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    Quail sick: missing feathers, stink, crooked beak

    Yesterday I noticed that three of twelve of my 3 week old coturnix chicks have bald scaly patches on their backs. One of them, we noticed, smelled awful and today that same one has a crooked beak. Any idea what might be going on? Some background: on June 2nd they started plucking feathers...
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    Where do you buy your cage materials?

    I am building rabbit-type quail cages but the hardware cloth I bought at Lowes seems flimsy. Where do you buy your cage making materials. I want to stack these but I am unsure how at the moment; suggestions appreciated.
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    Who sells Jumbo Coturnix?

    My incubator is arriving today so I need to get my eggs ordered. In my current flock of hens I have a few tibetans (which I don't love) and Browns; I am interested in getting more color into my flock and SIZE! If you sell Jumbo coturnix could you PM me with your prices and colors? I will need...
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    This is what I call "quail boot camp"

    Yesterday we picked up 4 Coturnix chicks and 12 adults, tibetans and browns(?). We were supposed to get 3:9 ratio of males:females but ended up half and half. Those poor girls! They were miserable and one female, the smallest, looks pretty beat up so we isolated her and we are hoping for the...
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    Help me get started!

    Hi Everyone! I have been browsing (drooling?) over the backyard chicken forums for years but since I live in a tough HOA I never dreamed I could own chickens and then I read a book that pointed out the benefits of keeping quail...it got the wheels turning. I have been doing tons of research for...
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