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    Little wing thumbs

    :DThanks.
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    Can you Keep a Flock of All Males?

    You can if they cant see the hens, also when they establish a pecking order someones going to be on the bottom, this will be apparent during breeding season. Only way I've found to add new males into an any quail flock all male or otherwise is to remove all of the quails and temporarily place...
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    Little wing thumbs

    OK butchered my first corntix quail didn't cut off wings and just plucked them to my surprise😲, it had little thumbs with tiny claws on its wing joints. Thought this was neet so I shared it here the quail was male btw. If anyone else finds this let me know. It's probably normal tho
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    Quail Crimes and Quail Help

    Tote not that🤣
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    Quail Crimes and Quail Help

    Well, it's rare but when quail hens get broody they get violent especially with males but they will try to run of other hens from their chosen area, you could temporarily put the whole flock in a that or cat carrier for about 15 minutes.it breaks their teratoritoal behavior you can do the same...
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    Processed my first quail today

    Just did my first one tonight, It something you need to do to properly care for you farming animals, it's not about cruelty but respect. I just had to Many males, did not enjoy it but now it's done and they will keep us fed like we keep them fed. It wasn't hard to pluck them either going to save...
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    quail died of unknown causes..

    Had six out of seven males just die, the last was perfectly fine no signs of anything wrong. Isolated him for two days to be sure, nothing wrong with him at all put him in with my females been a week no signs of anything🤷‍♀️. all of the ones that died were black on gray could be genetic...
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    I started raising Corntix quails in early 2020 as a precaution against meat and egg shortages. I...

    I started raising Corntix quails in early 2020 as a precaution against meat and egg shortages. I love these little birds. This site has been of great help to me so I'd like to pass it along. I have also grown up in an area we're raising your own food was just what we all did, be it plants or...
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    How to keep your quail's feet clean?

    Thanks for asking this question. I have Corntix quail and they had been hurting their toes because of this issue, even with dust baths. dakota14breyer's solution inspired my own. Take a dog tub, or large tote with a screen of some kind on top, fill with water enough for your birds to stand in...
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