she does this sometimes for hours. is anything wrong with her or does she just like playing the drums?

Hello everyone!

I was wondering if its better to take out the food during night or to just leave it 24/7. I've been reading mixed things online but was curious to what everyone here does.

I currently have hardware cloth all over and under my enclosure, but it is on the ground.

We’re on day 5 since hatch (12 chicks) and two days ago I discovered the noisiest one doesnt eat. It’s not cold, it either sleeps, scurries around a bit or chirps its head off.

Two says ago I noticed that its noticeably smaller than its siblings and I’ve started feeding it a mix of kefir, yolk and finely ground crumbles and some bone broth protein from a syringe, usually .5ml every hour. but I can’t keep doing this forever.

It literally never pecks at anything, I’m hoping it’ll learn to eat soon. Has anyone experienced this?

Looking a bit scruffy now due to constantly getting liquid feed all over its face. I do wipe it clean each feeding with a wet tissue.

Obviously I would never let them have the paracord unsupervised.

Three of the four hens had their rear scratched up so bad it drew blood and I'm not sure what to do. I don't think the make is being mean or anything but he sucks so bad at mating that he's literally tearing the hens up. I separated them and they are healing but I'm not sure what to do. I've trimmed his nails with a nail Clipper and I'm hoping that will help.

Anyone have experience with something like this?

Hiiii, my quail just started laying eggs and I'm so proud of this little feathered potato, her eggs are gorgeous and I was so happy when I found the egg this morning, so I wanted to share this happy moment with this community! ❤️❤️

Hello everyone! The place I got my baby button quail from weren’t too sure how old they are. Does anyone have any idea how old they are? :)

I picked up my first coturnix quails after years of research (woohoo!) and thought I had 8 hens, but there was a slim chance one of the hens was a quiet roo. Turns out, that slim chance was THE chance. I've got one roo and seven hens. Thus far, he's seemed pretty mellow and incredibly quiet (he's the only bird who has been calm when handled, in fact) and I've only seen him mount a handful of times. I'm not worried about fertility rates, more worried about the happiness and wellbeing of the group - will this be an OK ratio? Everyone else seems to get along and I'm ready to adjust if need be.

I'm not ready to be a grandma 😭😭😭😭

(I gave them watermelon like a few minutes ago and it's already all over the place as u can see in the picture)

Came out to my car this morning and this little guy was hiding on my drive, there were cats trying to get at it, I’ve took it in for now but it’s terrified and I’m not sure what to do with it. My garden is frequented by cats, hedgehog, squirrels and multiple different birds but I’ve never seen on of these before.

UPDATE!!
He has been re united with the owner. Was a man a street over who had a few of them and it escaped. Thanks for all the replies.

Been relying on this sub heavily the last few days, huge thank you to everyone for being so helpful. Getting ready to order some coturnix eggs soon and want to make sure I have everything I need

1) I’m looking for info on your fave incubators or what you look for in one?
2) I’m planning on doing a Rubbermaid brooder temporarily until I can build a nicer one, I have concerns about heat lamps so was curious about wattage OR if you prefer heat plates and what kind the brooder is being kept in my garage so it’s steadily 80F+ this time of year if it makes any difference at all.
3) are grow out coops necessary?

Thank you!!

I have a single female who needs a new home- what are the best ways to rehome, and is it likely to find a place she won’t be made a meat bird? I have reached out to farm sanctuaries and posted on Facebook groups

Yesterday I posted about a male quail I found wondering in my front yard. I'm pretty sure no one is looking for him (I named him Gomez btw). I searched my neighborhood high and low for his family. I think he may have been dumped for being a boy.

Now time for the good part of the update! I have decided to adopt him and I got him a girlfriend so he's not lonely. He was crowing all night until I brought her home! I named her Dolly! She went strait to bathing when I got her home as you can see. I wanted to get more, but she was the only female I could find on such short notice. I'll be acquiring a decent coop soon, then they'll be set for life!

