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Quail wounds--pictures--inside job or predator?...
My 10 week old hens live outside in a pen. Maybe 3-4 weeks ago I reinforced it with small chicken wire 2 ft up from the base after one of my hens was beheaded by a predator. (I reinforced it that afternoon.) Then, the following morning another hen had a head wound. not too bad, bloody and some... -
coturnix quail chick colors
got two chicks with strange coloring, was wondering if anyone knows what they are? -
Coturnix Quail Chicks - San Jose, CA
Straight run, four day old variety Coturnix quail chicks. Located in San Jose, CA and they are $5 each.- BlueHorse17
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Building a quail coop and need some advice
Currently, I’m buildings a third coop that eventually will be used for Coturnix quails and I need some advice to make sure my plan sounds ok to you guys with quail I was planning on building a coop/run set up inside my chicken run, the run is 11×12 currently, and I was thinking of walling off a...- The chicken nurd
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- advice coop coturnix quail quail cage quails
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- Forum: Quail
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Trying to find solid answers
Ok all, I have been searching for answers and I know there are similar threads to this, BUT, I keep seeing soo many mixed answers and opinions, I am hoping to get something more concrete: My quail are coming up on 3 weeks old, are mostly feathered right now (Heads are starting, and chests are...- Wandering_r0gue
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- coturnix fully feathered leave brooder moving to cages old enough quail remove heat
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- Forum: Quail
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Quail with Eye and Ear Problem
Recently my coturnix quail developed a squinty, irritated eye. Now I found his ear covered in a scab-type material with his ear hole clogged. I cleaned the area with saline and applied a little bit of Triple Polysporin, but I didn't want to dig anything out of his ear just in case. My regular...- spiffyvanspot
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- canada coturnix ear emergency eye help infection inflammation pets polysporin
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- Forum: Quail
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Aviary questions (foundation leveling and hwc)
Sorry for the long post! I want to make sure we do this right the first time... We're constructing an outdoor aviary for our coturnix, and have finally just finished weatherproofing all the wood with Timber Pro IWS. We have our blueprint and everything, and we're ready to start building...- eddie_van_quailen
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- aviary aviary design coturnix diy aviary outdoor aviary quail
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- Forum: Quail
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Final results of first ever hatch.
Alright, first hatch is wrapped up and this is the breakdown of My results: Ordered 36 coturnix quail eggs from Breezy Bird Farms (South of Winnipeg, MB Canada). They shipped on a Monday, I got them the next day (March 21). (Paid a premium, but they arrived quickly). After a candeling for...- Wandering_r0gue
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- coturnix fitst hatch hatch percentage hatch update summary survival rate
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- Forum: Quail
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White coturnix genetics issues?
I have a question for anyone who can answer... The last four eggs that have hatched, all late, have been pure white quail, and smaller than most that have hatched so far. I have also had to help 2 of them hatch as there were shell issues trapping them in. The question: is there anything in...- Wandering_r0gue
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- #genetics #white assisted hatch coturnix genetics late hatch quail small white
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- Forum: Quail
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Rotating the male as alternative to polyamory?
Forgive my post title, it's the best I could come up with. I have been contemplating getting chickens for years, mostly for the eggs, but my recent move into a neighborhood with a HOA put the nail in that coffin. After some research, I've learned of the potential of Cortunix, and so I've decided... -
Can I handle quail when I’m sick?
I know. This is quite a silly question. I’m just wondering if I can touch my quail while I have a fever, because I don’t want them to get sick. Thank you in advance :)- Qquails899
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- coturnix handling quail
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Bloated coturnix quail chick, help!
My 2wk old Coturnix Quail chick is slightly bloated around the abdomen, I'm not sure how long it has been. I bought four chicks a couple days back and I have noticed this one is slower and smaller than the rest. Any ideas on how to fix this?- DuskShadowDraws
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- chick chick problems coturnix quail quail advice
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My bobwhite covey & the coturnix quail with an identity crisis
Hi all, having been inspired by the wonderful posters here at BYC, I recently started rearing coturnix quails. I know this is going to sound silly but I have been rearing my 7 bobwhite chicks alongside a coturnix quail chick in the same brooder box. That coturnix chick came from the only viable... -
Oregon Help for Quail
Hey there! Any good leads on where to buy quail in Oregon?! Looking into getting some coturnix quail for a new backyard aviary (to be built soon) and finding some roadblocks as to locating them in Oregon. I would prefer not to have to incubate & hatch them myself (feels intimidating), and... -
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Quail Person
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had quail for a year (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7 quail (3) What breeds do you have? Coturnix regular and and celadon (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? They are so cute 💕...- Quailwhatdowehavehere
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- celadon coturnix introduction quail
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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First HG-only hatch
Lockdown! Hoping to see pips tonight. I set a second batch in the first brooder after I moved the first batch to the lockdown brooder. I can’t wait to see what colors and personalities emerge! I don’t know if it’s the stock (Myshire) or that I played podcasts not stop in the brooder, but this...- beccabonny
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- coturnix hatch quail
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- Forum: Quail
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Feather (pics!!) comparison/pattern/genetics/etc
Full disclosure: I’m a genetics nerd. I began playing with breeding different colors/coat types in mice as a teen over 20 years ago and it’s just escalated since 😆 I’m trying to teach myself the quail color/pattern types and since my teen birds are molting I’ve been comparing individual...- MamaBirds_Quail
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- coturnix feathers markings pattern plumage quail
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- Forum: Quail
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Greenhouse aviary?
Does anyone use a portable greenhouse structure to keep their quail? How did you fortify it? I was originally considering something like this: With chicken wire zip tied to the bottom/ potentially around the sides to prevent predators? It’s 10’x 3’ and 20” tall But now I’m considering a...- MamaBirds_Quail
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- aviaries aviary coturnix diy aviary greenhouse greenhouse coop quail
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- Forum: Quail
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Lavender? silver? Snowie? help me ID this weirdo!
My kid called this one Dal, here she is as a hatchling (she’s the loud mouth in the back) When she started growing feathers: 3 weeks, next to an Egyptian and Tibetan (disregard their tomato!) a different breeder suggested she was a Pearl at this point. And now at almost 6 weeks 🤯🤩 her...- MamaBirds_Quail
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- andalusian calico color genetics coturnix dilute quail lavender quail silver snowie
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Coturnix with Cyst on Nose/Face?
Hi all - I live in Northern California and currently have two coturnix, Pashmak & Photoshop who are my pets. I recently came back from a 4-day trip and saw one of my quails had a weird looking cyst or abscess on her face. She doesn't appear to be in any pain, but it doesn't look great. I was...