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  1. E

    Are these coturnix quail male or female? They're losing feathers!

    Hi, We have 4 six-week old coturnix quail that I was pretty sure were male, but yesterday when my brother and I went out to check on them two of them were missing their head feathers and another one looked like it may have lost a few, but not too many. If you all could just give me your opinion...
    • Eloise Marie
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    • cotunix quail male or female quail quail quail feathers
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    Care for Quail that lost feathers

    So a week or so ago rats managed to get into our quail enclosure. Only 3 of them survived and one of them has lost a significant amount of feathers. Many flight feathers seem to be missing but there's been no bleeding. What I’m more worried about is her back. Her entire bottom up to where her...
    • _Jay_Bird_
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    • dry skin feather condition quail advice quail feathers quail injury
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    • Forum: Quail
  3. MichelleKing

    Some quail's feathers aren't returning

    A little while ago, my quail got mites. I treated with Scalex right away, retreated twice to get the hatching mites, took apart the habitats, put in new flooring, shop vac'ed the whole area, and sprayed the newly cleaned cages down before returning the treated birds to the habitat. Some of my...
  4. MichelleKing

    wth is wrong with my quail?

    My quail are about a year and a half old. I know they're on the downward of their lifespan but, they went through what looked like a molt, and then their feathers never came back! Oh, and ALL ten of them have this and have stopped laying eggs totally. This is horrible for me as they are my...
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