Quail: Are they seriously seasonal?

[Toast n Jelly]

They stopped laying about a week ago! My quail are indoors and I've added extra light on a timer a couple of days ago but they haven't started back laying yet. Will they? Or are they done until Spring? This is the first fall/winter with them for me and I'm surprised that they quit so soon.

 

[wpalmisano]

Quebec. The temperature dropped. Even if you use the light, it has to be somewhat warm too.

 

[aprophet]

when I put lights on mine this past spring it took 2-3 weeks for them to respond these were bobs my coturnix are still going but they get some of the bobs light I am still getting a few fertile bobs eggs but we are getting like 12 hours daylight and I add a couple at either end of the day

 

[lagpmgdsls]

Temperature doesn't affect them laying...only amount of light does. Could they be starting to moult? I have a few who are moulting now and they won't lay when they molt...just make a mess with their feathers everywhere and look extremely scraggly.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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Would they shed at 2 and 4 months?

 

[lagpmgdsls]

They could...

Toast'n Jelly :

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Would they shed at 2 and 4 months?​

 

[Whitehouse Quail]

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Would they shed at 2 and 4 months?


Esp if the weather changed...

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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And that's a blessing as far as I'm concerned

This summer was almost unbearable but yep they'll be getting additional heat in awhile, I find it a little early to heat the barn now.

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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Esp if the weather changed...

Hmmm....

 

[Toast n Jelly]

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Could they havebeen molting?