Oh no! Sorry to hear about mr mcquail, there are some very experienced quail keepers on here that I expect will be happy to help so I’d definitely start a new thread for him.
I had the same issues finding quail food here in the uk and I have to avoid any physical contact with wheat or oats...
No worries, most people recommend not adding more than 10% of anything to a blended feed, do you have any males? This from the reviews for heygates quail breeder pellets..
‘Completely unsuitable for male birds
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 16 July 2023
I've been feeding this to mixed...
@HattiLongSoks you might find this interesting..
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zoo.21246
It’s info on the potential of commercially reared feeder insects for poultry nutrition, how this can be improved by changing their diet, and nutrients that are deficient in feeder insects to...