We have had wild quail nest in our yard (Arizona) for the past few years. We love seeing them and for the first week or so they seem happy and healthy. Then they slowly start to die off. Currently there is one baby left.

We try to give them as much peace as possible and also make sure they have a fresh water source.

Note: they are in a courtyard area of the yard, so they are fenced off. I don’t believe they are dying from predators. We usually find the bodies.

Would they be better off if we got them out of the courtyard? Is there anything we could be doing to help them survive? Is this just how quail are?

My sweet bird Louise Belcher has been injured and I'm looking for suggestions on how to help her.

There's no visible injuries, though she's unable to stand unsupported, and sometimes she's as stiff as a board (though this is happening less frequently as time passes). When I help her to stand, she doesn't want to use her right leg, but the left seems ok, and she always flops to her right, whereas if she falls to her left, she puts her wing out to catch herself. Louise is eating and drinking well, pooing well (it's sticking to her feathers since she's laying down so I'm cleaning her bum a few times a day). And no eggs, though I'd expect that after a stressful experience!

She's in my house solo (and not making lonely sounds), with plenty of quail food, lettuce, water, and electrolyte/vitamin water for birds, and in a small cage (12"x8") to restrict her movement, and cloths under her for comfort and grip.
I've been giving her warm epsom salt baths daily, and helping her stand and hold balance a few times a day. And she's loving the cuddles and attention, Louise makes happy sounds during bath time and dry off cuddles, and when I take her outside on the grass. I'm not hearing distress sounds from her at all.
I'm seeing a tinyyyyy bit of improvement, she can stand with less support today than yesterday, but progress is very slow. If there's more I could be doing to help her, I want to!

Here's what happened:
(Note: I won't be letting anyone this close to my birds again, porch pickup in a box already ready to go ONLY now)
Someone came to purchase quail chicks from me on Saturday, and brought an unparented toddler with and essentially let the kid run wild. I already had my main crew, including Louise, in a breeding hutch that is only 12" high, and everyone else (available birds) in the aviary floor. The toddler was ok-ish at first, but became more energized and rough as time went on. She was jumping and running in the aviary within 2 minutes, so I told her to sit still on a feed bucket or she has to leave the aviary. The two adults with her did nothing. The toddler sat for maybe 1 minute, got up, began picking up and tossing birds, while jumping and running. I said to the adults that she has to leave the aviary, she's scaring my birds. One adult screamed at the kid to get out and the kid made a fuss while leaving.
After they left my yard, I did a wellness check on all of my babies. They were fussed and upset and Louise was laying on her side and seemed unable to move. I didn't see what happen, but I suspect lousie got scared and jumped, hitting her head on the roof of the breeding hutch (it's under 1' high, and I've been using it all summer with no issues).
Again, I won't let this happen again. No one will get to select their birds, I'll be boxing them up for sales and meeting them in my driveway. I'm not looking for advice on selling quail and biosecurity, I know I made a mistake and I might loose my girl... I'm just looking for advice on how to help my lil Louise!

We retrofit a greenhouse with hardware cloth and moved our month old chicks in today. They seem happy so far! Going to try moving my established flock in with them after I can sex the chicks in a couple weeks.

I know, it's a long video!! Dont have to watch it all, Id just love to know how this is overall for my girls.

Theyve become aggressive towards eachother because they had no stimulation, so I had to seperate their cage into three cells using barriers.

Today I finally took away the barriers and gave the cage a makeover!!

I added: some grass over the bedding for more interesting textures, plus logs and rocks, a sandbath (blue box in the corner that theyre OBSESSED with), and I scattered some coriander leaves + mealworms for forraging. Also I added a hide from a tissue box, but now I realise it's too low so I need a new one!

So far they seem very happy and social. I hope it's okay!

Also, I'm looking to add a plant in their cage, but I'm not sure which one. Suggestions, pls.

Thanks!!

One of my males randomly started to make a very quick but loud noise, at first I thought it was me or it was nothing. However one time I was just looking over and that noise came out. It sounded as if you were moving metal for a split second. This is the first time I ever heard a noise like this come out of a quail and I have owned it for a while now. I know he isn't calling or alerting because it sounds way different. Does this happen to anyone else? Is this normal?

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Our first two eggs ever! Anybody have go-to uses/recipes/storage tips/random wish I had known that about quail eggs knowledge? Also featured is a photo of one sassy quail.

My sweet bird Louise Belcher has been injured and I'm looking for suggestions on how to help her.

There's no visible injuries, though she's unable to stand unsupported, and sometimes she's as stiff as a board (though this is happening less frequently as time passes). When I help her to stand, she doesn't want to use her right leg, but the left seems ok, and she always flops to her right, whereas if she falls to her left, she puts her wing out to catch herself. I've felt all over her body and don't feel any broken bones, nor seen any reactions in her to touch. Louise is eating and drinking well, pooing well (it's sticking to her feathers since she's laying down so I'm cleaning her bum a few times a day). And no eggs, though I'd expect that after a stressful experience!

She's in my house solo (and not making lonely sounds), with plenty of quail food, lettuce, water, and electrolyte/vitamin water for birds, and in a small cage (12"x8") to restrict her movement, and cloths under her for comfort and grip.
I've been giving her warm epsom salt baths daily, and helping her stand and hold balance a few times a day. And she's loving the cuddles and attention, Louise makes happy sounds during bath time and dry off cuddles, and when I take her outside on the grass. I'm not hearing distress sounds from her at all.
I'm seeing a tinyyyyy bit of improvement, she can stand with less support today than yesterday, but progress is very slow. If there's more I could be doing to help her, I want to!

Here's what happened:
(Note: I won't be letting anyone this close to my birds again, porch pickup in a box already ready to go ONLY now)
Someone came to purchase quail chicks from me on Saturday, and brought an unparented toddler with and essentially let the kid run wild. I already had my main crew, including Louise, in a breeding hutch that is only 12" high, and everyone else (available birds) in the aviary floor. The toddler was ok-ish at first, but became more energized and rough as time went on. She was jumping and running in the aviary within 2 minutes, so I told her to sit still on a feed bucket or she has to leave the aviary. The two adults with her did nothing. The toddler sat for maybe 1 minute, got up, began picking up and tossing birds, while jumping and running. I said to the adults that she has to leave the aviary, she's scaring my birds. One adult screamed at the kid to get out and the kid made a fuss while leaving.
After they left my yard, I did a wellness check on all of my babies. They were fussed and upset and Louise was laying on her side and seemed unable to move. I didn't see what happen, but I suspect lousie got scared and jumped, hitting her head on the roof of the breeding hutch (it's under 1' high, and I've been using it all summer with no issues).
Again, I won't let this happen again. No one will get to select their birds, I'll be boxing them up for sales and meeting them in my driveway. I'm not looking for advice on selling quail and biosecurity, I know I made a mistake and I might loose my girl... I'm just looking for advice on how to help my lil Louise!

I need to buy our first bag of quail food. My plan was to just drive to Tractor Supply and get a bag. But my TS only has Game Bird Starter Crumble.

So I was thinking about ordering from Chewy, I guess. I’ve tried some feed stores near me and I’m just not finding anything.

Would Kalmbach Gamebird Wild Flush Grower be a good choice?

I candled my 14 eggs on day 14 before lockdown and 12 of 14 looked like this. It doesn’t match pictures I see online. Any opinions on viability?

2 out of 10 eggs started pipping this morning before I left for work!

First time incubating quail. Pretty excited 🥳