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What made you happy today?
The MerriQuail chicken coop has actually been done for a while, but I finally got the video done.- Nabiki
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Quail Dust Bath Ideas
If you do that, do you have space to bury most of the bottom half? Then you can cut the entrance into the top half, and they're even less likely to kick it out. It will also make it more stable. -
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- Post #26,238
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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Sad News
My oldest cat, Widget is on her last day. She's 20.5 and has been slowly fading for the last few weeks. 3 days ago, she barely ate anything, and as of yesterday, stopped eating and drinking entirely. She's on an old sweatshirt on my bed now. I'm making sure to pet her every time I walk by... -
Things you wish you could say
Widget will still be with me at the end of today.- Nabiki
- Post #17,249
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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Quail enclosure
I know I've told you before that button quail don't mature as fast as coturnix. It is also going into winter, so they may not even start laying until spring. I know you mentioned wanting to give them enough light to lay year 'round, but if you do that, be aware that it will shorten their... -
Violent chick
I would stop all the treats for now. Those first 4-6 weeks is when they do most of their growing, so proper nutrition is critical. -
Violent chick
It's probably the mealworms. The larger chick is mistaking toes for worms and pecking at them. I don't start giving treats to my birds until they're at least 4 weeks old. -
Things you wish you could say
Widget has good appetite and is getting better.- Nabiki
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Violent chick
They usually stop doing that by day 2 or 3. What are you feeding them? You might try adding a couple hiding places for them. -
What are these quail doing.
They're probably scratching in the sand, maybe thinking about a bath, maybe looking for bugs. -
Poultry afraid of the rain?
49 isn't deadly for them, but they are probably cold. They get some shelter from the cold under the coop and they can hide, so that's where they feel safest. Place some hiding places around their pen. They'll feel safer if there are convenient places to take shelter rather than a large open...