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  1. 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...
  2. 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
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  3. 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
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    • Forum: Quail
  4. 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...
  5. 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
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  6. 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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  7. 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
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  8. 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...
  9. 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
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  10. 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...
  11. 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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  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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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  15. 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...
  16. Dipp

    Where do you show your quail in Australia

    I live in Australia and am a beginner to owning quail and I recently found out you can show your quail like you would a chicken, duck or turkey but when I try and research it, all that comes up is quail hunting. Is there a specific organisation you have to be signed up to? Can anyone tell me...
    • Dipp
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    • austraila japanese quail poultry show quail quail advice quail show show
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  17. QuailKeeperz

    Quail Questions

    Hi! So I am new to keeping quails, and hatched 1 button quail out of a group of 10 and bought 3, 1 day old japanese quail. Ive heard these together can not get along but so far they are doing well. I was looking at enrichment for them, sand baths etc and was wondering what age is best for them...
    • QuailKeeperz
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    • quail quail advice quail age quail as pets
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  18. quailslabyrinth

    Need help sexing coturnix quail

    Hi, I'm hoping to get help sexing my coturnix quail. It was sold to us as a hen several months ago and has always been housed with one other hen; the first coopmate it had died so we got another hen. That one has also died so currently I only have the one I'm questioning. With both hens, my...
  19. S

    Quail chick starter

    Hi guys so I’m hatching for the first time, I have had 2 button/king quail chicks hatch in the last 24 hours, I have ordered game bird starter feed, express shipping over 10 days ago but it is stuck in a depot in my state somewhere, I’ve got some chick starter feed and have ground it up and...
    • SuperiorV
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    • quail quail advice
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  20. M

    How soon will quail lay after my chckens start laying??

    Hey I wasn’t sure where to put this little question so I’m sorry if it’s not in the right place. But I was wondering how soon your quail lay after your chickens start (if you have both) My chickens just started laying here and there. Some are some are not but I just wanted to know what that...
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