Vegetable Gardener
In the Brooder
- Jul 31, 2021
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My quail will be six weeks old on the 4th. I have seen mites on them when they were in the brooder inside, and I keep treating them. I put them outside last week. Here where I live, we have hot, humid and rainy summers (up to 105 degrees F sometimes and close to 100% humidity, especially at peak summer) and cold, snowy winters, rarely gets below freezing. I live near New York.
It is getting cold; it is about 75 degrees F in the morning for the past few days, at night it's getting around 50 still raining at times, so I feel like they are getting cold. The ones with slow development are seeming to get fatter and some feather development. One of my quail vibrates sometimes, even during the day.
I'm not sure if the rooster quail is plucking feathers, because I do see feathers in the cage at times, and he likes playing with everything he sees. I did see him pecking others at earlier stages of life. I do think it stopped, not sure if he' s doing it again. The big hen, who had good feather development, seems like her feathers are getting less and has some feather quills sticking out without any hair on it. Some feathers (even the ones on the floor) seem less hairy.
What is going on? Are there parasites involved? Are they just mating? Stressed out and plucking themselves? I know they always seem to itch themselves, not sure if they are re-molting halfway through the original molt. Whatever the issue is, what is the best way to help them?
It is getting cold; it is about 75 degrees F in the morning for the past few days, at night it's getting around 50 still raining at times, so I feel like they are getting cold. The ones with slow development are seeming to get fatter and some feather development. One of my quail vibrates sometimes, even during the day.
I'm not sure if the rooster quail is plucking feathers, because I do see feathers in the cage at times, and he likes playing with everything he sees. I did see him pecking others at earlier stages of life. I do think it stopped, not sure if he' s doing it again. The big hen, who had good feather development, seems like her feathers are getting less and has some feather quills sticking out without any hair on it. Some feathers (even the ones on the floor) seem less hairy.
What is going on? Are there parasites involved? Are they just mating? Stressed out and plucking themselves? I know they always seem to itch themselves, not sure if they are re-molting halfway through the original molt. Whatever the issue is, what is the best way to help them?