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Will this provide enough fertility to hatch eggs? I am thinking of expanding and doing another pen, and its really been a turnoff dealing with the roosters I originally started my current flock with. What is the bare minimum ratio I can have and also ensure some fertility?

Thanks for the suggestion, I love the Govee meat thermo I have for smoking. Didn’t know they made hygrometers but I would definitely trust one made by them.

Thanks for the post, that’s a great link!

Hi all! New to quail keeping and I am thinking of expanding - seems realllllly uncommon for newcomers to the hobby, right?? :lau Anyway, looking for suggestions for a beginner with a small flock (13 birds) to incubate and hatch eggs! I am frankly pretty overwhelmed by all the choices. Looks...

Grr….glad it isn’t a bigger issue than moulting but man is it annoying my little quail JUST started laying before this :he

Thanks for the responses, folks!! So I’m guess during the moult, egg production ceases? About how long does this process usually take? Glad to know it isn’t the roos cuz now that they are crowing I love the sound and have grown a little attached…

So I originally had started my outdoor pen with 14 birds, 11 hens and 3 roosters. I culled one roo that was the meanest and that left me with 11 hen and 2 roosters. Some of you may have seen I posted a few days ago about getting my first eggs around this time also. For the sake of the timeline...

So I got my first quail ever this year as chicks, I think it was the first weekend of March. They were chicks that at that time were a few days old. Since then they’ve been a blast to watch and interact with and I’ve been reading non stop on here, Reddit, and the many books I’ve ordered on how...

Thanks for the info. As far as the waterer goes, any suggestions for a system I wouldn't have to clean every day? There are times I have to be away from home for a couple/few days, and it would be nice to have the waterer be hassle free for that long

I am finishing up my fully outdoor pens and I am wondering about feeders and waterers. I plan on making my own out of PVC and poultry cups for the waterer, and a bucket hopper and pvc tube for the food. How many poultry cups should I need and how many food holes should i drill in the pipe? I...

all kept together. I am thinking of having both "ends" enclosed so either way the wind blows, they can get out of it 100%

I'm building an outdoor pen for 14 quail. I'm aware of the 1 sq ft/bird rule for the pen, which will be constructed of 2x4, 2x2 and hardware cloth. I'm wondering how much space should i have enclosed, to keep the birds out of the wind and give their feet a resting spot from the hardware cloth? I...

As the question says, I am in need of either one large or two smaller outdoor pens. Googling around I find a lot of results coming from Winola Ranch but those cages look awfully small and don't really seem to be a good choice for outdoors (no solid windblock, etc). Can anyone share a good option...

Hey all, I have coturnix that I am ready to build a new enclosure for, and I'm wondering if i can house them all together. Currently I have 15 quail, 12 hens and 3 roosters. Of the three roosters, one is exceedingly calm and docile, one is the typical rooster quail temperament, and one is a...

Thanks for the reply. Protein: 0-4 weeks they were on 30% starter, 4-6 weeks they had 22%. They are a little over 6 weeks now and I have just switched them to 20%. They are kept for now in an unfinished basement that often has a couple windows open for ventilation and usually it is around...

So it is about time for me to get my quail into their outdoor homes now that they are old enough and it is also warm enough where I live. It seems like some of the quail (maybe 40% or so of them) have some sparse feathering? Such as incomplete feathering on the lower breastbone area, on the...

I guess I've not seen this discussed, but supposing I meet the space requirements for them, could 16-18 birds be housed communally? Lets say the ratio was at 5 hens to one rooster? Or would they be better served in 3 separate 1:5 pens?

Wondering what everyone prefers for leg bands for coturnix or similar sized quail? I ordered a package of THESE from Amazon by searching "quail leg bands". They only stay on my most gargantuan of birds, most they slide off. None of my birds were able to wear them at all until they were several...

Thanks for the reply. What about crickets? The pet store kind? The pet store near me has "dusted" and regular.

Wondering what scraps can be fed safely to quail, and what ones they enjoy? I saw somewhere that they like cucumber but I tried that and they had almost zero interest in it....I also know that as a general rule they are not quite the garbage disposals that chickens are, but I am looking for...