Can mouse poo kill quail

[SteveUK]

Try a thick layer of axle grease at the base of the legs/posts and trap. You can use live catch traps if you're worried about other critters.

 

[Crestcrazy]

I'll try

 

[Crestcrazy]

Ok update , the Italian quail sadly passed . I've been feeding the other quail new food and they've been better , thank you for everyones help !

 

[SteveUK]

I'm glad to hear you and your quail are on the other side. Onwards and upwards.

 

[HillGuy]

Try any of the box-type traps so your quail cannot enter & get harmed.

 

[Crestcrazy]

Try any of the box-type traps so your quail cannot enter & get harmed.

I set some mouse traps around the cages and took care of most things of them

 

[Crestcrazy]

So i went out tonight and two were in the quails hides , gahh , it hate mice. I have mice traps out there but need to put peanut butter on them ( right now they have some quail food in I'm but that's not working ) .

 

[Fenrisulfr]

So i went out tonight and two were in the quails hides , gahh , it hate mice. I have mice traps out there but need to put peanut butter on them ( right now they have some quail food in I'm but that's not working ) .

"Hate" ... is a harsh word. Remember what master Yoda said: “Fear is the path to the dark side…fear leads to anger… anger leads to hate… hate leads to suffering.”

All these moskitos, wasps, mice, rats ... etc., we feel nasty about, are an important part of the food chain and the source of the variety of life of our planet.

All creatures got their will for life .

E.g. here in Germany, for me as quail holder, public enemy no. 1 are martens. I was really angry that I'll need to spend a lot of money and work, to secure my aviary against them and rats.

But ... one of our breeder in the breeders club, is working as a zookeeper and they are coddling up wildlife animals, which were giving to them, because they were hit by a car, lost their mother... etc.
At the moment he has a baby marten, he need to care 24/7, so he is also bringing it home, after work. Also to the breeding area, when he takes care of his chicken.

An absolute adorable creature, just what to life:

He told me, that it is not the fault of the marten, killing quails, it is just its instinkt, ... it'll be the fault of me, if any predator gets my birds, not securing the hutches, coop... etc.

Made me thoughtful ...

Think about it too!

 

[SteveUK]

So i went out tonight and two were in the quails hides , gahh , it hate mice. I have mice traps out there but need to put peanut butter on them ( right now they have some quail food in I'm but that's not working ) .

Jam/jelly (not sure where you are) works. Anything sweet and sticky that they can't just pick off the trap.

 

[Crestcrazy]

"Hate" ... is a harsh word. Remember what master Yoda said: “Fear is the path to the dark side…fear leads to anger… anger leads to hate… hate leads to suffering.”

All these moskitos, wasps, mice, rats ... etc., we feel nasty about, are an important part of the food chain and the source of the variety of life of our planet.

All creatures got their will for life .

E.g. here in Germany, for me as quail holder, public enemy no. 1 are martens. I was really angry that I'll need to spend a lot of money and work, to secure my aviary against them and rats.

But ... one of our breeder in the breeders club, is working as a zookeeper and they are coddling up wildlife animals, which were giving to them, because they were hit by a car, lost their mother... etc.
At the moment he has a baby marten, he need to care 24/7, so he is also bringing it home, after work. Also to the breeding area, when he takes care of his chicken.

An absolute adorable creature, just what to life:
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He told me, that it is not the fault of the marten, killing quails, it is just its instinkt, ... it'll be the fault of me, if any predator gets my birds, not securing the hutches, coop... etc.

Made me thoughtful ...

Think about it too!

I know , That's what I tell my brothers when we play the " which one would you make extinct " game , haha .
That marten is so cute . I'm hatching out some new coturnix quail so I want the mice gone !