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    “Fluffed” quail?

    Phew, glad to hear its not just mine - a "bad feather day" is EXACTLY what it looks like. This girl prefers bathing in the chaff, and doesn't seem to care too much about sand when I put it in but I'm not sure if that's because the other girls push her off. Maybe I'll try adding an extra sand box...
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    “Fluffed” quail?

    Poop looks completely normal, but I have an opportunity to run a fecal for free on Friday so I'll be looking for parasites then. I really hope its not the coffee chaff that's causing it! I've had them on it since I first got them in June, and it has been game changing - no more flies, no more...
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    “Fluffed” quail?

    Hi all! I have a lovely gal that has been “fluffed” for approximately a week. Image attached. She’s still eating, drinking, running around, and acting generally normal with perhaps a few moments of truly fluffing, tail bobbing, squinting and in general being a bit lethargic. She in general...
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    coop construction questions

    Hi friends! Newbie from Minnesota here. I'm building my own quail coop - 2x2x6 with a second level consisting of a 2x2 run and a 1.5x2 coop, pine bedding and solid bottom for everything. I plan on having the first level hardware cloth all the way around. From what I've read the quail most...
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