Quail female not laying eggs

[nychickenman55]

Can anyone tell me why my single one female quail is not laying any eggs and it is almost 1st of May. I have 4 male quail and she is over a year old.

 

[sourland]

Is she in with all four males? If so they are probably stressing her so that she will not lay.

 

[satay]

Is she in with all four males?  If so they are probably stressing her so that she will not lay.

Agree.

 

[nychickenman55]

she is laying eggs now but they are not viable. any ideas.

 

[TwoCrows]

she is laying eggs now but they are not viable. any ideas.

X4

Stress will keep them from laying. Stress could play a factor in fertility as well. Get each of the males 4 to 7 hens.

 

[James the Bald]

So what is probably happening in your case is that each of the roos are fighting each other for mating rights and in the meantime your hen is getting stressed out over the whole ordeal. I'd re-cage (or stir fry) the 2 smaller roos and leave the biggest one with her.