natural quail remedies

[quailswiss]

Hi,

following on from a very interesting talk on how a rabbit breeder managed to eradicate a very serious disease by using natural remedies (mainly in the greens fed) I am left wondering:

What natural remedy have any of you used (preventative or curative) on your quail?

There are a few post regarding chicken, do they apply to quail do you think?

So far, I have used:

- yoghurt/kefir for digestive system
- vinegar (unpasteurised) in theur drinking water
- wood ash for dust bathing
- silicium dioxide with azadirachta indica extract agains mites (the only item i bought so far)

Any experience with food, especially greens, affecting the quail's health?

 

[quailswiss]

- silicium dioxide with azadirachta indica extract agains mites (the only item i bought so far)

Just worked out that above is Diatomaceous Earth.

 

[TwoCrows]

You know what is really good for quail? Alfalfa. My birds go gaga over it. Alfalfa contains a good green protein that is easy to break down, it contains lots of calcium, trace minerals that are not in regular gamebird food and it is just fun for them to scratch around in.

So it is not only good for their physical health, but their mental health as well.

But it sounds like you have your birds on a great regime of healthy tonics!