got my quail yay!!!

[HatchingFever]

ill get pics in the morning 3 females 1 male

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

What kind?!

 

[HatchingFever]

contronix sp? white and another color can they eat lay crumble

 

[HatchingFever]

also how often do they lay?

 

[Fat Daddy]

They do well on 28 to 30% protein game bird starter there whole life. Once they start laying 5 to weeks, most will lay a egg nearly everyday. Light must be provided during off months to keep egg production up.

 

[HatchingFever]

should they be laying now in these months im in CA

 

[HatchingFever]

is this an off month should i put a heat light on if i want eggs?

 

[laughingull]

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Im in CA- my coturnix were laying when I got them last month (they had lighting at the feed store)- but I dont keep lights on them so they stopped. Only birds I have that are laying now are my leghorn and my button quail.

 

[HatchingFever]

should i put alight on then so i get eggs?

 

[laughingull]

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I am a beginner in all this- but what I keep reading is that they need 14 hours of daylight to lay- dunno what month that will put us in but if you supplement with artificial lighting i keep reading that they start laying within a couple weeks.