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Day 16 for Coturnix Quail—absolutely nothing!
Hello all! I’m totally new to this forum so I hope I’m in the right place. This is my husband’s and I first time hatching Coturnix quail and everything has been going smoothly. Temp has been 99.5 and humidity has been 50% for Days 1-14. For lockdown humidity is now at 65% and temp is the...- MaryC96
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- incubabtion lock down quail quail advice
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What other Jars fit on the Feeders
Hi there everyone. So my quails have hatched this morning. YAY! Anyway i have been waiting on Tractor Supply to get more jars for the little feeders but they havnt gotten them in yet. I only had 1 mason jar the fit for the water. Does anyone know of any other like spaghetti sauce jar or...- 14SSMITH
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- feeder feeders and equipment quail quail advice
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Humidity Spiking When Quail Eggs Are Hatching
Hi there everyone! This is my first time hatching Quails and we are on day 18!! We have had 15 baby's hatch as of right now but we still have about another 15 to go. The problem is that since they have started hatching the humidity has spiked up to 79 and I am concerned for the eggs that haven't...- 14SSMITH
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Selling Quail?
Does anyone know any good sites or ways to advertise selling quail? I have a pair I don’t want anymore and haven’t gotten many hits on craigslist.- Lurker9372628
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HELP my incubator got to 110° do they still have a chance?
Help my incubator got to 110°F it got to that in 30 mins before I found out. So it wasn’t on that the whole time but I’m really scared I killed them. They were my first time incubating coturnix quail and I have had trouble the whole time. I couldn’t candle until day 8 or 9 for some of em and...- Madiwashere
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Quail Bedding Issue
Okay, so when my coturnix roo got bumblefoot I took him to the vet and the vet said that pine shavings were bad for quail and that they cause bumblefoot, so I switched to paper bedding and its a complete nightmare, its super expensive and makes a huge mess! Today I found my Mearns roo with some...- Lurker9372628
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How many females do I need for 1 coturnix quail male
I currently have 2 coturnix quail. A male and female to be specific. I'm not trying to breed them, I got them as pets. Is one female enough, or should I get a few more hens? I heard that they can breed them to death if they only have one hen, but this is my first time raising coturnix quail, so... -
button quail housing guide
so i've noticed that a lot of people use improper housing for buttons and tell others to use the same type as well, so i thought i'd share a bit of info from personal experiences. there are a few "rules" you have to tick off before housing your button quail 1 - sizing - does it have enough... -
Lonely elderly quail
I have a very elderly male quail (he is about 6 years old) who recently lost his two, equally elderly, companions. Since then he's been calling and crowing constantly and I'm certain he's very lonely, however at his age I don't want to get any new birds and I doubt he would survive the stress...- Sparrowhen
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- lonely quail quail advice
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My quail has a qry neck and cannot stand or walk at all! Someone help.
My quail recently got in an accident and hit her head off the floor causing her to get a wry neck. I am so worried. But now she's gone worse. I've been feeding her and helping her drink but now she refuses to eat and drink. She also cannot walk which I found very sad and researched it online... -
Is it incubation & air socket? helps please
So my eggs are about 11 days old I think. This is my first time, and I'm afraid am doing it wrong. It come to my attention from a Facebook group that I should be concerned about the air pocket in these eggs. I'm supposed to have a pointy side down. So I took what I have and put them back into... -
Before hatching
My eggs will be arriving soon. My question to you, is what are the top three things you wished you had from the start? -
Advice on buying quail
I finally got my incubator in today. And now I want to buy eggs but having an issue finding someone who is NPIP certified and willing to a sale less than 8 quail eggs. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? Thank you.- Lolaish
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- quail advice
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Keeping a quail company, suggestions needed!
Hello people of Backyard Chickens. I have one elderly (>3 y.o.) quail hen, Tsapa, who is left after her flock-mates passed away. I can't continue the cycle of getting new quails, so Ill take care of Tsapa and that'll be that. My concern is that she seems lonely: isn't active, doesn't eat salad... -
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Deformed quail
So I have a baby quail that hatched yesterday, I noticed it was not walked like it should be while letting it dry but instead it was dragging itself with its wings. All my other quail are happy and normal but this little guy has one leg way longer than the other, only really uses the shorter...- BackyardFarms
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- bobwhite bobwhite chick bobwhite quail deforemed legs deformation deformity hatch help quail quail advice
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Broody Buttons
Does anyone have advice on getting my button broody like lighting, diet, cage etc. right now it’s a pair in a twenty gallon long tank and she’s been laying consistently. The cage has a sand bath and fake plants but when I tried a nest box (old finch nest box) and she didn’t use it.- Oreolover13
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- quail quail advice quail as pets
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Quail hatchling with a funny wing position
Hello wise ones. I have a lovely little quail. I think it was shrink wrapped. I noticed it piping 2 days ago, when it still hadn’t emerged today, I broke it free, carefully of course. Something isn’t right. At first I thought it was wry neck, but it feeds well and easily. I’m feeding it...- MotherOfCharlie
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- hatchling help quail advice wings
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Questions about coturnix quail chicks
Hey guys I have a question about some of my quail chicks so what they will do is close their eyes and kinda stand up with their heads down I have them in a plastic container with paper towels as bedding and water with electrolytes and probiotics and a heat lamp I was just wondering if I was... -
Need Help with Sick and Sleepy Quail!
I recently brought home a few quails ( a week ago) but now one of them has fallen sick. They were fed layer feed, so I continued feeding them that, and as for age, they were all a little less than a year old. 3 days ago I noticed one of the hens acting lethargic and drinking A LOT of water. I...- YamYam
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- lethargic quail need help quail quail advice sick bird sick quail urgent help needed
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Can it be done? Coturnix × Button quail
Hello everyone! I have 3 male button quail, one of which I would really like to breed. I was considering purchasing a few Coturnix Celadon quail and trying to cross breed them. Does anyone know if this would be possible? I'm open to trying to cross breed him with other breeds as well. Please let...