Quail Farming For Beginners: A Quick A To Z Beginners' Guide On Raising Healthy Quails

by Francis Otieno

De-beak any noted cannibal with the flock to bar them from inflicting wounds on other birds,

You should identify and cull with speed, any bird with noted pecking disorder.

The tendency to peck other birds is commonly exercised by male birds.

Sudden change in the daily routine, i.e. sudden change in type of feeds, sudden change in feed locations, sudden change in locations of waterers, etc.

The two most common quail vices are egg eating, and cannibalism.

Introduction of new birds with bad habits into an old flock with no bad habits may tempt the old birds to pick up such new bad habits from the new birds.

Keep the birds busy by supplying them with green vegetables, hanged appropriately within their house.

Cull and de-beak any noted cannibal within the flock.

Occasionally, expose the birds to sunlight. They need that precious sunlight’s vitamin D. Provide them with enough and well-balanced feeds, clean and fresh water for drinking (at room temperature). Provide the birds with grit to aid in food digestion. Supply them with greens (vegetables) to supplement their feeds. You can hang these vegetables in their house/cage to

quails too detest noisy surroundings. They will remain unproductive in noisy setups.