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has anyone made there own food

Discussion in 'Quail' started by rita2paul, Mar 22, 2017.

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  1. Mar 22, 2017 #1
    rita2paul

    rita2paul Chillin' With My Peeps

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    they always get their game food as their main diet, but i thought i would add something new, so i boiled some eggs and then put them in the chopper and chopped them with the shells on added some seeds some oats and meal worms mixed them all up again, the quails went mad for it, and it's high in protein, so win win. i am always getting left over eggs now i know what i can do with them.
     
  3. Mar 22, 2017 #2
    Little Byrd

    Little Byrd Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Last time I had quail, I gave them the same homemade fermented feed that I gave my ducks. It was a similar mix to yours- grains, seeds, lentils, and veggies, soaked in a bucket of water for a few days till it started to bubble. My ducks always loved it, but my quail leftover everything but the lentils and sometimes the grains. They didn't seem to like eating wet food or maybe they just didn't like the sour fermented taste.
     
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  5. Mar 22, 2017 #3
    Dani xxx

    Dani xxx Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Mine get treats of sweetcorn which is a huge favourite, peas, blueberries, raspberries, radish,cucumber, herbs they love , spinach, cress, they are not keen on some of the treats that everyone's says they should love like lettuce, kale, apple the will, eat a bit of spinach they love mealworms ! X :)
     
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