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1. RPun
   Member

   Hello, this is my first post...
   I have 7 Japanese and 1 Chinese quail in an aviary. They are all about the same age- roughly 16 weeks, and were all put in at the same time. They have been in the aviary for 5-6 months.
   The aviary is about 7 ft long by 4 ft wide by 6 ft high.
   Initially, I was told they were all female, but it turns out that I have 2 males. Obviously, they are trying to breed, but they are also trying to breed with the chinese quail. Is this possible?
   Also, the chinese quail is now chasing the others around and pecking them. Why?
   Finally, will the 2 males fight?

   Sorry for the long post, but I am worried. Thank you for any answers

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. admin
   Sara @ farmingfriends

   Hi Jane,
   Welcome to the farmingfriends forum. Male quail will breed with any sort of female quail so if you collect and incubate their eggs you will get a cross bred quail.

   Quail can have a tendency to peck at other quail and be aggressive. Do you have other things in the aviary for them to peck at? Such as branches, lettuce or broccoli or cauliflower hanging so that they can peck at this and keep them distracted.
   Some quail just peck out of habit but it needs to be discouraged. Sometimes they peck each other if there are mites or lice about.

   The males may fight its a case of waiting to see what happens. Usually a good ratio is 4 to 6 females to 1 male.

   Hope this helps.
   Kind regards
   Sara @ farmingfriends

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   Posted 2 years ago #

3. RPun
   Member

   Thank you for your reply Sara, I will put things in for them.
   Is it a good idea to incubate the crossed quail eggs? Will the chicks have any problems etc?
   When you serve vegetables, like carrot, brocolli etc, can they eat it raw, or does it need to be steamed? Also, do you have to cut it up into beak-sized portions or just chop it into large bits and they will peck at it themselves?

   Thanks for your help

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. sallie
   Member

   Hi Jane, I give my quail veg like sweet corn and I just put the whole cob in the run. They love it. As far as courgette, cabbage, lettuce etc, I put the courgettes in cut into half lengthwise but the cabbage etc I just put in whole leaves and they love pecking at them. It also keeps them occupied for longer if they have to work at it. All veg are fed raw.
   Hope this helps. I don't see any problem with crossbreed quail, a bit like mongrel dogs they may be tougher than purebreds!
   Best wishes
   Sallie.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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