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EvaP2025
In the Brooder
Apr 28, 2025204149
Flooring question! I have 5 quails... 1 california n 4 coturnix. Just lost 1 today after treating a bumbelfoot for the pass few wks. Super heart broken! I have 3 adults about a yr old. N had 2 that r 4 month old...
Flooring question! I have 5 quails... 1 california n 4 coturnix. Just lost 1 today after treating a bumbelfoot for the pass few wks. Super heart broken! I have 3 adults about a yr old. N had 2 that r 4 month old. Lost one of the 4 month old. Why r the 4 month old getting bumbelfoot n the older...
It's weird she is the only 1 doing this. I know for sure she is a jumbo! I remember when she hatched she was super yellow blond lol also weird that she was laying normal jumbo eggs 1st 2 wks or so then started laying weird things... I dont mind as long as she is ok... she had 2 eggs connect that...
I'm giving egg shells back to them and I have oyster shells but they r big... I crushed some so I'll add more to that enclosures diet.
The girl in question lol pic
Yes. Ill keep an eye out... i read it's not that uncommon but it's been ongoing that's why I was curious if any other quail owners also encountered it!
Lol... its ok it was weird n has been weird with that 1 bird... I think she's a jumbo too. Today she gave me 2 eggs also one perfect circle n one normal size
Omg I pressed report instead of reply!
Apologize for that!!!!
Since you mentioned it could be wet conditions, I realized it was raining a few days ago and I did not change the flooring, hoping it'll dry out from the heat. Possibly some bacteria grew in the wet flooring, but it's just that one...
Wanted to see if anyone has any info to help. I have 4 quails outside in a cage with a wooden shavings floor. The bottom is a pull out plastic tray covered in wooden shavings and paper towels as well as carton. Today I see 1 of my birds acting fussy. I took her out and saw that she has...