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    Help! How to hand feed adult quail?

    I have a pet quail who's 17 months old. Two days ago aprox she started a new treatment for a skin infection she has with voriconazole and amoxicilin/clavulanate. I believe the medication is probably giving her some side effects, because right after starting she has been clumpsy and eating less...
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    Urgent Help - Respiratory problems, stopped laying eggs, diarrhea

    Hi, I have a pet japanese coturnix quail. 15 months old. She lives indoors. I only have a canary that occasionally goes outside in the balcony but he's fine. The bedding is pristine, I spot clean at least twice a day, and change it every few days. She has a nipple drinker so the water is...
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    Big bruise and diarrhea - Is it bad?

    Hi, I have a japanese coturnix quail. 15 months old. A couple days ago or so I was checking a small wound she had, and she fought and fell out of my hands. She took a 50cm fall or so, and I saw her landing close to her butt. I checked on her afterwards and didn't saw anything, and she kept...
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    Several questions about poultry vet care

    I have many questions relating to poultry vet care. I have labelled them with numbers so it's easy to answer. I know they're a lot so I don't expect everyone to answer to everything, but hopefully they'll be all covered in the comments. I appreciate you take the time to answer Here are the...
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    Quail bruised leg - It's this too bad?

    Yesterday night my quail had a small bruise in her pad. It was nothing serious. But she didn't wanna put that leg down while resting. She has a skin fungal infection and I have to apply the antifungal spray 2-3 times a day (Clotrimazol 1%). Today I just picked her up to check on the bruise and...
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    How to apply clotrimazole 1% for fungal skin infection?

    I am asking for a quail but I am guessing the answers probably apply to most of poultry. My quail has a rare yeast skin infection that is sensitive to clotrimazole, ketoconazole and nystatin. My treatment of choice is going to be topical clotrimazole 1%. I've seen they sell it in two formats...
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    Is quail laying feed the same as chicken laying feed?

    I am guessing ...no. My quail has a rare yeast infection and I've been looking into anything that might have led to this situation. I am feeding her allegedly "laying quail feed" that my mom brought me from the store. She told me the clerk told her that was feed specific for laying quail. But...
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    Is this bumblefoot? How to treat?

    My pet quail has a rare yeast skin infection I have diagnosed her with books and a swab after two useless vet visits. It's located on her chest, upper legs and a bit around her head. I am looking for a new vet (a useful one) to take her. But today I just have noticed a bump in her feet. It...
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    What do you do to boost your bird's inmune system?

    What do you do to boost your bird's inmune system? And what about preventing vitamin A deficiency? Also, any tips for quail in particular? Share your recommendations in the comments!
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    Topical and oral anti-fungal medications recommendations?

    I have a pet quail. I'm pretty sure my quail has a skin infection called Rhodotoruliasis caused by the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. It's quite rare and usually only seen in raptors like falcons. I don't know how to treat it tho. Online I've only found it's treated with Amphotericin B plus...
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    Spikey scabs in quail

    Hi, I wonder if these scabs are a common thing or they're a disease or something that needs to be addressed. Here there are some pictures showing where the scabs are located in her body as well as some close ups and a photo of the feeder. There come with some footnotes. I have a Japanese...
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    Spikey scabs in quail

    Hi, I wonder if these scabs are a common non problematic thing or they're a disease or something that needs to be addressed. Here there are some pictures showing where the scabs are located in her body as well as some close ups and a photo of the feeder. There come with some footnotes. I...
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    How do button/king/chinese quail compare to japanese quail?

    Hi, Questions for the button/king/chinese quail keepers here, I am curious as of why do people keep them? I wonder what's the deal with these quails, do people just keep them as pets or for decorative purposes? Or do they have farming purposes as well? I don't see what farming purpose they...
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    Ingrown feather in quail?

    I have two japanese coturnix isabelle quails. They're 8 weeks old. They live indoors in a cage but I let them free in the living room too from time to time. I have discovered some bumps in the chest of my golden quail. There's three of them. I have checked her a bit regularly because she likes...
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    2/2 of my Quails laying :)

    I have two Japanese Coturnix Isabelle quails. A white and a golden one. The white started laying some days ago and has been having some struggles. Yesterday I found two eggs but I didn't know if they all came from her because she layed two shell-less eggs too with a normal egg alone in one...
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    Soft eggs in young quail - with pictures

    Hi, I have two japanese coturnix isabelle quail. They're just 6 weeks old. Yesterday, the white one started laying eggs. I saw it firsthand. Today in the afternoon I found another egg in the cage. I assumed it came from the white quail since she started yesterday and the other hasn't. Now at...
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    My very first egg ^^

    I have two coturnix japanese isabelle quails. A golden and a white one. The goldenI know is female feather sexed. Today I was making sushi in the kitchen, and then heard the music stopped. I went to check and I found out the white quail had scaped the brooder for the first time. It has two...
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    Is this a male?

    1 month old japanese isabelle coturnix quail. Do you think this is a male? I don't know if it's too soon to tell, but today it started making some loud noises. I have two quails and one of them I already know it's female, but the other one I still don't know. It's white so it can't be feather...
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    How do you know a buyer is gonna take care of the brids you sell?

    I know a lot of people don't care about this, but if you do care about where do you send your animals and feel responsible for the life you give them or send them to, stay with me. I have hatched some japanese isabelle coturnix quail and I'm having a terrible experience so far selling the...
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    Help vent sexing 2 weeks old quail?

    Hi, They're japanese coturnix quail. If not vent sexing, then vent-guessing. So I have 7 quail now and I'm only gonna be able to keep 2 or 3. And may will have to sell them at some point, so they better be females. I know it's pretty difficult to vent sex them. Specially when they're just a...
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