I can try more a more deliberate approach to calcium, thank you. I've never offered her oyster shell because it looks too large for her, and I am too lazy to think of crushing it. It's easy to experience that thick inner membrane and think I'm dealing with a strong healthy shell.
She has settled on Nutrena 18% Feather Fixer as her preferred base kibble, I think because of the small pellet size and possibly the fruity aroma. Also she freely snauges dog kibble (Canidae pure lamb/goat/venison), and she is a dreadful beggar of table scraps- don't judge please, she is a *house* quail-which include quite a few cheese crumbs and dollops of cottage cheese. I don't know anything of the nutritional requirements of quail. This birb was randomly brought to my house as a "get well gift" by a random acquaintance who really was just dumping it. I've had her for over a year and she seems to have more lives than a cat. I do enjoy those tasty little egg nuggets, but I'm not set up to have a genuine going quail flock.
I am amazed at the speed of the implosion event, like her eggs have no bloom to keep them from instant desiccation, or they cool so fast they do the thing.
