Hi everyone,
Please forgive me for making this beginner mistake. I’m brand new to raising coturnix quail. I hatched/raised 4 coturnix quail and they are 5 weeks old this weekend. I was given 5 coturnix chicks that I believe are 3/4 weeks old (not 100% sure their exact age), but they are considerably smaller than my original 4. The person that gave them to me said they have already been outside and said I can add them to my other 4 which just went to their outdoor enclosure a few days ago, and to keep an eye on them. So I did that, but my original 4 were being so mean to the younger 5 and a little blood was even drawn at one point (they pecked the side of one of their heads). I felt terrible! So I have the younger 5 inside in the brooder and they are calm, eating, drinking and perfectly fine.
I think the majority of the aggression came from my male, who just started crowing yesterday. But not sure if the others were fighting too.
This situation freaked me out as I’ve never dealt with anything like this. Before even trying to introduce them again I definitely want to make sure the younger ones are way bigger, and I may end up getting rid of my male.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Please forgive me for making this beginner mistake. I’m brand new to raising coturnix quail. I hatched/raised 4 coturnix quail and they are 5 weeks old this weekend. I was given 5 coturnix chicks that I believe are 3/4 weeks old (not 100% sure their exact age), but they are considerably smaller than my original 4. The person that gave them to me said they have already been outside and said I can add them to my other 4 which just went to their outdoor enclosure a few days ago, and to keep an eye on them. So I did that, but my original 4 were being so mean to the younger 5 and a little blood was even drawn at one point (they pecked the side of one of their heads). I felt terrible! So I have the younger 5 inside in the brooder and they are calm, eating, drinking and perfectly fine.
I think the majority of the aggression came from my male, who just started crowing yesterday. But not sure if the others were fighting too.
This situation freaked me out as I’ve never dealt with anything like this. Before even trying to introduce them again I definitely want to make sure the younger ones are way bigger, and I may end up getting rid of my male.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.