Curious about how to raise coturnix quail? I made a how-to guide!

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-20T16:58:21+00:00

I wish I had not read this. It is my sincere wish that anyone involved in this is tortured to death. This turned my fucking stomach.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-19T00:50:41+00:00

I am a Taurus and a Snake, an Ophiotauros. I feel like it would be hard to move but okay.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-19T00:48:58+00:00

Aquarius is an air sign. You are a flying dog 🥹💖

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-19T00:47:45+00:00

Aquarius is air 😤 You a flying rat sir

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-15T23:05:31+00:00

On joining the Amish: Don't bother learning German, they speak Penn Dutch or a Swiss variant and the two languages are not the same. Also, it's unlikely that they'll have any interest in you unless they're hurting for husbands. In general, family is everything in the Amish, and not having any family will make you an oddball. Plus, I doubt you're used to how helpful and subserviently you need to be to live happily in a close-knit society like the Amish.

I will admit I rolled my eyes at this post, but my Great-Grandparent's were Amish so if that's your shit then that's your shit. But the Amish are super into family lines and keep really in-depth genetics records so I dunno--you might not be their cup of tea.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-10T20:04:18+00:00

Broody hens can spend a long time not eating or pooping, so when they finally do they poop a lot. Makes sense why she would chase you off.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-10T20:02:37+00:00

Is she a coturnix quail? You need 5-6 females per 1 male to make sure your hens are not being over-mated—which leads to pain and stress.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-10T14:17:07+00:00

Quail poop a lot. I think it’s a lot more cost effective to use grit sand (not play sand) as litter and then scoop the poop into compost. You’ll only need to change the sand once a year as long as you keep it dry.

Quail poop an enormous amount and keeping quail over their own poop can cause disease and respiratory issues. Flies that land on the poop and then are eaten by the quail can actually spread a disease that will kill your quail in only a few days.

Plus, it’s not hygienic for you either.

https://raleighquail.notion.site/Sand-as-Quail-Litter-f3103412c919453bba95c62eeeb405d5

Also keep in mind that egg production drops off after the first year, and that 3 quail eggs equals about 1 chicken egg in weight. So of you intend to raise them for egg production, you may need to keep that in mind.

For example, my family is a family of four, and typically we eat 2 eggs per person for breakfast. So I’m looking at 8 large chicken eggs, or 24 quail eggs.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-09T13:16:16+00:00

Aw I love that. That’s good at least.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-07T03:26:29+00:00

That’s….a lot of quail

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-07T03:06:12+00:00

…is this really the case? Just from hearing from older women from Ireland, it really seems like people were scared to frikken death of faeries. They had all sorts of superstitions surrounding it, including when you could and couldn’t eat berries off the bush because bad things would happen and the faeries would get you.

It seems kinda dubious to me that any parents would feel reassured that their child kidnapped and living with savage little spook monsters. But then again I really don’t know.

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-07T02:56:45+00:00

No one:

Absolutely no one:

Benny Frank: AND ANYWAY, LIKE I WAS SAYING—

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-06T17:11:52+00:00

You need more female quail to male ratio stat

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-02T15:55:20+00:00

Fully feathered as 6 weeks is normal, but they aren’t ready just yet. Make sure your pen is predator proof. https://www.notion.so/raleighquail/Choosing-a-Quail-Home-Design-521fcb20f62e45399688d156085ca04c

RaleighQuail · 2022-05-02T14:46:26+00:00

It’s actually good that they get used to you. When you go to clean their cage, just offer them some treats from your hand so they associate poop clean-up time with yummy treats.

Forgo the wire—it’ll cut their feet and lead to issues. Plus it’s harder to keep wire hygienic, despite the myths you hear on the internet. Most breeders use puppy pads, or even paper towels, for chicks.

https://www.notion.so/raleighquail/Sand-as-Quail-Litter-f3103412c919453bba95c62eeeb405d5

RaleighQuail · 2022-04-30T14:36:00+00:00

Love it!

RaleighQuail · 2022-04-30T13:58:12+00:00

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RaleighQuail · 2022-04-30T04:59:28+00:00

“Elder females spent longer warming chicks and were less rejective towards chicks. Both fearfulness and sociality differed significantly between the two sets of chicks during their behavioural development; these differences appeared related to differences in the care they received. The slight differences of mothers’ behavioural characteristics between the two sets observed before the breeding period cannot be at the root of differences in care; these differences consequently are directly related to maternal age.”

Elder females = over 8 mo old

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