quail

Hello! Looking out for my buddy of almost three years, our Coturnix quail has been breathing through his mouth all day. I don't think I've seen this before, but maybe I haven't looked closely enough? He has always been extremely calm little sleepy boy, so I don't think it's super weird, but he...

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...

I have two sets of breeding quail. They are 9 weeks old today. Ratio is 4 hens to each male. I feed them 30 percent protein game starter. They each have their own rabbit hutch that is 2ft by 4ft with an enclosed nesting area. They have free choice feed and water. They have been out in the bigger...

I've had quail for a while but always bought chicks! Today is day 16 on my very first eggs I have ever hatched. I am so excited and nervous!! I actually think I see the first pip! But I honestly have no idea what I'm doing! I sure hope I did everything right! :fl:wee:clap:celebrate:eek::jumpy

I picked up two small keets from my feed store and they were super stressed. They were not eating food or drinking water, and they were absolutely terrified of humans. I heard that keeping them with chicks will make them somewhat less wild and loud. My chicks are too old to be kept with these...

We raise bobwhites. We've had several rainy days. My daughter came in from collecting eggs and said they were covered in tiny worms. She showed me that the floor is covered in these tiny, almost microscopic worms. They could have been there forever and I've never noticed them. Are they a threat...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I actually don't have chickens, I have quails! I got my first ones in August 2023 so it's been less than a year. I'm gonna change the rest of the questions from 'chickens' to 'quail' to make things easier lol (2) How many quail do...

Hi guys I live in Western Australia and am currently incubating quail and chicken eggs. tonight will be day 4. please see the pictures attached Question 1 1) the incubator says 40.3 degrees Celsius 2) the one below it is a hygrometer / thermometer all in one (this sits against the wall no...

Female quail not looking like her usual self :( Some things I’ve noticed: White spot in her mouth and at the back of mouth/throat area. Excessive drinking as well. She is eating: quail feed Has grit with feed too Egg shells and also egg for protein and warmth (1 egg per day :)) I have given...

Two of my quail - Jupiter the rooster and Eris the hen - have recently had nails come off. Jupiter's nail came off last night while I was attempting to remove a developing poop ball. Eris had a nail a week or two ago which was growing more and more yellow (see pic) and which was very, very...

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...

the one i have at home is very spicy and its from Vietnam i have seen from here that you can feed flakes but can you feed a regular one? cut up of course

Hello! I am just starting raising quail for meat, any suggestions for recipes?

Hello, my quail chick has a swollen foot, it doesn’t seem to be bumblefoot because it is swelling on the top of the foot rather the bottom. Could it possibly be a form of gout? This is my first time hatching and raising quail. I also have a chick with wry neck and I purchased the 80ml vitamin E...

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...

Hi all, I am thinking of offering my incubator out and providing a quail hatching service. Where I live there are very few places to purchase quail. Therefore, I was wondering if anybody had done this in the past and how much you charged, are there any risks other than the eggs failing? Do you...

Hello! I have a male and female coturnix quail that are about 7 or so months old. Unfortunately, because there is one female to one male, they are experiencing overbreeding, and unfortunately, we do not have enough room for more females. We are located in State College, PA and are willing to...

Hello, I have found various threads but none with the answer I am looking for. I was wondering if it is possible to hatch out quail eggs under quails themselves? I thought perhaps the reason why most quail don't go broody is because lots of them are kept on wire floors which I believe are used...