- Aug 11, 2014
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i have been reading and from what i understand quail lay eggs even during the winter but less than during the summer. but mine have quit completely. id say i haven't seen an egg since october. i live in Oklahoma so it was still pretty warm at that point. this is how it all went down hill - i had 10 birds (2 roosters and 8 hens) all together in a chicken tractor type structure and a little coop to go inside. and they were laying like crazy. i incubated a bunch and got about 25 babies. CUTE! when they started to get bigger i put them in with the adults. there wasn't really any drama or fighting and every one seemed to be getting along just fine. but i started to get less eggs and they started to molt. so i figured that they were just molting and were on a break but they seem to be done now and look all happy and active. no one is fighting. but ZERO eggs.
this is my first winter with quail so i have no idea whats happening. i thought that since my chickens were not laying as well it had something to do with the lack of light, but i guess i miscalculated the age of the chickens and they were simply too young to lay, but are now just starting to even without extra light.
any suggestions?
thank you
any suggestions?
thank you