My new quail project

[JaeG]

They do still look to have chick down on their faces so they'll need the heat of the light for maybe a week or two until they are fully feathered. You have a lovely range of colours.

 

[JoeQ]

keep in mind that when birds are brought to a new place that could add another several weeks to the time they lay, there is a possibility they may not lay for another 1.5 months! Just so you aren't wondering why you aren't getting eggs!

 

[JoeQ]

Hi friends!
My quails are now in home.
They're less big than I suspected. today at morning one of them died, I think was because of cold, they pobably are still very small, so this morning I put a lamp for heating there.
The man who sold me the quails said there are approx. at 1.5 months to start laying eggs, so they probably have like 2 weeks. I really don't know so much about these birds. I think is better to let them to become big to release at the big pen.

My quails

• Royac
• Apr 17, 2018

My quails

• Royac
• Apr 17, 2018

how many did you buy, and what is the ratio of hen to cock?

 

[Royac]

Hi!
Yeah JaeG, there are like 5 diferent color, including a white male, with a black spot in the head.
I will dedicate this 1 month they will remain in the small cage to prepare the big one, I need to plug small holes and places. We had some big rodens (family of capybara) in that cage, so I need to install finer net around that. I have a big piece of concret inside the big cage, like a canoe. I was thinking about put some ground on that. You think they may like this?
JoeQ, I bought 21, one died. there are 4 males and 16 females, as the man who sold said.

 

[paneubert]

Your white one with the spot of black is a Texas A&M. Just in case you wanted to know!

 

[007Sean]

They do still look to have chick down on their faces so they'll need the heat of the light for maybe a week or two until they are fully feathered. You have a lovely range of colours.

X2

 

[Royac]

Hi!!
Thank you for the data paneuber, a new thing i learn today hehe.
Here I attach some photos of the advance of the big cage!!.

Quail Cage

• Royac
• Apr 18, 2018

Quail Cage

• Royac
• Apr 18, 2018

Quail Cage

• Royac
• Apr 18, 2018

 

[JaeG]

Hi!
Yeah JaeG, there are like 5 diferent color, including a white male, with a black spot in the head.
I will dedicate this 1 month they will remain in the small cage to prepare the big one, I need to plug small holes and places. We had some big rodens (family of capybara) in that cage, so I need to install finer net around that. I have a big piece of concret inside the big cage, like a canoe. I was thinking about put some ground on that. You think they may like this?
JoeQ, I bought 21, one died. there are 4 males and 16 females, as the man who sold said.

You could put a log infront of it for them to climb up on (mine love stairs), fill it with sand and make it their dust bathing area perhaps. They are going to have a lot of fun with that much space.

 

[Royac]

Dear JaeG, you have stolen my idea of the logs hehehe!
I have some pine logs ready for that. I think also I will put mounts of logs on the left side of the cage (2nd photo).

 

[Royac]

Hi again!
This morning other quail looks a little bit sick. Is in a corner, and doens't want to wake up. You think should be because is still cold? may I try to close more the small cage?
Would be very frustrating to have more deaths, I don't know if it's normal to have some deaths when you buy this size