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Hopefully getting some quail today , any advice on these would be most welcome
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Hi we often keep Quails, they are brilliant. Any thing in particular you would like to know? -
What are the best for laying? also diet , ive had quail before but it was quite some time ago so need refreshingComment
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Hi we bought them from the market don't think they were a variety just from the farm We feed them on chicken food, weeds, nettles the odd worm or bug. Everyone of them produced one egg a day if not two!!!! Sometimes you have to dig for the eggs as they bury them under the soft topsoil.Comment
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Thank you for the advice ;-)Comment
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anytime, anything else just ask. Enjoy them they are so cute and the eggs really prettyComment
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Well that was a waste of time got to the breeder to find out hed stopped breeding them doh knew I should of rang on the plus side boughg some nice silver laced wyndottesComment
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Off to kings Lynn tomorrow to pick up some quail his time rang the bloke he has some yaaayComment
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We feed ours chick crumb with some foreign finch mixed in. The love greens and will shred a cabbage rapidly. They seem happier with some hacked off branches of trees in their house and really didn't like being stared at by chickens - they stopped laying.
They tend to fly straight up and can injure themselves this way and if they get out they vanish quite quickly - though I once managed to catch one 3 days after it escaped.
Beware of rats - we had one get in and it made a real mess killing 11 out of 14 quail - since I stapled wire mesh over everywhere including the roof we've not had a return.
Good luck with themComment
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Thank you for the advice squibbs , I like the branch idea ;-)Comment
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We clip their wings but they will still get out if they can and are gone really quickly so be careful.Comment
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Just home with our quail very pleased with them, the breeder was very knowledgeable and had several different types hmmm maybe I should get some more lolComment
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