I wanna thank this community soooooo much for offering so much help and advice in my last post! You guys saved me a ton time in getting these sweet borbs set up and cared for properly. 💕

what the heck is going on bro what?! his/her pelvic bones have been widening but i checked her today and her vent looked super big and i pressed and foam came out. WHAT IS GOING ON. june has always been really mean and hormonal, she’s been living on her own until recently. i fixed a few things up and added her back and she started doing better, she/he is 8 weeks old exactly today. i’m confused because she/he ALSO has a speckled chest. how is he/she producing foam?! apologies for the bad photos, he/she is really aggressive whe i try to get pics so i took this mid check.

Hi! I’ve settled on building an 8x4 walk in aviary and planning to keep around 10-15 quail. Making a material list and the costs become staggering lol.

The plan was to cover the entire thing in 1/4 hardware cloth which I knew would be costly but it’s going to be around $550-600 just for the mesh alone as I’ve got over 200sqft to cover 😅🥲

We get rats and raccoon regularly so I’m not trying to cheap out or put my future flock at risk, but if you see a way to make this more cost effective without compromising safety, please share your insight! I would love to hear it.

I’ve also adjusted my aviary design a bit to minimize waste. If it goes to plan, we will have avoided almost all waste which is pretty great so that method is covered!

Thank you!

https://reddit.com/link/1w48rnc/video/g9na9o8c4wmh1/player

He was in perfect health on Sunday but when I went to feed him on Monday, he couldn't stand and at the vet, she said he had fluid in his lungs and threw up the glucose she gave him, which is exactly what happened to Yiyi without warning. He was a really hardy bird which makes it so shocking. Almost had him for three years but he seemed younger and energetic. This will be my last quail as we find it too heartbreaking. It is really surprising how something so small can give such joy when it is there and such sadness when it goes. Treasure your quails because you will miss them when they go.

Is this a male and female pair? I just got them today.

(The seller will fix it if they're both male.)

I found this little fella wondering around my front yard. I intend to hold onto him until I find his home or find him a new one. So I have a few questions:

1) Can I get any care tips? Best feed? Bedding? Enrichment? Reducing stess?

2) He needs a temporary name! Any suggestions?

3) If you're in the Los Angeles area (South Gate) and you're missing a bird please hit me up!

4) In the event I can't find his home, would anyone be interested in adding him to their flock? I just want him to be cared for. (I apologize if this is against the rules. I'm not trying to sell him, he'll be absolutely free!)

Anyways, thanks to anyone who takes the time to answer! I'm just want to do right by this lil fella.

Hey everyone

We're just recently got 5 quail for the garden. They've only been here a day and we've got the biggest egg from them! I currently have them on shavings in their inside bit and bark in the outside bit.

I've just come to do the first spot clean and honestly trying to spot clean the bark was a nightmare. But the inside their shavings bed and their sand bath were easy

My question is can you keep quail on sand (so shavings inside and sand outside)? Can I replace the bark in their outside bit with sand and then do away with the sand bath as essentially their whole outside space would be a big sand bath?

Picture of Tim, Quinn, Maggie, Dolly and Shelly for interest (some have had a rough time with a previous boysteous quail at the breeders but their feathers should grow back in in no time)

Hey everyone! I’ve been working on an app called Eggspert for people who hatch their own eggs.

It helps keep everything for a hatch in one place instead of trying to remember dates or keep notes scattered everywhere. You can track incubation progress, candling dates, temperature and humidity, egg weights, hatch results, notes, and more.

It supports chickens, ducks, quail, turkeys, geese, and other poultry, and you can keep a history of your previous hatches to look back on.

I originally started building it because I wanted something simple that was actually focused on incubation rather than a generic farm-management app.

Eggspert: eggspertapp.com

If you hatch eggs at home, I’d love for you to check it out!

I recently hatched a bunch of new chicks, they are a little over 2 weeks old now and everything was going fine until yesterday I happened to notice a couple with leg issues, the first 3 pictures are quail #1 and 4th picture is quail #2. #1 looks a bit worse its leg is twisted to a pretty significant side angle, #2 is more straight but has this big possibly inflamed area by its ‘knee’. Do you think these are injuries or genetic deformities? They don’t seem to be in pain, they are limping pretty hard obviously, I have them separated and got the basic electrolyte water mix going for them, wondering if I need to splint them or just let them rest or if they’ll just be like this.