Quail poo really WEIRD

[Florence NightingQuail]

Hey all - my Cotournix are all looking and behaving healthy, but one of my really big females just did a poo in front of me and it was like a large yellow soft strawberry (that’s the best way I can describe it!). It wasn’t liquid, it was aerated, like a soft but formed foam. And it was the size of a strawberry - like, HUGE for a quail. What the hell?? She seems perfectly active and healthy otherwise, she just kept going about her business! Should I be worried?

 

[ABBandit]

Maybe diarrhea? no clue, I would need to see a pic. How much crude protein is in their diet? Too much crude protein can lead to diarrhea

 

[Florence NightingQuail]

I‘ve done some more research, and I think it might be a cecal poo - it’s really not runny enough to call it diahorea, and I’m not seeing it happening regularly. They are eating run of the mill game bird feed crumble, supplemented by some fruits/weeds/vegetables and bird seed...

 

[FloorCandy]

Are you certain she’s a female, I’ve seen my males pass foam and poo at the same time and leave a huge pile of foamy gross stuff. A female could be redistributing foam that was given to her, but I find that situation doesn’t deposit a big blob, it’s more smeared on her.

 

[Florence NightingQuail]

I’m sure she’s a female - and it was definitely a blob, it had form (ew!). And even though it seemed huge to come out of her, looking at the size of the eggs she lays compared to the others, maybe it isn’t that amazing! (Her‘s are on the left)

 

[Quailobsessed]

I’m sure she’s a female - and it was definitely a blob, it had form (ew!). And even though it seemed huge to come out of her, looking at the size of the eggs she lays compared to the others, maybe it isn’t that amazing! (Her‘s are on the left)

Are they double yolkers? My hens lay large eggs like that, but they have two yolks.

 

[Florence NightingQuail]

Yeah so far, they’ve all been doubles from her. I have no idea why she lays doubles and everyone else singles, I guess she’s just a high achiever