coturnix and a&m problem (I think)

[quailfarm14]

I have a coturnix hen and a coturnix roo and a a&m hen but the roo isnt riding the a&m I am worried the coturnix hen is being over riden because she is running out of neck feathers. Alittle Iinsight would be great thanks!

~Quailfarm14~

 

[quailfarm14]

insight I mean

 

[peanut1981]

Separate the 2 groups

 

[dc3085]

You can't have pairs of coturnix quail. Domestic coturnix should be kept in coveys because the males breed so aggressively. If you keep a coturnix roo with less than 3 hens he will eventually breed one or more of them to death.

Coturnix should be kept in groups of 1:4-1:7 Male:female to avoid this.

 

[quailfarm14]

And you where right. One hen was bred to death last night I am getring rid of the roo abd getting more hens

 

[dc3085]

Sucks, but the birds teach you more than anyone else can. If any of my birds kill or cannibalize another bird I watch closely to make sure they aren't going to continue doing it. If they display continued aggression after the first instance of cannibalism, I cannibalize them myself