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Clarenquails said:
My quail are free range in the room and aviary too. They used to be scared of the budgies flying but now they are used to it.
Yes a definite no with cats unless you have a dedicated bird room!
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Your quail live in your house? Could you possibly show pics of your setup? I’m super curious now! :lol:
 
I started with 7 giant egyptian coturnix chicks from a nearby breeder. Of those, 3 were males. One flew off when I tried to treat its injured head (bonked by flying up), and never came back

The remaining 6, 2 males were killed in their separate cage, by what appeared to be a weasel. One of the females was injured, probably by the same animal, jumping up and biting at the birds' feet in their separate cage. I have installed more flooring for them over nearly all that cage, and the injured female is in the house recovering in luxury.

That female has been joined by 11 chicks I hatched out to improve the genetic diversity. I didn't want the birds to just constantly in-breed. But I hatched more successfully than I expected! Too early to tell the gender division of these guys yet. They are about 3.5 weeks right now. Nearly time...

Here are a few of the newbies (it only shows a few of the colors)
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Boppo said:
I started with 7 giant egyptian coturnix chicks from a nearby breeder. Of those, 3 were males. One flew off when I tried to treat its injured head (bonked by flying up), and never came back

The remaining 6, 2 males were killed in their separate cage, by what appeared to be a weasel. One of the females was injured, probably by the same animal, jumping up and biting at the birds' feet in their separate cage. I have installed more flooring for them over nearly all that cage, and the injured female is in the house recovering in luxury.

That female has been joined by 11 chicks I hatched out to improve the genetic diversity. I didn't want the birds to just constantly in-breed. But I hatched more successfully than I expected! Too early to tell the gender division of these guys yet. They are about 3.5 weeks right now. Nearly time...

Here are a few of the newbies (it only shows a few of the colors) View attachment 3337668
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They're so cute! Gah I love quail. When do you usually take them off heat?
 
EmmaRainboe said:
Currently only have four quail, they’re getting on the older side for coturnix so my numbers have slowly but surely been dwindling.

I have two budgies: a sky blue opaline male and a light green female.
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I started replying to this then got sucked into a vortex of budgie varieties information on google as I was tryjng to remember what shade of blue my boy opaline was called 😂 anyway its violet! My female is green and yellow opaline too. They have just decided (now that its winter ) that they quite fancy each other 🙄
How old are your (3😔)quail now ?
 
Boppo said:
I started with 7 giant egyptian coturnix chicks from a nearby breeder. Of those, 3 were males. One flew off when I tried to treat its injured head (bonked by flying up), and never came back

The remaining 6, 2 males were killed in their separate cage, by what appeared to be a weasel. One of the females was injured, probably by the same animal, jumping up and biting at the birds' feet in their separate cage. I have installed more flooring for them over nearly all that cage, and the injured female is in the house recovering in luxury.

That female has been joined by 11 chicks I hatched out to improve the genetic diversity. I didn't want the birds to just constantly in-breed. But I hatched more successfully than I expected! Too early to tell the gender division of these guys yet. They are about 3.5 weeks right now. Nearly time...

Here are a few of the newbies (it only shows a few of the colors) View attachment 3337668
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Oh dear! Yes I had a weasel or rat get in years ago - horrible.
Cute babies. Hopefully the remaining female will find a friend.
 

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