JerryDwane
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- Mar 6, 2018
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Hi everyone. I have searched diligently but have not found an answer to this problem. I bought roughly 20 quail at the auction 2 Saturdays ago. I have never raised them before. I can now easily distinguish the males from the females but I'm not sure their exact age. I'm just questing 5 weeks or so as they are not laying yet.
I have read about problems with males fighting and or females getting to much from a male but I cant find anything on the following.
I have put up two photos but I have actually pulled 4 quail that look like this out in the last 2 days because they each look like the photos. Its strange as 2 of the plucked birds are males and 2 are females. I do not see any breeding going on as of yet but something is going on as they are killing one another. None dead yet but I pulled them in time. I've seen this in Chickens but that is usually from feather pulling when the are deficient. I'm at a loss, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I have read about problems with males fighting and or females getting to much from a male but I cant find anything on the following.
I have put up two photos but I have actually pulled 4 quail that look like this out in the last 2 days because they each look like the photos. Its strange as 2 of the plucked birds are males and 2 are females. I do not see any breeding going on as of yet but something is going on as they are killing one another. None dead yet but I pulled them in time. I've seen this in Chickens but that is usually from feather pulling when the are deficient. I'm at a loss, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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