I hatched out quail in September 2024 and they havent layed a single egg and the vents are tiny

[NickofromSouthFlorida]

Their vents will be small until they start laying. Once they start laying, their vents stretch out.

In my experience, chicks that hatch during spring/summer will start to lay a lot sooner than chicks that hatch in fall/winter. I have a batch of celadons that hatched about the same time as yours and they have not started laying yet. I don't expect them to start until spring since I'm not providing extra light.

Thank you so much for the help.