one more thing about things to feed the quail.. I had a female quail with wry neck i had fixed the problem by feeding vid d water and ground nuts and sunflower seed. will egg production change if all the quail are fed with mixture of quail pellets ground nuts and sunflower seed mix to give them Vitamin D in their diet?
I’ve been using Purina Game Bird layer and it’s a crumble. But after awhile of just topping off their feed, their food container ends up with a big layer of mostly fine powder at the bottom. They don’t seem to eat this powder and go for the bigger crumble sized feed. Is there something I can do with this powdered feed? I know in the video you said not to grind the food but what about if you end up with it anyhow?
i use heygates quail pellets, i did have problem at the start my chicks hatched but i had no crumb as it did not arrive so i ground up layer pellets, i got the crumbs the other day they are two weeks old would that cause any problems?
Males that I have eat exactly what the females do. I can't see how you would seperate them to feed them anything different and I've never had a problem with the males eating the food.
Males in a breeder/colony cage can eat the same calcium and feed that the hens eat. There is no real way for the males to eat anything different unless they are housed separately. The males are typically replaced every year, thus, there is no real damage to them eating this calcium level. If you have a male/bachelor cage, you keep them on the grower feed to put on the extra weight.
Splay leg is due to an environmental issue: it is a slippery surface. You can put them in a shot glass for about 30 min and as long as it is the first day should correct
Thanks to you Zach.. I was able to get a 65% hatch rate on a few quail eggs.
That’s awesome! Congrats!!!!!
Thanks Zach. These videos are so helpful! Very appreciated. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I use kalmbach Poultry crumble feed, works great and cheap but smells amazing haha and not powdery like purina.
I like there brand
Zach: does the higher calcium content of the feed affect your roosters? I heard the roosters will have kidney problems with the higher calcium.
No it does not
You could totally become a quail feed dealer and increase your profits. 😊
I am more into raising quail the feed is not my thing
What feed already in the market without need to have it custom made would you recommend
An all purpose layer feed works just fine as long as it is a crumble and 15-20% protein
Best I can get where I’m at from local feed store is the Kalmbach 16% layer crumble. Is there something I can add to increase the protein?
I would look at a game bird, turkey or pheasant starter and they should have one of those
one more thing about things to feed the quail.. I had a female quail with wry neck i had fixed the problem by feeding vid d water and ground nuts and sunflower seed. will egg production change if all the quail are fed with mixture of quail pellets ground nuts and sunflower seed mix to give them Vitamin D in their diet?
It will alter the production
I’ve been using Purina Game Bird layer and it’s a crumble. But after awhile of just topping off their feed, their food container ends up with a big layer of mostly fine powder at the bottom. They don’t seem to eat this powder and go for the bigger crumble sized feed. Is there something I can do with this powdered feed? I know in the video you said not to grind the food but what about if you end up with it anyhow?
Have an open bag of feed and mix in the waste food with the new food and then they are getting some of each and they will eat it all
Would it be any issue to mix jumbo males with standar hen?
Is it bad to add electrolite to the water all the time ?
No they can go together and too much electrolytes is not good. Once a month is plenty
i use heygates quail pellets, i did have problem at the start my chicks hatched but i had no crumb as it did not arrive so i ground up layer pellets, i got the crumbs the other day they are two weeks old would that cause any problems?
They should be fine
Do you have to give quail like chickens grit and Oyster shell?
You do not if they are in cages.
Do you have different food for the males or can they eat it?
Males that I have eat exactly what the females do. I can't see how you would seperate them to feed them anything different and I've never had a problem with the males eating the food.
Males in a breeder/colony cage can eat the same calcium and feed that the hens eat. There is no real way for the males to eat anything different unless they are housed separately. The males are typically replaced every year, thus, there is no real damage to them eating this calcium level. If you have a male/bachelor cage, you keep them on the grower feed to put on the extra weight.
No they eat the same no issues
Would wild flush grower kalmbach work for laying quail?
Yes it would
Hi zack my quails hatched but i got two chicks with splay legs what do i do
I bought the eggs from ebay
Splay leg is due to an environmental issue: it is a slippery surface. You can put them in a shot glass for about 30 min and as long as it is the first day should correct
Mine are 8 weeks no eggs, crowing or foam 🤷🏻♂️
Most likely that is due to a light issue not a feed issue. They need 16-18 hours of light a day
@@MyshireFarm they are outside in natural light, here is a link to a video of my cages
ruclips.net/user/shortsg6dshuDCuTM?feature=share
So basically you don't know because you get alot of things wrong
I don’t know what you mean.