Has my Bobwhite stopped laying?

[quailchick]

I think taking the male out is the best idea. Moving her around too much, taking her out of her environment, will stress her out more. And sometimes removing a male will calm him down so that he is happier being with the group and not annoying the others. I have a male that occasionally I cage by himself. He annoys the others and sometimes needs a "reset" being with the rest of the group.

We live in a mobile home as well and know how cold they can get. LOL. But that is good for those Bobs. Kind of like a flowering plant, they do need to get colder and see less light in the winter to keep their internal system running with out hormone confusion. If I were you, I would mimic the sun light that you have in your area. When the sun comes up, let light in. When it goes down, keep the light down or even cover the cage with a dark cloth so that they adjust to it being winter time.

Keep them on a good diet. I have a few older females that are not able to absorb vitamins and minerals as easy as when they were young. One of the girls, I believe, had a stroke this past summer and completely freaked out. She had panic attacks and hid in the corner like something was coming to kill her. Her eyes glazed over and at one point, I thought she was going to pass. Well, I am not sure if this did the trick or not, but I added a high potency supplement to the water...vitamins, minerals, amino acids, omega's, pro and prebiotics, etc...and you know, she got better. I kept them in the water for one month and still occasionally add them. So if your girl starts acting really really bizarre, you could try what I did and see if it doesn't calm her down. This same supplement also worked for a girl that had West Nile Virus and high doses of these vitamins eased the symptoms of the brain encephalitis.

What is the product you use for the supplement?

I put the male back in with the others. Slow Poke has calmed down, no boinking, but they are now calling incessantly for each other....maybe it will stop after a while.

 

[TwoCrows]

I have two different types of supplements that I use, depending on the circumstance. A water soluble supplement I use is Pro Vital, from provitalhealth.com It is for all gamebirds, chickens, all poultry. It is loaded with good things and it gets in the bird quick being in the water. I also use Ultra Kibble for chicks, from Farmers Helper. (you can get it at TSC or on line). It is loaded with all sorts of good stuff and also has animal proteins included. I use it during molting season for nice feather growth. Both of these is great for the birds. It not only helps with the immune system, but it does wonders for the GI tract of the birds. The water soluble supplement is what I used on the female that was freaking out so badly. It worked within 24 hours, so it seemed to me. It also calms down a male that likes to chase and bite me. LOL. He gets better and less stressed when I use this stuff in his water.