quail advice

  1. K

    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...
  2. K

    Broken Leg - Quail

    My fiancé works at a boat dock and yesterday he came home with a baby quail which someone had accidentally dragged in a sea doo for nearly an hour. Its leg is broken at what I would call the knee and the bottom part is sticking out past the top part (be aware pic attached is graphic). I am...
    • Krystalmc
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    • baby quail baby quail injured broken bone broken leg quail advice
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    • Forum: Quail
  3. Rewskii

    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...
    • Rewskii
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    • quail quail advice
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    • Forum: Quail
  4. M

    What is on her beak?

    I have this one quail who has something going on with her mouth and beak. Her beak looks chipped on top and has a bump on the bottom. I feed her like a game bird feed. This is the 3rd quail I have gotten from this specific breeder and they have all died randomly. The ones I have had and raised...
    • Maka
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    • beak bump beak help hen help quail advice quail help quail sos
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Quail
  5. bountyofbantams

    Quail leg injury (injured when chick)

    So this is a quail I'm taking in from my friend who breeds quail and she has tried splinting this leg and doing different things to help it straighten out and she couldnt afford $500 vet bill where she is - so I'm taking this girl in. Shes absolutely gorgeous and VERY fast and doesnt seem to be...
  6. F

    Weak baby quail?

    Hi everyone! Just hatched 4 baby quails for the first time. They hatched last Friday, 11/04. We did our research to have everything good and ready. They are being kept in a 75l container next to the oven and with a thermometer. The temperature inside is around 36 to 38 °C. We are feeding them...
  7. E

    Swelling on quail's head

    Hi everyone, I’m reaching out for advice because I’m out of options. One of my female quail has had this large swelling on her forehead for the past four months. It hasn't gone away or changed in size. I’ve attached a close-up photo for reference. The swelling is firm and doesn’t appear to...
    • eyc299
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    • cortunix quail quail quail advice quail health swelling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  8. highwinds2c

    Hatched chicks in incubator

    So hatch day has begun and one chick hatched yesterday earlier than the rest ( under 24 hrs as of now) but the other are just beginning to pip yesterday night. How long can I leave the first chick before it will need access to food and water? The incubator is small and I don't want to risk...
    • highwinds2c
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    • hatching incubabtion quail advice
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Quail
  9. HybridChickenMama

    Shipped Quail Eggs-Arrived Ice Cold

    So I am new to quail, to the point that I just received 14 fertile coturnix eggs in the mail today. I’ve previously incubated chicken eggs and they were shipped via FedEx and I had no issues. Sadly, the farm I ordered my quails from used USPS, and my quail eggs were on a cold postal truck for...
  10. M

    Quail behavior

    Hello! I am a novice to quail raising but love it. I have a small flock but I am starting to raise larger flocks to butcher. About 2 months ago I was at my local feed store and they were selling a bonded pair of quail one male and one female . They have been integrated into the rest of my...
    • Maka
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    • coturnix hen coturnix injury coturnix male coturnix quail quail quail advice quail aggression quail behavior quail help quail injury
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  11. Ellbevi

    Button Quail basics?

    I have not owned quails before or any other birds. I want to raise button quails as 2 breeding pairs. What should I know about these quails and are they the greatest choice for a beginner.P.S I do own a dog if that affects anything
    • Ellbevi
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    • begginer help noobie quail quail advice
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  12. E

    Why aren't my quail laying and crowing?

    So, we have 4 ten week old quail in a cage and 4 five week old quail in a different cage. Only one of the ten week old quail is crowing and none are laying and I'm kind of confused because they've had light on consistently for 2 weeks now. Also, the crowing one is obsessively watching the...
    • Eloise Marie
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    • quail quail advice quail crowing quail not laying
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  13. V

    INJURED QUAIL LEG AND WING

    it seems one of the girls as I was cleaning the cage tried to fly and fell it was about a 2 foot fall but she kind of flew in between the fall I didn't even think she was hurt until I noticed her not moving and I'm assuming she landed on her wing and leg both on the right side; and is now...
  14. Bu9s

    Quail questions

    So I've had them for about 59 days and one really started to show there colours l, they have a slight tan tint appearing on the crown and I have high hopes it's a female The doing pretty well getting plenty of food,treats and water!
    • Bu9s
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    • quail advice quail age quail as pets
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  15. L

    Feeding quail

    Hello, I have a small flock of quails and I have been feeding them chicken layer feed because here in morocco we don't have quail feed, and it has only 16% protein in it. I did some reserch and found that quail need at least 26% protein to produce eggs. I started giving them vitamin supplements...
  16. Bu9s

    Sex identification (bob white)

    Done all the research,watched a million videos and even a hour long video about bob whites Vent checked Feather checked and waited But no discernable evidence I have a male/female Advice? To early? #1- may 16th #2 june 6th #3 June 11th
    • Bu9s
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    • bob white cute baby quail help appreciated quail advice quail age
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    • Forum: Quail
  17. M

    Crippled chick help

    I have this sweet little late hatcher that hatched last of all 42 of my chicks. He took forever to hatch and when he finally did his toes were curled up bad. Two hours later the still hadn’t improved so I made him some little masking tape shoes and carefully arranged his toes and trimmed of the...
  18. M

    Chick stuck almost hatched

    Hey all I’m on day 19 of hatching my second batch of coturnix and I have one little guy that has almost fully hatched but has been sat like this for almost three hours. He’s trying to push out but just can’t seem to get that final push out done. Would you leave him be or help him get the shell...
  19. C

    Quail ill - can't stand, not eating or drinking

    I hope someone can advise. One of our quails has been unwell for the past 3 days. She became lifeless and floppy, couldn't seem to stand up. I wondered whether she had become a bit hot in the sun over the weekend. We've removed her from the other quails and she's in a box with food and water...
    • Cubsquails
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    • quail quail advice
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    • Forum: Quail
  20. M

    Weird behavior?

    I hatched these babies 6 days ago and since they hatched one of the chicks has been randomly making this weird motion. It stands there and closes its eyes and throws its head back. It opens its mouth like it’s chirping but no sounds come out. It does that for a while and then stops shakes and...
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