coturnix quail

Hi, it's been about 2 years since I've used this site to ask questions or to post in general so forgive me for any errors in this thread.. but I just added 5 baby coturnix quail to my homestead. I had a couple questions about getting started with a breeding program more designed towards egg...

They are three weeks old now! Any idea on colors yet? And if not how old do they have to be, I'm super curious what I have 🥰 This is my first hatch and I was not expecting anything other than a 'normal brown' from these eggs that I picked up at a reptile expo! I know I'm going to have to vent...

6mo female Coturnix quail with swollen right side of face, top of head, and slightly around left eye for 3.5 days. No known trauma. Separated and under a heat lamp with food and electrolytes. Using VetRx some but it gets stressed when I mess with it to put it on (normal for my quail). Pooping...

A little update on my wry neck, Plum, who I can definitely now say with confidence that she absolutely adores being pet and held.

For a while now I have had two Chinese painted (CP) quail (assumed a pair) living with my Japanese Coturnix (JC) hens. Surprisingly, the CP roo has not once mated with his CP hen. Instead, he took a fancy to my JC hens. At first it was a futile attempt, he would climb on their necks and sit...

Hi, I am new here (and new to raising birds in general!) my family is on our first coturnix quail hatch and we’re a bit confused as to how to sex our quail. I was wondering if any of you could help me with sexing and figuring out the color of our quail? Thanks. They are all three weeks old...

All stress aside, my stunted quail may have put me through hell, but they’re so sweet and cuddly and have made so much progress. They’re almost completely ready to leave for the farm (sans a few head feathers), but here’s everybody now: Chip: Cookie: Rocky: Plum: Peach: Dot: The...

Hi all back once again. this is my third (and HOPEFULLY final) post regarding Cookie, one of my stunted quail. He’s pretty much gotten all of his plumage sans for a few around his eyes, but I’m hoping that’s finally enough to determine just what exactly he is. Diluted pharaoh, german pastel...

Back with more cute videos featuring Rocky, who still loves his daily snuggles and also has an appreciation for my dog hair covered bed sheets.

Hi all, My stunted quail chicks have finally been growing, it was definitely the food brand that was the cause of all our past problems, so the quail are now getting much rounder and feathered. They’re a month old. Now I’m trying to figure out what a couple of these colours could be. I thought...

All of my quail cry for my attention most of the day, but Rocky is by far the most persistent. He always wants to be held all the time. Here's a lil video of him being a cutie.

Just wondering as a first time quail owner what’s the norm regarding quail smell? I know it’s important to clean frequently because they are known to smell, but I somewhat assumed it’d be from the faecal matter build up, like in chickens and ducks. My quail chicks are starting to develop their...

Hi all, I feel like I've been asking a lot of questions but every time I think I'm set more thoughts arise, so sorry for the spam. My new baby Coturnix quail (first time quail owner) are now 5 days old. They came out of their incubator super fast and rearing to go this morning, it was beloved...

Just a silly video of my new quail chicks tonight. Fortunately all 6 have gotten attached and friendly to me, currently love being picked up and snuggled with. Rocky has been proving himself to be the clingiest haha.

Hi there, I just got done with my first quail incubation. We had a guy hatch late, last night. All eight others were born with normal feet. This last guy though, not so much. I was hoping by morning they would have spread out like the others did, but no cigar. I'm reading and seeing a to of...

I have a few quails I hatched that I have been having trouble sexing. One is a light color and the others have both speckles and a partly brown chest. Could I get some help? Thanks! I’m pretty sure #4 is male but I’m having issues figuring out #1, 2, and #5.

Hi this is my third post up here so far everyone has been really helpful! So in the picture you'll see some eggs I am currently incubating, Some buttons and some coturnix. Although notice the 2 eggs next to it on the right. One of my hens didn't lay an egg for a day and popped out those 2 the...

Hello -- I own three celadon coturnix quail (two males, one female) as pets. All of them are three and a half months old and are separated to prevent biting. The female began laying around mid-December. She lays one egg everyday aside from occasionally skipped days. However, she makes a cry-call...

Hello all, My name is Raquel and I’ve been lurking on here for a couple months now as I prepared to keep quail. I hatched out 34 healthy quail, Pharaoh Coturnix and Celadon Coturnix. They are a week old and I’m in love!! I figured it was high time I made it official and create an account...

Hello there! I've been using BYC basically everyday now, so here's another thread! 😆 So I'm planning on letting my quail (once they're fully mature) roam around my moms garden, but we need to figure out how high the fence needs to be. My friend knows how to clip quail wings, so we're planning...