Quail not laying.

[potatoyay]

The light is over 14 hours, quail have plenty of space, constantly have fresh food and water, not stressed by predators, the weather is warm, but we're only getting two eggs a day. We have 13 girls all of age to lay! What's going on?

 

[Huntmaster]

The light is over 14 hours, quail have plenty of space, constantly have fresh food and water, not stressed by predators, the weather is warm, but we're only getting two eggs a day. We have 13 girls all of age to lay! What's going on?

What do you feed your Quail, and what is their age, what is your male to female ratio?

 

[potatoyay]

What do you feed your Quail, and what is their age, what is your male to female ratio?

crumbles + seed, some are several months, some are 6-8 weeks, and we have 3 males for 13 girls.

 

[Nabiki]

What kind of crumbles? Are you providing calcium on the side, or does their feed have about 3.5% calcium?

Seeds are a treat, so I would cut those for a while and if you start with them again, limit to less than 10% of their diet.

 

[potatoyay]

gamebird and we provide calcium on the side

 

[Nabiki]

Do they have hiding places?

 

[Kiki]

Can you go take pictures of the cage right now?

 

[potatoyay]

Do they have hiding places?

yes. their area is big enough for me to stand in plus a lower area with trees

 

[Nabiki]

yes. their area is big enough for me to stand in plus a lower area with trees

I would just be patient, then. I would also look around for traces of rats or snakes.

 

[potatoyay]

I would just be patient, then. I would also look around for traces of rats or snakes.

Oh, we have noticed mice! is that an issue? we're probably going to try remove them since they're stealing the food ...