Jo Protherough
Chirping
- May 30, 2020
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I had 13 button quail given to me last year by my son who'd rescued them from someone who had them living in a small cardboard box (basically had bought them on a whim and didn't want them anymore).
3 males and 10 females
I've got them a huge cage, multilayered with ramps, sandpits, plenty of water etc. the undersides of every level are padded but they don't tend to jump anyway. They are fed a high protein game bird mix with chick crumb mixed in. They have oyster shell available (but its for chickens). I give them fresh greenery (cabbage or lettuce or cress) and mealworms.
I've had 3 females die in the last 2 months. Each time they appear to have laid a big egg, and have gaping bloody vents. The eggs have not broken.
Am I feeding them too much? Too many mealworms? They need to lay smaller eggs I think.
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3 males and 10 females
I've got them a huge cage, multilayered with ramps, sandpits, plenty of water etc. the undersides of every level are padded but they don't tend to jump anyway. They are fed a high protein game bird mix with chick crumb mixed in. They have oyster shell available (but its for chickens). I give them fresh greenery (cabbage or lettuce or cress) and mealworms.
I've had 3 females die in the last 2 months. Each time they appear to have laid a big egg, and have gaping bloody vents. The eggs have not broken.
Am I feeding them too much? Too many mealworms? They need to lay smaller eggs I think.
A
