quail 2 months old

[chkinleg]

quail 2 months old and I just moved them to new cage and added a few new ones there as well and now they are opening their beaks very fast and shutting it with a quivering under there beak like a gobble almost very fast ,did I do something wrong or is this normal and I didn't notice it b 4.. they have plenty of water n feed ,,,any help would b appreciated thanks for any help

 

[le_bwah]

quail 2 months old and I just moved them to new cage and added a few new ones there as well and now they are opening their beaks very fast and shutting it with a quivering under there beak like a gobble almost very fast ,did I do something wrong or is this normal and I didn't notice it b 4.. they have plenty of water n feed ,,,any help would b appreciated thanks for any help

The quail are panting. It's normal for them to do when they are stressed out or too warm, it helps them stay cool. They might be stressed out from the move/new birds, or maybe their cage is in a warmer spot. Your birds sound okay, just keep an eye on them and make sure they have plenty of shade and water.

 

[chkinleg]

UPDATE<<<they have calm down for now but have only a couple that's still doing it ,,anyone no why they do this ? thank you

 

[chkinleg]

thank you for your info.. just read it after I posted , should I put a fan on them there in a cage 3ft wide x8ft long total of 10-12 in cage ,the sun is shinning in so I put a shad screen over part of cage. but there was still plenty of shade in back of cage

 

[chkinleg]

they were hurting my females making there back head raw I removed males ,,,question dose it mean they are male for sure when they grab back of head and jump on there back ?

 

[Hungarianquail]

thank you for your info.. just read it after I posted , should I put a fan on them there in a cage 3ft wide x8ft long total of 10-12 in cage ,the sun is shinning in so I put a shad screen over part of cage. but there was still plenty of shade in back of cage

Mines are in full shade, but summer temps still crawl up in the 90's. Quail loves cold, but heat is hard on them. I put a fan in there for them over their sand box with a timer for daytime hours only. If the breeze is too much, they can move over. If they're hot, they lay under it. They love it.

 

[Hungarianquail]

they were hurting my females making there back head raw I removed males ,,,question dose it mean they are male for sure when they grab back of head and jump on there back ?

I have seen females do similar. Maybe it's a form of domination or establishing packing order. If you have one that's too aggressive, you may have to remove them. Make sure you don't have too many males per female.

 

[chkinleg]

ok thanks .its my first time raising quails and I'm having a hard time sexing them because there different colors and not the normal quail color

 

[chkinleg]

your pin is very nice ,, thanks for the info ,I'm going to put a small fan in mine like you have ,my cage is 3ft x 8ft

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

pics f the birds will help to sex them.