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Crop issue? Quail spit up water, lethargic, and dropped wings
While in the quail run, I noticed one of the female quails had dropped wings and was closing her eyes a lot and walking very slowly. I gently picked her up and she spat out/threw up water which I could assume at first she had a little hiccup with her crop. I also saw her poop but it was white... -
California quail coop advice
Is this chicken coop large enough to keep a pair of California quail for a week or two while I finish building an aviary.- Annoyed quail
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Mouse Attack resulted in lethargic, drowsy quail with puffy eyes and slight head trauma
Hello, I have 3 japanese coturnix quails which I have kept outside for about a week now. Due to a stupid oversight, a mouse got in and ended up injuring one of my quail. Whether she was attacked or bonked her head on the roof of their cage I am unsure. Regardless when I found her she was...- AccidentalQuailKeeper
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Help! Incubation tips
Thought I did enough research before but I guess not considering this last hatch rate. Throw me all your incubation tips for coturnix quail. For both still air and circulated, and hand turning tips. What humidity do you prefer? Do you dry hatch? What day do you go into lockdown? 14 or 15? What...- Jessica Lyn
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Coturnix coloration
They are three weeks old now! Any idea on colors yet? And if not how old do they have to be, I'm super curious what I have 🥰 This is my first hatch and I was not expecting anything other than a 'normal brown' from these eggs that I picked up at a reptile expo! I know I'm going to have to vent...- Jessica Lyn
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Coturnix quail and the Florida winter
Hi fellow Floridians, Winter is here and temperatures are dropping. I live on the east coast towards the north near St. Augustine. I'm a first-time quail parent and have coturnix quails of mixed ages (older ones are 3 and 4-5 months old) which I'll be introducing them eventually to our new... -
What to feed quails of mixed ages, sexes and laying? Tractor Supply ed.
We have coturnix quails. We'll be introducing the new quails to our outdoor run/coop as soon as they're old enough (right now they're 5 weeks old) and since they'll eventually be sharing the same food with the older quails, I'm wondering what they can ALL eat? The only feed store near me is... -
Help Lethargic Quail
Could someone help me figure out what is wrong with my quail. I had been sick with Covid for about seven days. Today I went to check on my birds, the neighborhood kid was feeding and watering. This particular cage was out of food and water and this bird appears ill. He said he thought he had...- KimTatum03
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Using the Nurture Right 360 but with only a few quail eggs
My coturnix quails are barely laying now so I don't have enough to fill the incubator without risking viability by waiting to have enough. I have a tray that was 3D printed to fit quail eggs which it fits 40 or more I can't remember exactly. I have 10 eggs that are about 6-7 days old now. Does... -
How to open a quails mouth
So I have to give my pet quail some medicine every 12 hours through her mouth, problem is I can’t get her to open her mouth so um, how do I do that? -
Tips on California quail care
Hello I recently ordered 6 California quail eggs and a incubator and was wondering Weather anyone had any suggestions on care.- Annoyed quail
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How do you offer oyster shells to quail?
We have 11 coturnix quails that all live together: 2 boys, the rest females. The 2 boys and 1 girl are our first quails and could be 4-5 months old. We got 8 more after who might be 14 weeks old. My parents feed them Purina 30% Protein Starter Gamebird and Turkey Feed and don't want to buy... -
lethargic quail, wont eat or drink, slightly sunken eyes seemed fine this morning??
a few hours ago i notice one of my male quails (4 months old) acting lethargic, he'd get all fluffy and puffed up and would close his eyes for some time. he feels a little bit lighter and skinnier compared to a few other quails. Im not really sure what to do with him, so far we quarantined him...- Tea_Birbs
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Help! Can't identify what's wrong with my quail chick
Yesterday, I helped this little one out of its shell after I noticed it was stuck in there for 10+ hours. It looked weak and fumbled around a bit and its toes were curled and legs look splayed at times. I followed some of your advice and left it alone overnight to check its condition the next... -
Help! Quail was stuck in egg for 10+ hours so I helped it out and now I'm worried.
Disclaimer: this is my first time raising and hatching quails. Last night around 7-8 pm (day 17 of lockdown), one of our eggs in the incubator was zipping and I could see its beak. I then went to bed believing it would get itself out eventually. Fast forward to 1pm the next day, I noticed it... -
Quail chick’s feet up near its head
Hey guys, I’ve just had two baby quail hatch at day 16. The first one (Captain) seemed to be okay walking around at first but then I noticed her feet were turned in and she seemed to be hobbling. I’ve tried taping her feet in the proper position but they still rotate inwards and cause her... -
Hatching Coturnix Quail
So my quail are hatching today and wanted to know what humidity y’all put yours on during hatching and does anyone know these colors?- KimTatum03
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How close can quail be kept to chickens?
I know quail and chickens can't be kept together, but my question is how close or far apart can they be kept from each other. For example if I take 1/4 of my existing coop and block it off with chicken wire could I keep quail on that side? Same for the run, Block off 1/4 and let the quail...- Daisyhomestead
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QUAIL BASICS for BEGINNERS
~QUAIL BASICS FOR BEGINNERS*~ *The information and advice in this article are based solely on my personal experience and research. Cover photo from @Kiki. All quail in photos are different varieties of Coturnix quail and their eggs, including Pharoah, Jumbo, Pansy Fee, Pansy, Rosetta, Rosetta... -
Can I keep two male valley quail together if there aren’t any females in the pen?
So this summer I ordered 2 dozen valley quail eggs and hatched 2 chicks in the first dozzen and 5 in the second. Out of all 7 chicks only 2 survived to adulthood. The first chick was from the first dozen and is definitely a male. The second was from the second doezen and is starting to get its...- Pheasant fan Colorado
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