Zack from Myshire Farm says after 10 weeks mix in a layer mix for a week then change to layer only. Starter/grower : 26% protien 1.5% calcium Layer feed : 16% protien 3.5% calcium Lower protien in the winter also helps keep the hutches less stinky, when you may not be cleaning your cages as regularly. More protien = more ammonia, potentially toxic in winter closed-in hutch areas. (Well, maybe not toxic, but mo'stinky).
My quail have completely stopped laying and even the males have stopped mounting also. Usually I have to give the female a break from the males because they lose all their feathers on the back of their neck. Not of that any more. I'm thinking that it's the weather. I'm in Thailand so the temperature is fine but we've had a lot of rain this year. Even the broiler chickens have stopped laying/brooding. At one point I have 15 hutches with chicks and now I have 1 and I incubate the eggs myself. I will add a light though and see if that helps.
i move their cage out to my backyard in the day, and back in the shed where i put them at night, does that stress them? Because they stopped laying eggs.
I've been quessing the ratio of mixing the game bird feed and crumbles from TS. I believe the game bird feed is 30%. Mine are not laying. I've gotten a couple dozen eggs in 4 months approx. I'll try your suggestions. Thanks
I make commercial style metal cages that I keep in a covered area (Wynola ranch like design). I make 10 x 14" cage annex attachments that hang on the cage front supported by the roll out tray lip. These are lined with foam board to offer winter weather protection, and the clear windscreen flap becomes the roof of the outhouse or bird bivouac. This adds a warm well protected "room", additional cage space (>1'), and fits a regular size cereal box that I use as a disposable sand box liner. I also make coraplast (plastic cardboard) sandboxes of the same size that are easily washed and reusable, so you have "options". I should have a you tube video up soon showing these useful accessories, as soon as I laser my logos onto the product. These are also great to throw in some hay while keeping your cage fairly clean when the winter weather gets angry.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will look in to it. Making my own feed is something I want to consider sometime in the future. We have a ton of land to farm on and if I could make their own mix that'd be great...but it does seem like a lot of work. haha
Research this. High protien grower feed usually has only %1.5 calcium. You need 3.5%. The protien is beneficial in the growing/starter feeds, but it's the calcium that counts when they are all growed up & layin' . %15/16 Protien is fine at maturity, and you can always add a bit with dried bugs. I feed my Bobwhite thin slivers (.2" x 1" +/_) of salmon skin peeled from our grilled salmon lunches with a little of the blood line (dark) meat, and a handful of brusselsprout leaves a few times a week. They go nuts when they see me coming with "treats".
Zack from Myshire Farm says after 10 weeks mix in a layer mix for a week then change to layer only.
Starter/grower : 26% protien 1.5% calcium
Layer feed : 16% protien 3.5% calcium
Lower protien in the winter also helps keep the hutches less stinky, when you may not be cleaning your cages as regularly. More protien = more ammonia, potentially toxic in winter closed-in hutch areas. (Well, maybe not toxic, but mo'stinky).
My quail haven't laid since January. They have a light, game bird and they maybe stressed out from the hot/cold changing everyday.
My quail have completely stopped laying and even the males have stopped mounting also. Usually I have to give the female a break from the males because they lose all their feathers on the back of their neck. Not of that any more. I'm thinking that it's the weather. I'm in Thailand so the temperature is fine but we've had a lot of rain this year. Even the broiler chickens have stopped laying/brooding. At one point I have 15 hutches with chicks and now I have 1 and I incubate the eggs myself. I will add a light though and see if that helps.
Hey may I know the pairing ratio one male how many females?
I live in South Carolina my quail are 4 months old, feed them 30% protein game bird feed and I haven't seen one single egg
i move their cage out to my backyard in the day, and back in the shed where i put them at night, does that stress them? Because they stopped laying eggs.
Mine are 34 weeks old and still haven’t gotten a single egg from my 11 birds. They are about to just get eaten if they don’t start soon
Tractor Supply carries 30% game bird feed. Just request they order it for you.
Purina game bird starter crumble is 30%
I've been quessing the ratio of mixing the game bird feed and crumbles from TS. I believe the game bird feed is 30%. Mine are not laying. I've gotten a couple dozen eggs in 4 months approx. I'll try your suggestions. Thanks
pls reply should we keep a box in the
cage to lay eggs
They won't lay eggs in a box, they just lay them anywhere and everywhere.
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The difference putting a sand box in my cage made They. seem a lot happier They also lay a fair few eggs in it
I make commercial style metal cages that I keep in a covered area (Wynola ranch like design). I make 10 x 14" cage annex attachments that hang on the cage front supported by the roll out tray lip. These are lined with foam board to offer winter weather protection, and the clear windscreen flap becomes the roof of the outhouse or bird bivouac. This adds a warm well protected "room", additional cage space (>1'), and fits a regular size cereal box that I use as a disposable sand box liner. I also make coraplast (plastic cardboard) sandboxes of the same size that are easily washed and reusable, so you have "options". I should have a you tube video up soon showing these useful accessories, as soon as I laser my logos onto the product. These are also great to throw in some hay while keeping your cage fairly clean when the winter weather gets angry.
I’m keeping light on them and still not laying
Same, I got mine back in January.
Buy the cheaper 16% crumbles and mix it with either floating catfish feed or dry cat food . Grind them up a bit.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will look in to it. Making my own feed is something I want to consider sometime in the future. We have a ton of land to farm on and if I could make their own mix that'd be great...but it does seem like a lot of work. haha
I’m guessing mine stopped because of the feed. I’ll have to see. Hard to find anything above 22% even the game feed is 22% here
Research this. High protien grower feed usually has only %1.5 calcium. You need 3.5%. The protien is beneficial in the growing/starter feeds, but it's the calcium that counts when they are all growed up & layin' . %15/16 Protien is fine at maturity, and you can always add a bit with dried bugs. I feed my Bobwhite thin slivers (.2" x 1" +/_) of salmon skin peeled from our grilled salmon lunches with a little of the blood line (dark) meat, and a handful of brusselsprout leaves a few times a week. They go nuts when they see me coming with "treats".
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