r/quails

I finished building my quail coop, it’s 8x8 and I plan to have 30 birds in there. I have 12 currently coop ready still in their brooder, and I have 18 in an incubator (not sure how many will be hatching of course).

Looking for the best bedding that is easy to keep clean while also makes the birds happy! I’m not new to livestock birds, I have had chickens for many years but finally got into quail.

I’ve read that quail like a sand bedding, but I’m worried how that will drain with my plywood floor base on the coop.

FYI: there will be a tarp going over this of course to protect from the elements, it will be here tomorrow. & also. the coop is NOT lopsided lol. The cattle panel hasn’t set yet, it’s still bent from squeezing it in my vehicle. The framing is all level.

Kenny is special - he got picked on in the enclosure so much I took him out and now he’s in a brooder with 4 week old quail (don’t worry he’s under supervision and he loves being with them it would seem he’s finally roaming and relaxing)

Kenny is also named after South Park because of the character Kenny who always gets hurt and or dies lol

DISCLAIMER**** these are not my quails****

I’m currently farm sitting for a couple right now, and right before they went on vacation for 2 wks, my boyfriend noticed these quails in a cage getting scalped by another bird. I don’t know how long they were in there for, I don’t know if they recently put them in there THAT day or what.

There were originally 4, one in the pen was entirely dead, and the other one that passed I believe was just too far gone, it only survived a couple days. These two seem to be doing better. I don’t have access to a vet/or really any money to work with.

The two left are set up in a ≈20x30x14 inch clear storage box with no lid. They have white pine shavings + food and water.

I left the wounds alone for 3 days and then pat some saline on the wounds to clear debris leftover.

Are any of you able to tell me possible things to do for them?? I’m lost and never taken care of a bird let alone an injured one. Does it at least look like they’re healing fine?? :( my heart breaks for these quails

Are these guys ready to move out of the brooder, or do they need some more time with the heat lamp? They seem to have most of their adult feathers but a few still have some fluff.

>Hey all — I run QuailSales (a marketplace for live quail and hatching eggs) and a recurring thing I keep hearing from folks here is "I have birds I need to find a home for and Facebook keeps deleting my posts."

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>So I added a free section called Free Birds specifically for rehoming. No fees, no listing cost, no boost upsells — just a place to post birds that need a new home and let local folks find them.

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>A few things I tried to get right:

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>- It's separate from the paid marketplace so rehome posts don't get buried under for-sale listings

>- Pickup-only is encouraged (shipping is rough on birds being rehomed)

>- You can include photos, location, and a description so people can ask the right questions

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>Link is quailsales.com/rehome if anyone needs it. And if you have feedback on what would make it more useful, I'm all ears — still iterating.

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>Hopefully this helps a few birds land in good homes.

I found this little thing today while cleaning up the yard. Apparently it’s a giant bobwhite quail (or so we think). Is there a way to incubate this egg without an incubator?

Ich habe leider kein besseres Bild, aber es zeigt den Ernst der Lage. Links im Bild!

Vor ein paar Tagen ist meine Schwester auf die Idee gekommen, unserer Glukke ein paar Küken unter zu jubeln.

Es hat nicht geklappt (sie hat es mit Gewalt versucht)

Ich habe die pflege übernommen.

Die Küken kamen vom Züchter direkt aus dem inkubator.

Von Anfang an ist Hummel(mein Sorgenkind) hinten dran.

Es frisst sehr wenig und trinkt nicht selbständig.

Innerhalb von drei Tagen ist ihr Gewicht von 8,7g / 8,8g auf heute 10,02 g gestiegen. Aber sie wirkt extrem schwach, apathisch und fällt immer um.

Ich messe regelmäßig die Temperatur, unter der kükenplatte sind es 34-36 Grad.

Wenn ich ihr Elektrolyte tropfenweise an den Schnabel gebe trinkt sie es, aber danach macht es den Anschein, das diese anstrengung ihr die Kraft raubt, sie fällt dann um und bewegt sich für ein paar Minuten gar nicht mehr.

Was kann ich tun?

Has anyone painted the interior of a Dales quails hutch? If so, what type of paint did you use? Thanks

After receiving such quick and constructive answers here, I thought I'd join this subreddit. With this post I would like to show you my quail home. We've had quail for 4 years.

The former tortoise house has been converted into a quail home. The base plate is partly concreted and partly lined with rodent protection mesh. Outside there is a completely covered stable. To ensure that they do not come into contact with wild birds and their droppings.

Thank you so much for allowing me to be here.

Hi all, I’m a new father to these quail chicks.

Any tips on what to do?

They love that cool garden hose water more then anything i guess lol. They go crazy for it 🤣

Habe diesen kleinen Zwerg schlüpfen lassen und bin mir aber über seine Abstammung unsicher da er der erste seines Farbschlages ist den ich hab? Irgendeine Idee? Es geht natürlich um Cortunix Quails (japanische Legewachteln) aber welcher Farbschlag? Schonmal Danke im voraus ✨

Mama started to look rough, so we took the eggs away for her health. Candled and so some air pockets and veins. Ended up throwing them in the incubator for a few days to see if anything would come of it…..so far three healthy babies!

One of my quails always makes this sound, I feel like its an angry or stressed sound but it is my first time having quails. This is from a male coturnix quail.

Male to female ratio is okay, they have sand baths, I clean their enclosure and water daily, they have lot of food with lots of access points for less competition, I even give them small treats like dandelions and lavender.

Mildly interesting. Banana for scale