I was wondering if my golden quial is a female or male it is 4 weeks old

[Aiden3325]

Your males - do they have spots on the chest? The head of this one also looks female..

No my males have no spots on chest with brown spots on head

 

[Kale the Quail]

she a girl.

 

[Aiden3325]

she a girl.

Thank u for telling me

 

[Aiden3325]

Thank u for telling me

she a girl.

I have a question I am new to hatching quial when will she start laying eggs I read that they lay at 8 week am I correct??

 

[DK newbie]

That depends. Some start before they are 6 weeks old. Some haven't laid a single egg when they are 12 weeks old. 6-8 weeks is probably a good average if they are not stressed and they have enough light and proper feed, but many factors can delay the onset of laying.

 

[Aiden3325]

That depends. Some start before they are 6 weeks old. Some haven't laid a single egg when they are 12 weeks old. 6-8 weeks is probably a good average if they are not stressed and they have enough light and proper feed, but many factors can delay the onset of laying.

Ok so I am feeding them chick starter still and they are good when should I change the food to regular chicken feed

 

[DK newbie]

Neither chick starter nor chicken feed is likely to be suitable for coturnix quail. They'll probably survive on it, but it's far from ideal.
Most people seem to aim for a game bird feed or turkey starter with 25-30% protein. Research says 20-24% should be enough, but people say their quail grow much faster on 30%.
Chicken feed rarely has more than 16-17% protein.
I use a 23-24% game bird starter feed from hatch till death - I crush it up when they are small, feed it as it is when they grow older and add a dish of free choice crushed oyster shell for calcium when they are about 6 weeks old.

 

[Aiden3325]

Neither chick starter nor chicken feed is likely to be suitable for coturnix quail. They'll probably survive on it, but it's far from ideal.
Most people seem to aim for a game bird feed or turkey starter with 25-30% protein. Research says 20-24% should be enough, but people say their quail grow much faster on 30%.
Chicken feed rarely has more than 16-17% protein.
I use a 23-24% game bird starter feed from hatch till death - I crush it up when they are small, feed it as it is when they grow older and add a dish of free choice crushed oyster shell for calcium when they are about 6 weeks old.

Ok so where do u think I can get that feed at

 

[DK newbie]

If you happen to live in Denmark, I can help you with that. Otherwise - I suppose feed stores are found in the majority of the world.. If people breed turkeys or release gamebirds where you live, you should be able to find a place where you can buy whatever feed they use. If they don't, I think Amazon might sell feed as well? Or other web shops.

 

[Aiden3325]

If you happen to live in Denmark, I can help you with that. Otherwise - I suppose feed stores are found in the majority of the world.. If people breed turkeys or release gamebirds where you live, you should be able to find a place where you can buy whatever feed they use. If they don't, I think Amazon might sell feed as well? Or other web shops.

Ok I bought a 30 percent protein quial feed