Help with getting my corturnix to lay

[James the Bald]

Maybe remove some of the males. I would suggest you have one male to four females . ! hope this helps. Also make sure you look very carefully for the eggs. My youngsters lay in the strangest of places !!

This info is right on the money! Right now, your dominant male if spending so much time fighing off his rivals that he is causing stress on the hens. Your hens will lay eggs with or without a male present, the male is only needed to fertilize it. And anytime you add stress to the cage, it effects the hens laying their eggs... if you move them, you may go a day or 2 without eggs.
Good luck,
James

 

[qlicer49]

This info is right on the money!  Right now, your dominant male if spending so much time fighing off his rivals that he is causing stress on the hens.  Your hens will lay eggs with or without a male present, the male is only needed to fertilize it.  And anytime you add stress to the cage, it effects the hens laying their eggs... if you move them, you may go a day or 2 without eggs.
Good luck,
James

I let them be for a little bit and they started laying without me having to get rid of 1 or 2 males, I am happy and also getting more females on wensday