cotournix quail

  1. MissPeep

    Raising Coturnix Quail in Arizona

    I have four Coturnix quail that are ready to go into their hutch. I’ve never raised them before and I'm wondering if the hutch can be outside here in southern Arizona or if it needs to be on a covered patio or even inside the house. This photo is the setup I built, but the hutch is easily moved...
  2. Britt712

    My female has started bullying..

    I have 2 female coturnix quail that have been together since they've hatched and have gotten along ever since. They are 9 months old and one of them has started picking on the other. I am aware that this is bullying behavior because just 20 minutes ago one has started pecking and chasing the...
  3. TheQuailHouse2

    Coturnix Quail sand bath

    If anyone knows around when the right time to give coturnix quail a sand bath that would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
  4. SouthCoastEasterEgger

    Not sure if something is wrong? Coturnix Quail hatch

    So I've been using the Brinsea Mini II Advance to hatch out 12 Pharaoh Coturnix quail eggs. It's my first time so I'm not 100% sure what I'm doing. Temp is set at 99.6F no humidity sensor is included in this device. Turned them from day 2 to day 14, they came shipped. I candled on day 14 and...
  5. Pjvm

    I'm Pj from Malta

    I'm new to chickens just decided to build a small coop and run and get 8 chickens 3 months ago. I managed to build the coop but unfortunately due to covid egg laying chickens haven't been coming in the country so I'm still waiting for my girls. In the meantime I got 10 cotounix quails and bought...
  6. SailingAgape

    Lockdown Disaster (Homemade Incubator)

    I am nearing the end of my first hatch in a homemade incubator. Everything went just swell until I started lockdown (Day 15), I had the controller mounted through the wall (The box is 1 1/2" insulation foam board and about 20" x 20" inside to fit my turner) and on day 16, the controller built...
  7. CaliGal03

    Quail All Around Advice

    Hi guys! I just joined and I'm looking to get myself some quails. I live in California and I'm looking to get some fertile quail eggs, hatch and raise them. I only want them to keep as pets and for eggs and I'm looking at what would be appropriate for my area. We have three female Khaki Campbell...
  8. CiaBia

    Coturnix Quail - Color Identification Help? (Lots of pictures!)

    To start, I am very new to quail so apologies for any mistakes in advance! I have been raising chickens for years and just recently hatched my first quail. I am OBSESSED :love. I am very much confused on the proper identification of their colors though, and since I intend to breed these little...
  9. pkarkos

    Jiffy bands for Quail? Other ways to mark individual chicks?

    Hi All, A friend of mine and I are looking to start a quail breeding project at our college's farm (we originally planned on chickens, but as quail are ready to reproduce so much earlier we switch to Coturnix quail). We would like to be able to chart an individual's growth so we need some way...
  10. quailbird

    I hatched a supermarket quail egg! Help!

    Earlier this season my sisters cat tore down several nests and found 2 eggs, but lost them since had no idea about hatching. So in prep for next year just in case wanted to learn how to hatch and practiced on a carton of 12 quail eggs from grocery store. After proper technique followed by...
  11. R

    Japanese quails- help!

    A few days ago I received 3 female quail which I very highly suspect one is a male! I’ve never owned or raised quails so forgive me if some of my questions seem silly! We were told they will be fine in a small chicken coop so we purchased one that has a lockable hutch that has a ramp going into...
  12. m1chelle1

    Jumbo Coturnix Quail breeder/hatchery in Washington State?

    Hello! Moving back to my home in the great Pacific Northwest this summer:yesss:, and I am going to be getting into meat (and egg) quail! Needless to say, are the any local Western WA quail hatcheries and/or breeders and/or people that i could obtain Jumbo coturnix quail from? Let me know, thanks...
  13. HayesSnow

    Is 37.7 degrees Celsius too cold for Coturnix quail eggs?

    I’m trying to fine tune my homemade incubator to the right temperature before my eggs come in a week. I like to run my incubator a week ahead to check for malfunctions
  14. NikkisNaturals

    First time incubating Cortunix Quails

    I wanted to start raising chickens and quail and even ducks. We got the quail as I heard they were more forgiving with the incubation process. We are on day 17. I have a homemade incubator made out of a styrofoam cooler. My temps and humidity have been all over the place. Ive tried candeling...
  15. MichelleKing

    Just started laying! Some soft shells

    my quail ladies have started laying! They are exactly 8 weeks old today. Maybe you quail experts can help me here, I have questions. These are all cotournix and all females in the pen. 1. Some eggs are brown, some white speckled. Both normal? 2. Found 2 soft shelled eggs. Immediately...
  16. MichelleKing

    Experienced hatcher - made mistake :0

    Hi, if anyone hatches cotournix quail I need some help. I lost my mind and set the eggs into lockdown two days EARLY. I dont know what I was thinking about. I had the right lockdown day in my calendar, but then for some reason I doubted myself and thought they were further along then they were...
  17. RenegadeSkate3

    Humidity and how much? For day 14 quail eggs!

    I have 13 quail eggs that are all in great condition to hatch, I use a hovabator 1602n and I just recently filled up both tray areas for the humidity rise, since it is day 14, and it’s lockdown time, I’m just confused.... do I filll both compartments of the water tray full or halfway for both, I...
  18. RenegadeSkate3

    Day 12 of quail eggs!!! Should I stop turning yet? And will my incubator work?

    So far I’ve managed to incubate 15 quail eggs, 2 died one being infertile and the other came cracked during shipping, the rest are fine but I’m worried I should stop turning at day 12 or not? Also will my incubator work? And I’ve got more questions I just need these answered for now thank you! ^~^
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