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Science Spiel: Broody Quail Hens and Selecting for Motherhood
I'm running a little "eggsperiment," letting eggs build up to see where the hens prefer to lay. Three other hens have gone broody in the meanwhile since my girl Janey started sitting, and I've had to break all 3 (not enough partitions for that many protective mamas). But I noticed that the hens... -
Broody Quail Hen Success!
Got 14 celadon eggs under diligent broody mama Janey—now it's Day 17, and I can hear the shells being chipped open beneath her. She's been so good! Candled at Day 9, a few empties but didn't pull them out (learned hard way that taking eggs can break the broody even if the rest of the clutch is... -
Tiny tiny quail egg
My coturnix quail has laid a tiny egg. What does this mean?? She’s 2 years old. Also she hasn’t laid an egg in a few weeks, could this mean she’s starting to lay again? Any advice would be appreciated Here is this tiny egg in comparison with an egg that’s the usual size -
ISO Fertile Quail Eggs
Located in the heart of the thumb michigan. let me know what you have.- ParkersPoultryFarm
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- Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs
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New Celedons are finally laying eggs
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Urgent: Coturnix Quail Suddenly Dying with Black Ants
Hey y'all, I write with a heavy heart. I've been struggling with my quail suddenly dying and being covered in black ants overnight. At first I thought it was quail disease, but I'm thinking ants are killing my birds. Let me give some background to explain my situation. I only introduce new...- Redmane
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- coturnix quail quailchicks quailhealth
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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Cure for curled feet, malformed feet and splay legs
Splay legs, curly feet, malformed quail or chicken feet. This has been a game changer for me. Build an easy cardboard maize. Put newborn button quail or Coturnix or chickens with splay legs or curly feet into it. They heal in a day or two. I used to think these were genetic or dietary...- Daisysurbanfarm
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- Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens
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New outside pen
I saw a pen on facebook from "made new homestead" I need more pens so I decided I will put my community pen outside. The breeders get a nice insulated poultry building. I just finished new call duck pens for my wife so now time for a little me project. The actual pen size will be 6x3x14". It... -
Quail ear canal is impacted with dry wax
One ear canal on my Coturnix hen is impacted with wax. Her eyes are watery and she nods off a lot, but otherwise will eat and drink. Is it safe to irrigate her ear canal? What's the best way to clean it? -
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6 day old quail chick weak and not eating/drinking
Hi bird experts! I hatched a mix of quails 6 days ago and most have done pretty well. One however isn't growing and is weak and wobbly and won't eat or drink. It seems like she's getting bullied by the others too. I set up the incubator as a little sick bay set at 95 degrees and have put her...- queerquailparent
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- not drinking not eating quail quail chick sick quail
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Prolapsed vent
Hello everyone, my quail had a prolapsed vent yesterday morning which I managed to push back gently as I’ve dealt with this problem several times with other birds. She laid an egg the evening before so I was sure she isn’t egg bound. Today, her vent prolapsed again and now I’m not sure if...- Qquails899
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- coturnix quail egg binding prolapsed vent quail swollen vent
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- Forum: Quail
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Hi, I’m new!
Im Krystal from Kentucky. I’ve always wanted to have my own coop or help my mom realize her dream of having one. However, the main reason I’m here right now is because I need advice on how to care for a baby quail with a broken leg. I have another post on here about it. Thank you, seems like a...- Krystalmc
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- new quail quail advice
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Hi everyone, my name is Elena and I’m happy to be a member of this forum. Hoping to find someone who also has quails.
Hi everyone, my name is Elena and I’m happy to be a member of this forum. Hoping to find someone who also has quails.- Skailen
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- coturnix quail quail addict
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Can quail tolerate -40c?
I’ve had chickens for years, but we’re thinking about getting into quail. However my “barn” doesn’t have electricity. It’s well insulated and dry. My chickens are fine with the cold. I was thinking of setting up a quail enclosure inside another room of the barn. As long as they’re dry, have... -
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Help! 6-week old quail vomiting clear liquid, ruffles feathers often, rests while standing/wings slightly dropped instead of lying down.
Seeking help with one of my quail! The past few days I have noticed sometimes it will start excessively chirping and then spits up clear liquid. Then it goes back to normal, more or less. It seems to be eating and drinking regularly, and poop has looked normal too (until the most recent one I...- avanderkolk
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- crop illness impactedcrop infection quail respiratoryillness sick sickquail sourcrop
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- Forum: Quail
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Serama hen hatching quails
Hi all. Before trying I was researching all over for seramas or bantam hens hatching and raising quails. Couldn’t find much information. To start with. I have 4 quails hen and a roo it’s their second year. Also, I have bantam chickens pekin, serama(I assume as that’s what seller said, when I...- Synkou1
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- chicken hatching hen quail
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Introducing new quail to existing flock
What are tips for introducing new quails to a flock? I was attempting to add some new future breeders to my single pair of normal coturnix quail. I had attempted to introduce some 3 week old chicks (5) to a pair (one roo and one hen) so that we have a better ratio and had devastating results...- highwinds2c
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- advice and help please introducing a new flock quail
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Bobwhite Quail Chicks with Sudden Strange Behavior…Help!
We purchased 150 Bobwhite Quail hatchlings on April 21st. All were hatched the morning before we picked up. They came from a state DNR licensed breeder. We raise one batch per year for release into the wild to help reinstate our local population. The chicks are nearly 3 weeks old now. We...- Seahag of The Corn
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- advice bobwhite quail quail chicks quail neurological issues
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Quail help :(
Female coturnix quail. Not feeling too great :( Her symptoms: Not laying (3days), Not eating today, bit slow, bit slumped, not very vocal today. Is she egg bound? Given her: warmth, Critical Care formula, vetrx, clean home, sunlight, access to nutritional food and water. Advice would be appreciated. -
Quail eye injury aftermath
yesterday unfortunately one of the female quails injured another females eye. She was left with a bloody eyelid and all red. (Not actually dripping with blood, minor injury!) I cleaned her eye (saline solution) and make sure there were no wounds or scratches. Also gave her critical care formula...