bobwhite

Two fold question... Day 25 in the incubator for my bobwhites. The majority are hatched and in the brooder, but I still have several cheeping and pipping. I have several that have pipped on the wrong side of the egg. It's more of in the middle or towards the point of the egg. 1. What causes...

Hello, About a week ago, one of my Bobwhite quail started laying eggs again. I had taken two eggs from her nest. She stopped laying and destroyed her nest. So, I gave them back to her. She literally sang a song when she noticed they were back!! I almost cried! LOL! Since then, she has laid 1...

Hi, everyone. This is my first year with bobwhite quails and I was wondering about when I should expect them to start laying eggs. I am feeding them Purina gamebird layer crumble with crushed oyster shells both in different feeders. I am in the Atlanta area and they have what I think is enough...

Earlier this year I hatched 3 snowflake bobwhites from eggs bought from Ebay. They have all grown well with no issues but when they first hatched, I got this nearly pure white chick while the other two were just normal black and white. The white chick is now matured and she now has these brown...

I drew this picture of a mad male Bobwhite. He's mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. Better watch out quail hunters because Mad Bob is coming for you!

Button Mama with her adopted baby Snowflake Bobwhite. When you have too many baby Snowflake quail, you give one to a motherly Button quail. The adopted Father who is mated with Mama Button also taken part in raising this Baby. Too Cute!

I hatched out about 30 Bobwhite quail as a first-timer a few days ago. I live in AK and the eggs shipped from Iowa taking 4 days in subzero winter temps. I got 30/43 eggs to hatch! I used the MaticoopX incubator from Amazon (amazing!!!) and now have moved them into the brooder. I used a tote...

Hey guys, I currently have 84 bobwhite eggs in the incubator on day 22 today. Yesterday a lot of them pipped (kinda), more like the shells are pushed up just a little bit, almost looks like a little mountain, but no actual hole through the membrane yet. Anyways I was wondering if that’s normal...

Hello! I am looking to buy Butler Bobwhite Hatching eggs, I am currently raising Norther Bobs, but would like to raise a larger breed this spring. I’m looking for hatching eggs from parents that are heavier than 20 oz. I have been unsuccessful looking on eBay so I’m hoping someone here either...

Hi all, having been inspired by the wonderful posters here at BYC, I recently started rearing coturnix quails. I know this is going to sound silly but I have been rearing my 7 bobwhite chicks alongside a coturnix quail chick in the same brooder box. That coturnix chick came from the only viable...

So I have a baby quail that hatched yesterday, I noticed it was not walked like it should be while letting it dry but instead it was dragging itself with its wings. All my other quail are happy and normal but this little guy has one leg way longer than the other, only really uses the shorter...

Hello! On April 9th I'll be adopting 4 Quail, a pair of scaled quail, and a pair of bobwhites. The female bobwhite is a snowflake bobwhite, but I have no idea what coloration the male is... Here's a picture, the male is the dark one and the female is the snowflake one. Any ideas on what the...

Quail design contest! Design a quail! You could describe a quail that you wish was real! There isn't a prize, it's just for fun. If your an artist, draw the quail! I will make a describing template. For instance colors of the quail, size, personality, shape, whatever you think! If you have a...

One of my two snowflake bobwhite quail that I hatched just a month ago, passed away last night. Seemed like it was peaceful, in his sleep. I'm devastated. 😢 I have no clue if it's even possible, but would anyone have any idea where I could even start looking to find a place/individual that...

To get to the point, I'm worried about my friend possibly (non-purposefully) sabotaging the survival of her quails. It's her first time ever hatching anything, and she is hatching some bobwhite quail eggs bought online. I lent her my incubator which I've used for indian runner duck eggs, all...

Hello! I am hatching snowflake bobwhite quail eggs that were shipped to me from a nearby breeder (about 30 miles away). As recommended by the seller, I did not turn eggs for the first 6 days of incubation and situated them with the pointy end facing down. I am now turning them with a roller...

Hi, I own an almost 4 year old Snowflake Bobwhite Quail who has lived indoors her entire life. She lives in a guinea pig cage and has free range of the floor and usually hanging with people on the couch. Recently she has lost weight, I still see her eating food (pellets, along with seeds...

So I've been incubating some bobwhite and california quail eggs I got from my pairs and... ...THEY'RE HATCHING!!! :celebrate One california just popped out. Another one has been hatching, I'll see how that one goes. I don't think they'll all hatch, we've had some really hot days and the...

So I was feeding the birds this morning and I saw one of my bobwhites not looking herself. I picked her up (she didn't struggle, another bad sign) and she's very skinny. She's inside at the moment, I will offer her plenty of food and water. Does anyone know what I can do for her?