1 male quail 9 female quail

[Quailkeepa]

So I have a main pen area for my 9 female quails and I raise them for eggs. I give them a layer hen feed for chickens, but the packaging says not to feed to males. Because of this, I put a smaller pen that gives my singular male pen view of the 9 females but he is separated by wire fencing and he give him quail feed. Will this make him lonely even though he can see them?

 

[Kiki]

I have feed my male quail the same feed as the females with no issues. I would put him back in with the females asap.

 

[Kiki]

So I have a main pen area for my 9 female quails and I raise them for eggs. I give them a layer hen feed for chickens, but the packaging says not to feed to males. Because of this, I put a smaller pen that gives my singular male pen view of the 9 females but he is separated by wire fencing and he give him quail feed. Will this make him lonely even though he can see them?

Can you take a picture of this feed package please?

 

[Nabiki]

They say not to feed to males because of the added calcium. If you are concerned, you can get an all flock feed and provide calcium in the form of egg or oyster shell on the side. The hens will eat what they need and the male won't eat it.

 

[Quailkeepa]

Can you take a picture of this feed package please?

I hope these are good pictures let me know if you need more pics.

 

[Nabiki]

I just read the nutrition information on that, and it is completely inadequate for quail. Protein, lysine, mehtionine, and calcium are all low.
This will give you an idea of what you're looking for:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-to-feed-your-quail.79205/

 

[Susan Skylark]

They have to label the bag not for males because it isn’t optimally balanced for their needs (he is not a laying hen) but it is impossible to feed an optimal feed to a mixed pen: you are going to have to compromise if you want to keep hens/Roos together and I’d err on the side of the male getting too much calcium vs your girls not getting enough. Be careful with ‘mixed flock or all flock’ feeds as the calcium and protein aren’t usually adequate for laying quail hens.

 

[Quailkeepa]

I just read the nutrition information on that, and it is completely inadequate for quail. Protein, lysine, mehtionine, and calcium are all low.
This will give you an idea of what you're looking for:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-to-feed-your-quail.79205/

Thank you so much for your help, I will be looking up other feeds then, I feel so bad for my quails!

 

[Quailkeepa]

They have to label the bag not for males because it isn’t optimally balanced for their needs (he is not a laying hen) but it is impossible to feed an optimal feed to a mixed pen: you are going to have to compromise if you want to keep hens/Roos together and I’d err on the side of the male getting too much calcium vs your girls not getting enough. Be careful with ‘mixed flock or all flock’ feeds as the calcium and protein aren’t usually adequate for laying quail hens.

Oh wow, okay I see thank you for your expertise!

 

[Quailkeepa]

They say not to feed to males because of the added calcium. If you are concerned, you can get an all flock feed and provide calcium in the form of egg or oyster shell on the side. The hens will eat what they need and the male won't eat it.

I hadn't thought about doing that. Thank you for your insight well start doing that now!