Is chick grit enough calcium for Coturnix Quail?

[JedJackson]

Yes but make sure they are clean. A lot of people bake the egg shells in an over before grinding them up and giving them to their birds. I believe the baking makes the calcium in the shells more easily digestible.

 

[JedJackson]

Yes it would. Crush the shells up into little pieces. I think some people bake them incase they have salmonella.

I didn't think of salmonella but that is probably why!

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Yes it would. Crush the shells up into little pieces so it's easy to eat. I think some people bake them incase they have salmonella.

I used some quail eggs yesterday and saved the shells. I rinsed them and put them in the fridge. Are they still good to feed them if I bake them? Also, do males need a Calcium supplement? Thank you

 

[SilverBirds]

I used some quail eggs yesterday and saved the shells. I rinsed them and put them in the fridge. Are they still good to feed them if I bake them? Also, do males need a Calcium supplement? Thank you

Yes, you can feed the saved shells. Males do need need the extra calcium because they don't lay eggs. They may peck at them but I doubt the males will eat much. Wouldn't hurt them if they did anyways.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Yes, you can feed the saved shells. Males do need need the extra calcium because they don't lay eggs. They may peck at them but I doubt the males will eat much. Wouldn't hurt them if they did anyways.

Thank you for this info. Do you know how long I should bake them? And at what temp? Thank you everyone for this very valuable info

 

[SilverBirds]

Thank you for this info. Do you know how long I should bake them? And at what temp? Thank you everyone for this very valuable info

Probably 250-300F for maybe 5-15 minutes. You're not looking to brown them or anything just long enough to kill any bacteria.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Probably 250-300F for maybe 5-15 minutes. You're not looking to brown them or anything just long enough to kill any bacteria.

Thank you for this info. I plan to bake some soon.