing took just over 36 hours from first pip (7:00 am Day 17) to the last hatch (9:00 pm Day 18).
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    Help identifying Coturnix colors, please

    I'll try to remember to update with another picture in 3 or 4 weeks when he has some feathers. Thanks everybody for all the help!
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    Help identifying Coturnix colors, please

    Oh, one more question for ya, I have a baby that looks just like the manchurian babies (yellow with 3 black stripes running down the back) but his stripes are sort of rusty brown instead of black. Any ideas what that will turn out to be? I'll see if I can get a picture. TIA Not the best...
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    Help identifying Coturnix colors, please

    Thanks Quail Lady, that helps a lot! It was that Red Golden that was confusing me. Thought it might've been fawn before the adult feathers came in, but when they did, the pattern was like Range rather than the wild type. The red golden and red tux are my favorites. Just hatched out 48 more...
  14. Shellepup

    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    It IS very cool to watch. I got about 2 hours sleep last night because I couldn't tear myself away, LOL. We're up to 46 out of 65 eggs so far and they're not done yet. 27 hours after I noticed the first pip.
  15. Shellepup

    Help identifying Coturnix colors, please

    Thanks. These are my first Coturnix (I also have 46 babies and counting, that just hatched yesterday/this morning) and I am in LOVE. These things are better than chickens, lol! The ones in the pictures are about 3 weeks old.
  16. Shellepup

    Help identifying Coturnix colors, please

    I think the one in the first pic is a red tuxedo. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm still VERY new at this. In the second picture, what is the one laying down right in the middle, with his or her legs stretched out? How about the 3 dark ones to the right, surrounding the Texas A & M, are...
  17. Shellepup

    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    38 as of this morning and they're still popping open! They seem to be hatching in waves. 5 or 6 will hatch at the same time, then nothing for a while, then another bunch will hatch together.
  18. Shellepup

    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    The first one hatched about 12 hours after I first noticed the pip. Nobody else is out yet but over half are pipped. Thanks for the input!
  19. Shellepup

    Coturnix: How long from pip to hatch?

    I know it can vary by quite a bit, but how long does it usually take from the first pip til Coturnix hatch out? I've read that they will all pip then suddenly hatch together... I have 60 Coturnix eggs in the incubator right now and at least 25 have pipped but none has hatched yet. The first...
  20. Shellepup

    HELP!! "Durvet" water-soluble vitamin/electrolytes mix dosage?

    Here is a link to a .pdf from durvex that says the proper dosage is 3/4 tsp to a gallon of water: http://www.durvet.com/dl/Durvet-Poultry-Brochure.pdf Go to page 11. You're right, that was confusing.
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