➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[FortCluck]

What size is the cage?
Can you take a picture of it?

I will tomorrow

 

[Kiki]

Crunchy is still small but seems to be doing ok.

 

[RUNuts]

@RUNuts Are you ok?
I've been wondering If you had to evacuate for Thanksgiving.

Yes, we evacuated for In-laws family reunion and feast. Returned to our sanctuary to recover and the kids came home. I've been slaving in a hot kitchen to satisfy their insatiable appetites. Gumbo and homemade bread. A pot used to last a week. Now, 2 days?

BTW - the rooster is delicious! Homegrown tastiness at its bestest.

Good food with family!

Quail are down to 2 eggs a day with no light. The harvest last week was overwhelming. I shall butcher in smaller number as needed.

Chicken eggs go to lock down Monday. 6 hopefuls out of 25 eggs. Shipping was rough.

 

[Matieus27]

Ive come to the conclusion that I probably am not going to get eggs this year from my quail so I guess I’m waiting till February

 

[Kiki]

Ive come to the conclusion that I probably am not going to get eggs this year from my quail so I guess I’m waiting till February

What do you feed them?
Also... How many males do you have and how many females?

 

[Matieus27]

What do you feed them?
Also... How many males do you have and how many females?

Right now they’re on gamebird ration and I’m not sure how many of each I have but I’m sure I have more males than females but I did just cull out 8 males

 

[Kiki]

Right now they’re on gamebird ration and I’m not sure how many of each I have but I’m sure I have more males than females but I did just cull out 8 males

Having too many males might be the problem.

 

[Matieus27]

Having too many males might be the problem.

I plan on culling more males out soon

 

[Kiki]

I plan on culling more males out soon

I bet once you do get the make count down the girls will start laying.

 

[RUNuts]

Need input. Are the left and back quail both male? This is set 1 and I've checked after the first male had injuries. Looks like I've had 2 boys the whole time.

I thought I had a cockroach eating the quail food. Then this was in the bottom of my 5 gallon bucket. Time to set traps. I'm not happy with this. Warning to everyone that rodents are an issue around pet food. Climbing into the coop is a new one for me.