Shelly
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Post by Shelly on Aug 3, 2005 18:54:59 GMT 10
What goodies do I put in the aviary (when I get it) for my quails for nesting purposes. I currently have 2 boy king quail so need to try and find a couple of females (they're hard to find at present, but I cant' have 2 boys trying to breed, already have 2 Gay Pierre budgies, lol).
Do they have boxes or do they build their own nest? If so, what should I put in for them?
Shelly
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Smiley
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Post by Smiley on Aug 3, 2005 18:59:12 GMT 10
They will use all types of things. Grass, leaves..Feathers from your birds...They use the floor.Normaly in a corner..You can put plant pots on there sides..Or make a small shelter out of wood..Or a log that is cut in half, turn so that they only have it as a roof...
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Post by Smiley on Aug 3, 2005 19:03:15 GMT 10
I would aslo watch for fighting.Have two boys once you get girls is not a good idea.This only works is you have a very large avairy....They are like chickens..you can have a pen with all males with out them fighting..But bring in a girl you are asking for trouble..
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Shelly
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Post by Shelly on Aug 3, 2005 20:30:49 GMT 10
Can I bring in 2 girls?
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Post by Smiley on Aug 3, 2005 21:06:16 GMT 10
If your avairys are small. You are better with one pair..I have had two pairs in a 8x8 metre with no problem...
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Post by pollyparrot on Aug 4, 2005 6:21:06 GMT 10
i find in any sized aviry that if you have more than one pair they fight and will kill each others male babies so i stick to one pair
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Post by sebzpets on Oct 15, 2006 10:41:40 GMT 10
I have a trio (2 hens and a cock) in quite a small aviary and they are sitting on 5 eggs at the moment.No probs at all except the canaries pinch their feathers straight of their backs for their own nest. LOL,.
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 15, 2006 18:48:20 GMT 10
Ha cheeky canaries.  |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 16, 2006 9:02:38 GMT 10
that is funny...............they don't even wait for the feathers to fall out. LOL
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Post by Jane on Oct 16, 2006 20:24:11 GMT 10
My budgies are always harrassing the poor quails in my avairy. Otherwise my quails lay hundreds of eggs and roll them around.... they just won't sit still on them. Even in aviaries without budgies the longest I had a quail sit was 16 days. I have half logs and various houses made from pots etc and have tried all sorts of bedding I think I'm just not meant to get baby quails.
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 16, 2006 22:20:09 GMT 10
maybe something is scaring or upsetting the birds off their nests?  |
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Post by sebzpets on Oct 17, 2006 9:44:45 GMT 10
Mine are still sitting (fingers crossed for a hatching soon).
BTW how long do they take to hatch?
My pair of canaries in the other cage have plucked most of the leg and body feathers off my harlequin masked doves now so I now have bald quails and doves LOL.....darn things!!! but at least the canaries are all sitting on 4 eggs each pr and 1 pr have a month old baby in there as well.
My place is jumping with eggs and babies of all kinds (finches,doves,quails,canaires and polish bantam babies.
Nothing wrong with my eggs LOL
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 17, 2006 19:28:19 GMT 10
Seb have you got any pics...............I love to look a pics and the sort of babies you have we don't get many pics of. |
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Post by Jane on Oct 26, 2006 7:52:13 GMT 10
Wow I was wrong! I thought I would never hatch a baby quail but I am happy to say I have 1 this morning.
Cool. Of course now mum quail has run off with this chick and left the rest of the eggs. I can't remember now do you take the dad quail away?
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Post by AussieBirds on Oct 26, 2006 10:21:12 GMT 10
Might be a good idea Jane, the male has been known kill babies.
John
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Post by Jane on Oct 26, 2006 14:26:18 GMT 10
Thanks I'll catch him as soon as I get home from work. I hope I'm not too late.
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Post by sebzpets on Oct 28, 2006 16:47:59 GMT 10
Just an update on my eggs. All was going well until the other day I noticed a half shell in the aviary.Upon further inspection I found 4 dead babies  . Well needless to say the male is now by himself and the 2 girls are locked in a smaller cage within the aviary...brighter side I suppose is they proved they were all fertile and capable to hatch their eggs. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 30, 2006 13:17:14 GMT 10
Oh sorry to hear that, but maybe next time you will have more luck.
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Post by silvercloud on Oct 30, 2006 22:11:03 GMT 10
Oh no. Better luck next time Seb.
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Post by Jane on Nov 1, 2006 13:35:02 GMT 10
Sorry about your bad news that's awful.
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. Well needless to say the male is now by himself and the 2 girls are locked in a smaller cage within the aviary...brighter side I suppose is they proved they were all fertile and capable to hatch their eggs.