Snicketysnoksnaksnik
Songster
- Nov 26, 2021
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I got some new quail maybe a month ago, 2 females (I hope they’re females). Today and yesterday I realised my male quail was really tired and thirsty, I decided to check today since he was shaking quite a lot. I looked closer at him and realised he has bald spots. I took him and a female, who I knew didn’t bully him, he drank a ton, took a dustbath, ate a bit and is now sleeping.
I’m not sure what to do since the cage he is currently in is quite small and I don’t have any other cages. The female can’t be in the cage for long since I don’t have game bird feed so I give them normal chicken feed, I see her hunting and catching bugs and I also capture some and feed them to her. I’m assuming this is where she gets her extra needed nutrients from since she’s been alive for maybe a year now (laying eggs) and other females which were kept without grass died due. She‘s very picky and won’t eat food unless she likes it, not keen on trying either.
I’m not sure what to do since the cage he is currently in is quite small and I don’t have any other cages. The female can’t be in the cage for long since I don’t have game bird feed so I give them normal chicken feed, I see her hunting and catching bugs and I also capture some and feed them to her. I’m assuming this is where she gets her extra needed nutrients from since she’s been alive for maybe a year now (laying eggs) and other females which were kept without grass died due. She‘s very picky and won’t eat food unless she likes it, not keen on trying either.
