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Hi everyone 👋 I've had my coturnix quail for around a year now - they've all lived very happily together with no fighting or dominance issues. I have 6 females and no males. About 3 weeks ago they stopped laying (I'm in Australia and we're coming out of winter, which about half of them laid...

Hey everyone! So I've had my covey for 1 month now and only one hen is laying (so far as I can tell based on the eggs, of which I get 1 a day). I'm getting 14hrs of daylight here in Australia at the moment, with days getting longer, so that shouldn't be the issue. Are there any other reasons why...

Hey folks! So I got my first egg yesterday (hooray!!) after 3 weeks in their new home. Very exciting. And then today I got a second egg (double hooray!!). My question is, are they from the same hen? I know that hens are supposed to lay almost identical eggs (right?) so I'm confused because I...

Hey everyone! So I have 2 male quails and 7 females in my aviary - lots of space and hidey holes provided. I recently swapped 3 males for 3 females, although one new gal has turned out to be a guy. I was originally aiming for only 1 male, but here we are. One of the new females came to me...

Hey everyone, So from my new covey of 10 'laying females' I lost one, and 4 turned out to be male :gigSO. I've swapped 3 of the males for HOPEFULLY 3 females from the original breeder (although a foamy poop in my halfway house that the newbies are transitioning in has me feeling a bit...

Hey everyone! I've had my quail now for 2 weeks and would love to know more about their different noises. Outside of the male crowing, they most commonly make a repetitive low, croaking noise (kind of like a frog?) and a repetitive sort of... cricket-like chirping. They don't open their beaks...

Hi everyone! I was finally able to collect my ladies today! :wee 10 female (hopefully) laying age coturnix, who all seem very tame and chill which is a nice surprise. I have left them to their aviary to settle in for the evening but they did let me come in and take photos, some were easier to...

Good morning, afternoon and evening everyone. This weekend I am finally going to pick up my first little flock of 10 coturnix quail - all laying age hens. They're going into a brand new aviary and I have no other quail, so it will be all theirs. I have a couple of questions about how best to...

Hey everyone! Will coturnix quail be able to use this waterer? Alternatively can anyone suggest something I can use that will hold enough water that it won't need refilling every day for around 10 quail? Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone! Not sure if anyone wants to see, but I love watching step by steps of other people's set up, so I thought I'd post my aviary build for anyone that's interested :) It's a slow process as work and lockdown restrictions mean time and resources are limited, but hopefully we'll be able...

Hi everyone! I'm new to both BYC and raising quail - I don't have my quail yet as a regional covid lockdown means I can't travel to collect them, but I'm hoping to be able to move around again in a week or so. I have done lots of research but have a few questions that google hasn't been able...

Hi everyone, I have recently moved to the mid north coast of NSW, Australia and am looking to start a small 12-15 bird aviary for eggs and meat (if I can muster the courage for the latter!). This will be my first time owning quail. I have done all of my research, looked into what they need and...