Hey Look What I Got From The Flea Market*UPDATE* PG3 She Might Be A He

[BirdBoy88]

Morning everyone

I went to the flea market yesterday and first thing i always do when i get there is check out the animals for sale so i was looking around and i found this guy selling birds and i saw a cage full i button quails

and out of all the button quails there was only one white one and from the looks of it i think it's a hen and he was selling them for $3 so i couldn't pass on that

heres a pics of ( her ) ????



Don't worry her eyes are fine..she was just sleeping when i took the pics ..lol

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and is she laying yet? i thought she might be since i saw this or what could be the reason for it?

I don't have her in the same cage as my other button quails or ( birds ) cuz if she has any mites or anything i don't want them to pass to my birds..so she's gonna stay in her own cage for prolly 2 weeks and i'll see from there

She got out her cage this morning and boy did i have a tough time finding her and when i did find her she was hiding behind one of the incubators ...note both incubators are on a table..lol

 

[MissPrissy]

She was either plucked or over mated.

Make sure you show us what she looks like in couple weeks with your good care and TLC.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Poor thing! Glad you got her now! She's a cute little thing...

 

[Tony K T]

Feed her some suet.It promotes feather growth.They also love mealworms which gives them protein.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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Isn't suet mostly fat though?

 

[BirdBoy88]

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Isn't suet mostly fat though?

what is that? i don't think i've heard of it

and yes i will update everyone on her

any advice you can give will be much needed

 

[First To Hatch]

Over mating they have no feathers on the neck, thats caused from overcrowding so they start pullingthe feathers off of eachothers backs.

 

[Tony K T]

Yes it is fat,but is good for feather growth.It also has seed in it.
Suet is available in any supermarket in the meat case.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[walkswithdog]

Suet= beef fat.

They use it in cakes for wild birds too, and some of those contain bugs and millet. Might be a good choice. It's VERY high enery stuff.

Watch the expiration dates on the cakes for birds carefully, old ones shouldn't be purchased.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Very pretty Mark! Too bad you don't live closer - I have 6 white ones and I think they are the most docile. My whites are always the ones to get picked on, poor things! Lucky for her she got a great new home!!