Hi all,
I have 10 week old coturnix quail and I still haven’t had any eggs!
Last week I pulled 7 males from my flock for butchering. I now have 10 females and two males in my outdoor set up. I have an all sides covered run and coop that provide about 44 sq. ft for my quail. We have had some wicked cold blasts here in Montana getting down to -2 a few nights ago. My quail have an infrared heater inside their coop and I assist them with a heat lamp only when it gets below 20 here. When we aren’t in a cold snap I supplement with a light to help encourage laying but still have had no luck. Previously I had my covey on a 16% organic feed that I aggressively supplemented with other forms of protein. Now I have switched to a higher protein crumble so I can have less work and expense but still no eggs. Any suggestions as to how I can help my hens lay would be greatly appreciated. If we don’t start seeing some production my husband likely will force me to harvest all of them seeing as we’ve sunk a huge amount of change into raising them from hatching eggs. Thanks for any assistance.
I have 10 week old coturnix quail and I still haven’t had any eggs!
Last week I pulled 7 males from my flock for butchering. I now have 10 females and two males in my outdoor set up. I have an all sides covered run and coop that provide about 44 sq. ft for my quail. We have had some wicked cold blasts here in Montana getting down to -2 a few nights ago. My quail have an infrared heater inside their coop and I assist them with a heat lamp only when it gets below 20 here. When we aren’t in a cold snap I supplement with a light to help encourage laying but still have had no luck. Previously I had my covey on a 16% organic feed that I aggressively supplemented with other forms of protein. Now I have switched to a higher protein crumble so I can have less work and expense but still no eggs. Any suggestions as to how I can help my hens lay would be greatly appreciated. If we don’t start seeing some production my husband likely will force me to harvest all of them seeing as we’ve sunk a huge amount of change into raising them from hatching eggs. Thanks for any assistance.