Wow this is interesting. I have the same dotted whites, I have them separated in breeding pens. One day I noticed my male had a bleeding foot...Next day I noticed one of the females had blood all over her side, her foot and her neck. I separated injured hen and then sat back and watched this pen closely. Discovered it was one of the females...I saw her go after the feet on several of her group. I removed her from the group. Couple day later reintroduced her and she attacked the other birds feet right away. She is not part of the breeding program any longer... she has a bad temperment so I don't hatch any of her eggs. The injured hen doing fine and back with her group. No problems now. Never saw the flipping in action but I think that was what happened with the bloody hen.
Quails so cute yet some are just nasty. I'm currently hoping my gentle roo gets his sight back having had his eyes pecked . If not, he will be my inside pet until he passes.
Have you tried offering them sunflower sprouts (maybe in the warmer season)? My quails go nuts for them. But they probably like those solider flies even more. That's my next project...
we sprout barley, sunflower, field peas, and oats in the summer on occasion - but if I soak those grains for 24 hours, they like them just as much - have fun on your next project
@@borderfarm406 I'll have to try field peas and oats too. I've tried barley, wheat and rye sprouts but they only wanted those when there was nothing else in their cage.
I only have broody hens in early spring, and only a handful. If they hatch out chicks yes they raise them, but mostly I incubate and raise the chicks in our outdoor brooder and combine with adult covey at 2.5 weeks of age. Its more efficient, and we get more chicks per hatch
LOVE the beautiful natural home you made for the quail birds!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for the video. I give my 2 little dogs a raw egg a day with their breakfast and they love it!
That is awesome!
Wow amazing.thanks for sharing
Wow this is interesting. I have the same dotted whites, I have them separated in breeding pens. One day I noticed my male had a bleeding foot...Next day I noticed one of the females had blood all over her side, her foot and her neck. I separated injured hen and then sat back and watched this pen closely. Discovered it was one of the females...I saw her go after the feet on several of her group. I removed her from the group. Couple day later reintroduced her and she attacked the other birds feet right away. She is not part of the breeding program any longer... she has a bad temperment so I don't hatch any of her eggs. The injured hen doing fine and back with her group. No problems now. Never saw the flipping in action but I think that was what happened with the bloody hen.
Quails so cute yet some are just nasty. I'm currently hoping my gentle roo gets his sight back having had his eyes pecked . If not, he will be my inside pet until he passes.
Lovely natural setup ….love to try and make that …but how do you find eggs, especially in the straw area
they make nests and you get use to what they look like
Have you tried offering them sunflower sprouts (maybe in the warmer season)? My quails go nuts for them. But they probably like those solider flies even more. That's my next project...
we sprout barley, sunflower, field peas, and oats in the summer on occasion - but if I soak those grains for 24 hours, they like them just as much - have fun on your next project
@@borderfarm406 I'll have to try field peas and oats too. I've tried barley, wheat and rye sprouts but they only wanted those when there was nothing else in their cage.
Hello! What is the floor area of the runway? And how many quails do you have?
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@@borderfarm406 How many square meters is the runway? (Google translator, Hungarian)
quail house #1 - 6ft wide by 20ft long
quail house #2 - taller by 2ft - 8ft wide by 12-15ft long (longer if you count breezeway)
@@borderfarm406 thanks👍
Do you feed the quail to your dogs raw?
some yes - our quail are for eggs and meat - we also sell chicks, and consult on habitats for quail raisers
Do you let them raise their chicks?
I only have broody hens in early spring, and only a handful. If they hatch out chicks yes they raise them, but mostly I incubate and raise the chicks in our outdoor brooder and combine with adult covey at 2.5 weeks of age. Its more efficient, and we get more chicks per hatch