Quail Losing Feathers

[Kiki]

May I also suggest that you pick a couple of these boxes from the grocery store for free... To fill with dirt to put in the cages.
I would also suggest putting the feed container inside of a box with dirt so they don't waste so much feed.

 

[KimTatum03]

I am in Houston.

None of my birds have ever molted bad but my oldest birds have only been about 2 years old.

Thank you. I haven’t had a bad problem either

 

[KimTatum03]

I believe that bird that has the bareback has been overbred It could also be old.

Are you aware that 2 years old is quite old for a Coturnix?

Do you have any idea how old these birds are?
From what I can see in your pictures none of those birds are feather sexable.

These birds are right at one year old according to the coworker I took them from. Is it normal for them to overbreed one and not the other females in the cage?

 

[KimTatum03]

May I also suggest that you pick a couple of these boxes from the grocery store for free... To fill with dirt to put in the cages.
I would also suggest putting the feed container inside of a box with dirt so they don't waste so much feed.

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This is a great idea. A dust bath would help if it is something like mites

 

[Kiki]

This is a great idea. A dust bath would help if it is something like mites

These birds are right at one year old according to the coworker I took them from. Is it normal for them to overbreed one and not the other females in the cage?

I doubt it's mites.

Well... Do you know how many were in each cage while your friend had them?

 

[Kiki]

Thank you. I haven’t had a bad problem either

I thought these were your very first quail.
Am I missing my something?

 

[Kiki]

I just went out to take this video...it's dark but you should be able to see how I have those dirt boxes covering most of the floor.
If you can't tell I'll get better pictures or a video tomorrow during daylight hours.

 

[KimTatum03]

I doubt it's mites.

Well... Do you know how many were in each cage while your friend had them?

I kept them at the same qty of six six then eight

 

[KimTatum03]

I thought these were your very first quail.
Am I missing my something?

With my other birds molting. These are my first quail. I have ducks and chickens.

 

[KimTatum03]

I just went out to take this video...it's dark but you should be able to see how I have those dirt boxes covering most of the floor.
If you can't tell I'll get better pictures or a video tomorrow during daylight hours.

With this taking up most of the floor do they then dedicate in the box? If it isn’t mites, would you want that much drop through space taken up? Or maybe help me understand more on the why