quail

  1. Wandering_r0gue

    Growth/tumor? Something on Quail's Head

    So, one of my hens has had this little growth on her head. And I just noticed today that there is a hole in the skin, and underneath its black, and looks like matted hair.... bird doesn't seem to be in distress, even when it's touched. Wondering if anyone has any thoughts as to what it is, or...
  2. B

    Egg

    Hello :) I have four hens (pharaoh coturnix) who I believe are all laying regularly now. I've noticed dramatic differences in egg colouration and texture - the ones with an almost solid brown covering are a bit rougher and less shiny that the speckled eggs. I have been assuming this is just...
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    • cracked egg egg quail
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  3. Qquails899

    How can I keep a lonely quail happy?

    Hello! As I probably already mentioned in some of my previous threads, I always keep 2 quails at a time. It’s a continuous cycle of me getting a new one when one of them dies, because I just can’t stand seeing my other bird being lonely and sad. It happened again…but this time, I got four 3 day...
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    • coturnix quail lonely old bird old birds with new chicks quail
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  4. Misfit_quail

    ISO quail and ducks Virginia

    Anyone in southern Va ? Willing to travel about a hour and a half from Roanoke but desperate to find love quail under $30 a bird at this point
  5. R

    New member

    Hi! I am new-ish to raising cotournix quail (about a year in). I am an esthetician (skincare) and have struggled with acne in my twenties. After becoming an Acne Expert I found out Chicken eggs are an acne trigger for me. I made the swap to quail eggs and my skin has made leaps and bounds...
  6. A

    QUAIL CHICKS : SPLAY/SPRADLE LEG AND CURLED TOES

    Hi there, 17 of my quail hatched but 2 of them cant walk properly. Im having trouble figuring out their conditions. Is this splay/spraddle leg? One of the chicks toes seems to be curled up. They in general have trouble standing up and lifting themselves up. The one with the curled toes keeps...
  7. G

    trying to buy quail eggs central fl

    hi new egger here! very excited about starting my quail journey and looking for a place to start, does anyone have good quality quail eggs?!
  8. ShazUK

    Hello from the UK

    Hi everyone. I'm Shaz, and I'm brand new to poultry. We currently keep a couple of small parrot species, but recently became a bit obsessed with the quail at our local farm. A couple of weeks on Google and lingering here and we've finally bit the bullet, and now have a dozen CPQ eggs set...
  9. S

    Late Button Quails (Day 19)

    Hey all, I need some advice here. I'll give as much information as possible to see if any of you experts can help me (or alleviate my fears). I have never hatched anything before. Story is my daughter's kindergarten teacher owns button quails. My daughter expressed interest in birds, so she's...
  10. M

    Color ID??

    I asked a few weeks ago when this little one was two weeks old but now that they’re older I wanted to ask again! What color is this and is it feather sexable? They’re 4 weeks old today
    • MarionIN4Chickens
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    • color identification coturnix quail color quail
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  11. M

    Quail beak bleeding

    Hello everybody. I am new to owning quails, it has been 2 weeks since I got them. We have 4 female and 1 male coturnix quails. They are in a coop of size(LxWxH) 1560x520x680mm. They are around 5 to 6 weeks old. We had one egg so far and then no more after that. One of the females keeps pecking...
    • Mantook11
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    • agressive male bleeding beak coturnix quail
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  12. Bu9s

    First dust bath!!!

    They tried to take a dust bath in my lap and I figured they probably wanted one so I got ash and grounded up egg shells and now their going to town!
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    • cute baby quail firstbath quail quail bath
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  13. C

    Prolapsed Vent in baby chick???

    Hi there, I’m new to backyard chickens so I apologize if I’m not posting in the appropriate forum but I believe my baby quail rescue has a prolapsed vent and I’m hoping someone here can confirm/ deny and offer some kind of advice. Bailey had a fairly mild case of pasty butt last night, so we...
  14. T

    baby quail not eating

    I am feeding him "quail starter," and he knows how to drink water but I do tap on the food and maybe he bites on it a few times for about 3 seconds and then runs to my hand. don't know what to do, anyone knows anything? it will really help
    • toastyes
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    • feed food advice quail
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  15. L

    New member intro

    Hi! I’m Laura. I am raising and selling coturnix and button quail in Tampa. I enjoy these silly fun birds. I also sell the eggs by the dozen. Thank you for letting join. Looking forward to learning and growing with y’all!
  16. buuzbee

    New to the forum, looking for quail info

    Hi Group, I'm Anna and I live in Southern California. After having racoons eat the fish in our pond over the years, we did what we always wanted to do and enclosed our pond, turning it into an aviary. We have a couple of budgies and bourke already in the house, and plan to add finch, diamond...
  17. R

    Two baby quails died

    Hi Everyone, I put 6 Courtnix quail eggs into the incubator and all 6 hatched but one died shortly after and the other one died two days later because it was unable to use it’s legs. The first one was nicknamed Chicklet and the second one was called Chickadee.Before Chickadee died I was feeding...
    • Raising Quails
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    • assisted hatch cortunix quail chicks death at hatch quail quail chicks spraddle legs
    • Replies: 6
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  18. Misfit_quail

    Sw Va: Looking to adopt

    Looking to adopt any younger quail, and ducklings. We lost our entire flock and our chickens to a neighbors dog.
  19. Birds1243

    What age quails can live together?

    Currently I have 3 quails - all female. I have a 9 month and a 12month together. And right next to them another 12 month. (They are currently separated due to small fights but all play together all day. Don’t worry no one is left lonely 🙂). I’m wanting to get another quail - male or female - to...
  20. P

    How can I make a quail feeder that eliminates their mess?

    I’m trying out raising quail for the first time and I’ve heard that they are extremely messy, is there a way to fix this or do I just have to top it up ever few hours?
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