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I have a breeding group of 3 year olds. Out of the six hens I get 2-4 eggs most days.

The pheasants will probably kill the quail. Not worth the risk.

If they are in different cages just put an X on the golden eggs with a pencil as you remove the eggs so you can tell for sure. A&Ms are just white coturnix. They will get along fine if they are the same size and you introduce them properly. Never mix small quail with big ones. Make sure the...

Most white cots have spots on them somewhere, usually the head, sometimes the back. It's actually kind of rare to find one 100% white. I had one roo that had a white beak with a brown stripe down it.

To avoid the yolks breaking through the whites when you peel them you need to boil them a bit differently. As you add the eggs to the already boiling water stir them well with a plastic spoon for the first 30 seconds to help center the yolk, then continue boiling for three more minutes before...

I do wheat grass fodder about once a week. Sometimes I'll add other seeds to the wheat. I don't have a fancy set up, just old produce containers but hey it works. Poke enough holes in the bottom for good drainage and you got a "fodder system". They don't eat this as well as the other greens...

Anything edible that they can make fit into their beaks. Favorites include kale, collard, moringa & turnip greens, finely shredded carrot, beet, chayote & summer squash, and cucumber slices. Curly kale is the hands down favorite though!

Start mowing on the opposite side of the yard if possible so they get used to the mower and won't mind it so much as it gets closer. Maybe give them something fun to do like pick at a big juicy kale leaf just before you start so they won't be a big deal.

I love these for quail, just make sure to put them high enough that they can't throw sand, feed or whatever into them. I found that if I manually fill the cups a few times so they see water comes from them they pick it up quickly. If one has learned to trigger the cup the others will see and...

The way I see these eggs are the hen deposits more shell over the already formed shell and pigments. Perhaps the egg moves backwards a bit in the oviduct before being pushed out? If you look close its a normal shell that has extra calcium deposited over it. They all seem to do this at one...

They are fine as long as they are dry and draft free. If you give them heat and the power goes out they will not have sufficient feathering to stay warm. Yes they love to dust bathe, use a sand box if they will be on wire. Grit only if they will be eating seeds, don't need it for crumbles...

Great recycling project! What are the poop trays made of?

My whites and browns all start laying at 6-8 weeks. Maybe the strain of whites you got is just not productive? What are you feeding? They should have between 24-30% protein for good egg production.

I got some 7 week old coturnix hens that started laying this week. I usually find weird eggs with new layers and these were no exception. I got a double yolker and a zero yolker in the same cage! L to R - Double yolk egg, normal size egg, fairy egg with no yolk.

Make sure the oyster shells are small enough that the quail can easily eat it. Most oyster shell is geared toward chickens eating it and is too large for them to eat most of the pieces. I cull them. It's not worth wasting the feed on them. They are usually dog or snake food.

If you butchered it and only found testes then it was a male with some female coloring. If it was a true hermaphrodite it would have had an ovary too. I have had some young roosters with iffy coloring. If they show any speckling on the neck or chest they are culled, I want my roosters to...

Its not that they are dumb, their first instinct when startled is to flush straight up then fly a short distance from danger. Ever seen a wild covey of quail flush from a hunter and dog? When they flush in a cage or coop it's not such a good thing. A short cage, 12 inches or less, tends to...

I'm assuming since this thread is dedicated to coturnix quail that is what you are thinking about keeping them in this coop? First off yes they need protection from the other birds but not just for the reasons you are probably thinking. Chickens carry diseases that can be fatal to quail so if...

By 12 weeks they will be giving eggs that are nice sized and should have excellent fertility.

Yes a new layer will often lay shell-less eggs until her body gets fully into egg laying mode. Make sure you are feeding oyster shell free choice at all times. Check my signature for how to get your oyster shell small enough for quail to eat it. You can also feed them the egg shells from eggs...