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Is she getting enough calcium?

I'm glad they'll have the best life they can.

I got some free fence panels a while back. We used four of them to make the chicken yard (between the greenhouse and the side fence) and will probably use the rest to fence off the area between my house and the one next door neighbour. I don't have enough to fence between my greenhouse and the...

What an adorable garden pest. Rather like I feel about the deer that hang out in my yard.

That's what I was afraid of. It sounds like an albino. If it is not already blind, it probably will be soon. You might be able to delay the loss of sight by keeping it in dim lighting, but I have yet to have an albino that didn't need to be culled. It's good that the eyes aren't bulgy since...

How can you sleep through your @#$@ dog barking off and on all night? It wakes ME up. I really, really do not like your dog. Or you.

I can't tell from this angle, but are the eyes bulgy on this one? Are they red?

Nothing compared to Charles Nelson Reilly.

I can't say that I've ever hand fed a quail or conversed with anyone who has. The usual method is to try to tempt the bird with particularly tasty treats. I would try some Nutri-Drench in water and give her that by dropper every couple hours. I usually offer it until they refuse to take...

They can live 3-5 years, but they usually start declining in fertility and egg laying at about 2 years. Male fertility usually starts to drop at about 18 months.

I thinned out my carrots yesterday and cooked the greens (and tiny roots) into some fried rice. Waste not, want not, right? Also the first thing that I've gotten to eat out of my garden this year.

I automatically filled in "We're the Monkees" instead of "It's Saturday!"

She may have flushed and hit her head, or it is possible that she had a stroke, especially at her age. I have heard of coturnix living up to 5 years or so, but 3 years is pretty old. I do have a pen of "retirees" that are all about 3 years old and I am beginning to lose them one by one.

@007Sean might be able to help. This is outside of my experience.

Welcome to the world of quail! Big Boy looks like a boy to me, but vent sexing to be sure would be a good idea. It sounds like they're still young, but if you keep all three boys in with only three girls, you're going to have problems. Your boys will most likely start to fight and it will...

It looks like she may have gotten pecked. I don't see any swelling or discharge that would indicate disease, but I'm not an expert on that. I would definitely rinse with saline. The smaller, darker poop sounds like she may not be drinking enough. Make sure she has plenty of fresh clean water...

You want at least one square foot per bird. Subtract space that you're using for feeders, waterers, sand baths, and hiding places. As long as your quail a dry and out of the wind, they can handle below freezing temperatures quite well. If you give them small shelters (boxes, flower pots...

I'm completely oblivious. I see that someone got me a new Premium Feather membership as of May 5th, but I just noticed it. Thank you to the person who gave it to me!

Can you post pics of the sick bird? 3 years old is rather old for a quail, but this doesn't sound age related. It also doesn't sound feed related, but her feed may be keeping her from being as healthy as she might be. Every time I've looked up Heygates feed, I find that it does not provide...