cortex quail egg numbers dropp

[steve e]

Hi i have Cortex quail that are about 6 months old... i had been averaging one egg per layer each day for months, while birds where inside in cages... I finally finished my outside pen for them and put them out last Monday.. my egg production went from one egg per bird, to one egg for all 6 layers... feed is the same... it was actually about 10 deg hotter inside the shed than it is outside.

As far as i can see the only thing that has changed is that the birds are outside, instead of inside with lights, on pasture instead of on wire floor, and it is 10 deg cooler on average outside..

I was hoping to put another bunch of eggs in the incubator this week ... but only getting one egg a day for all of them has put a kink in my plans... any help would be appreciated. thanks Steve e

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Steve, and

! Great to have you in our community! I know zip about quail - you might want to post in the quail thread below. Good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/48/quail

 

[BantamFan4Life]

 

[steve e]

thanks ill try and put post up over there thanks

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[sourland]

If quail are anything like chickens in egglaying, the change in environment is what has stopped their production. Birds of most sorts hate changes in their routine/environment.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!