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Quail and Ramps
I recently acquired some coturnix quail to keep in my suburban backyard, and when doing research on housing I couldn't find much information on how quail do with double level hutches/cages. I ended up buying this rabbit hutch (Wooden Rabbit Hutch) and was worried the quail wouldn't figure out... -
Quail hen scalped! HELP!!! (GRAPHIC)
I awoke this morning to find my Tibetan Coturnix hen scalped! A horrific sight, made my heart stop opening the coop to see such a thing. She was cuddled in the corner drinking water trying to stay hydrated.... I have seperated her from the rest of the flock, (a roo and 2 other hens) and she is...- SubourbonChicken
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- bleeding coturnix help hen injury quail scalped scalped quail scratching urgent
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How to help curled feet on a Coturnix Quail
Hi there, I just got done with my first quail incubation. We had a guy hatch late, last night. All eight others were born with normal feet. This last guy though, not so much. I was hoping by morning they would have spread out like the others did, but no cigar. I'm reading and seeing a to of...- youngcrowbel
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Gender issue
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- coturnix quail advice
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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No males? 13 coturnix
Hello all! New-ish to the quail thing. I hatched out 13 quail, and they are 11 weeks old. Here’s the thing.....I’m around them all the time and haven’t heard a single rooster crow. I know what it sounds like. No crowing. Is this unusual? Also, I got my first egg yesterday. At first I was... -
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California Restrictions on Selling Coturnix Quail
I started keeping quail when I was 12, I started after begging my parents for chickens, one day we went to a swamp meet in Chino, California, this swapmeet is notorious for selling birds, I bought 3 and my flock grew from there, Soon I started incubating and breeding, I made a few hundred... -
Very sad crying quail
I have some nearly 6 week old quail that I hatched in February, everything has been mostly okay except a very tiny FTT quail and now, a crying fluffed up and underweight quail, she keeps crying. I’m treating everyone with corid because that’s all I can think this is. But I’m wondering if anyone...- BrahmaMom1797
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- coccidiosis corid coturnix japanese quail sick sick bird sick coturnix sick quail
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Hi Everybody
I recently fell into the poultry hobby because I decided to incubate supermarket quail eggs. It was interesting. Of 15 eggs, 4 hatched. Two of the hatchlings died in sad circumstances, but I have two beauties that are growing nicely in the brooder. One was splay-legged and curl toed, and I was...- meepANDpeep
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- coturnix new quail supermarket supermarket eggs
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January 2021 Quail Hatch Live!
Lockdown has commenced and it's time to see these little guys emerge from there eggs. Check out the live stream!- thelittlegraybarn
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- coturnix hatch hatching quail
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How high can quail jump??
Hello there! I've been using BYC basically everyday now, so here's another thread! 😆 So I'm planning on letting my quail (once they're fully mature) roam around my moms garden, but we need to figure out how high the fence needs to be. My friend knows how to clip quail wings, so we're planning...- KenjiQuacker
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- baby quail jump coturnix coturnix quail quail quail cage quail coop quail hutch quail jump
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My seven Christmas 2020 chicks are almost 4 weeks old. Right now, a couple of them have pink feathers. PINK! That is so cool -- I can't wait to see real colors they develop into.- CovidtimeQuail
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My first article: Hatching chicks and incubator hack
How I tweaked a still air incubator for better results https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/improving-hatch-rates-a-few-tweaks-plus-a-little-giant-still-air-incubator-9300-hack.76242/ I posted it in the incubator section, so I wasn't sure if the quail fans would see it. Here's the short...- CovidtimeQuail
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Sick Coturnix Hen
I have a large female celadon coturnix who is listless and shows no interest in food, when normally she eats like a cow (this bird is enormous). She sits hunkered and I may have seen her stumble a bit. Passes mostly clear feces with traces of white. I did notice a pink spot in one of her...- JoeyAtreides
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- coturnix health quail
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A Few Mixed Questions About Coturnix Quail
Hello, I currently do not have Coturnix quail but plan to raise them a couple years in the future, I have a few questions about them if that’s fine. :frow What size aviary would be appropriate for around 5-10 starting out, also would they be fine with an inside aviary and an outside aviary they...- Wild-Turkey
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- beginner coturnix coturnixquail quail questions
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Help figuring out quail diagnosis
My 2.5 year old female coturnix quail has started lying on her side all the time. She can’t seem to put weight on her right leg. She’s able to move both legs, but she can’t walk. Vet says it’s probably either a nerve issue, abdominal mass on left side, stroke, sprain or soft tissue injury, but I... -
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Couple Qs about new flock
I'm building a large aviary for my new flock of coturnix quail. I'm doing a brooding experiment, having my quail hatched by another farmer, and taking them "under my wing". When should I have the newbies move into the aviary? I'm doing a survival of the fittest type beginning, with a hands off...- AQuailTale
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Help- Adult Female Suddenly Can’t Walk
Two days ago, my adult female coturnix quail stopped being able to walk. She just keeps falling over onto her side and kicking her legs in circles on the ground. I’m not sure what’s going on- what can cause this? She hasn’t laid an egg in two or three days. I thought maybe she was egg bound... -
Coturnix Basic Care
This is the care sheet that I give to my customers when they buy their first quail. I hope you find it helpful! For new chicks less than 2 weeks old: Housing: Chicks will need to be kept in a brooder until about 3 weeks of age. There should be a warm side and a cool side. Keep the... -
Fun quail notebook
Hi. This only applies if you're a girl but i ordered this quail notebook :lol: Link Here- Bird_Lover_17
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- coturnix quail
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Help with Lonely Quail and Soft Shell Eggs
Hello everyone. I have two issues that I need help with but this is going to come with a long story so here it goes. I have an almost 2 year old female coturnix quail who recently lost her buddy. So almost two years ago, I had a student hatch quails and long story short I ended up adopting one...- Molly012819
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- advice needed coturnix egg abnormalities lone quail
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- Forum: Quail