Hi I am new with quail . I have seven birds two of them are definitely girls and not sure about others five. Thing I am worried about is that my girls are being hurt by other birds both girls got big patch of missing feathers on their heads. We have separated them. Since last three days we’ve collected eight eggs. What is your advice for me?
You cannot get 8 eggs in 3 days from 2 birds. Each quail hen lays one egg per day. So if you have 2 girls you should only be getting 2 eggs per day. You've done right to separate them from the males. If their heads are not bleeding, you can put one male in with the 2 females. Normally you need 4-5 females for one male; that will prevent their feathers from being pulled out of their heads. They lose their feathers because they are being over-bred by too many males. One male will breed all day every day which is why he needs several females. I hope this helps. If you're not sure of the gender, you can look up on RUclips about how to vent-sex your birds. It isn't as difficult as it sounds. Also only the males will crow.
@@fromsuburbiatoappalachia thank you so much for quick reply. We noticed just two of them are crowing 🤔🧐. As I mentioned that we have separated the injured girls but they are also fighting with each others 😆. Again thanks for your help.
Hi I am new with quail . I have seven birds two of them are definitely girls and not sure about others five. Thing I am worried about is that my girls are being hurt by other birds both girls got big patch of missing feathers on their heads. We have separated them. Since last three days we’ve collected eight eggs.
What is your advice for me?
You cannot get 8 eggs in 3 days from 2 birds. Each quail hen lays one egg per day. So if you have 2 girls you should only be getting 2 eggs per day. You've done right to separate them from the males. If their heads are not bleeding, you can put one male in with the 2 females. Normally you need 4-5 females for one male; that will prevent their feathers from being pulled out of their heads. They lose their feathers because they are being over-bred by too many males. One male will breed all day every day which is why he needs several females. I hope this helps. If you're not sure of the gender, you can look up on RUclips about how to vent-sex your birds. It isn't as difficult as it sounds. Also only the males will crow.
@@fromsuburbiatoappalachia thank you so much for quick reply. We noticed just two of them are crowing 🤔🧐.
As I mentioned that we have separated the injured girls but they are also fighting with each others 😆. Again thanks for your help.