backyardquails
Hatching
- Jul 12, 2020
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Well, this is my obligatory "Why aren't my quails laying yet?" post. Long-story short, I have 9-week-old quails, 7 female (potentially 8 as I'm still unsure about 1) and 2 males in with them. Still no eggs. I've seen many threads where the quails have stopped laying. Mine never started laying. They ate high protein feed up until week 6 and then I switched them over to a layer feed with 16% protein. They also get chicken egg shells for calcium, and some greens here and there. The males have been crowing fine. They have 14-15 hours of sunlight a day as they are in an outdoor cage and it's the middle of summer. I don't know what is going on. No one looks like they're in pain or discomfort. They definitely have enough space. I did have to remove a few males over the past week because of fighting but since then everything has been peaceful. Anyone had quails that just won't lay? Or does that not happen?
Thanks!
Thanks!