Such an amazing video ❤🐤🐤❤

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, by the way I subbed back - that is one amazing bird you have there in Albert! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

@saucongdesign14

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl thank you dear ❤🙂🐤

Everyone in my forums say that quail are so skittish but yours seem calm and comfortable with even being touched. Even those new ones.

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks so much for your comments, they are at the heart of everything I have tried to achieve with quail! As far as my own quail are concerned I have always believed that environment and diet are crucial if quail are to feel comfortable and allow their natural behaviours to come to the fore. To this end I created a mini food forest within their safe area and I try to make sure they have a diet that is high in invertebrate protein, which contains the amino-acids and B-complex vitamins crucial to the maintenance of an optimum nervous system. I also believe that when the new quail enter this environment they immediately pick up on the calm nature of my own quail, even before they have had a chance to benefit from the change in diet. In particular they should not feel threatened coming into the group because the flock absorbs them naturally.The only proviso to this would be if the new quail came in during the breeding season when my quail are pairing off and then they become more territorial. However, I have just recently introduced some more new quail and fingers crossed, so far, so good, so my tenet would still be that the physical environment is crucial. Even so yesterday they all had a share in two buckets of compost containing ants, ant eggs and woodlice - just in case! All the very best from Normandie and I also have written articles on quail if you are interested, here is the link :- holistic-hen.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html#.XtmHwncv6V4 Sue

@GoldenFeedings

4 жыл бұрын

She has all jumbo color morphs. It has to do with the selective breeding of them. Color morphed breeders are usually chosen by their color and then their temperament. Color morphs are usually intended to be pets as well. The natural 'wild' colored breeders are solely chosen by their weight, which means they will likely have a more "skittish" temperament. The jumbo wilds are mostly intended to be producers of meat and eggs. One exception would be jumbo whites, which are also used as producers by many farms. Quail can be tamed to an extent, but it's mostly their genetics that will decide their temperament!

So cute. I had Quails too, I miss them. RIP my babies.

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Aaww Hannah that is so sad - I do hope you get some more, quail so need good people to look after and care for them. All the very best from France, Sue

What beauties!

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! I've an on-going series of written articles on them here with more photos if you are interested: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2018/01/colours-of-coturnix-quail-celebration.html#.XmeOYHfk-V5 All the very best, Sue

I had no idea quail came in so many pretty colors! I love the little frizzle rooster at 2:55 , he looked very jealous of them getting all the sprouted grain

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, sorry I only just found your comment but it is appreciated as always! I love that frizzled rooster too, he is always very interested in what everyone is eating, particularly as his coop is next to the quail and I recently cleaned all the mud off the windows - we have had such torrential rain, so he and they can have a better view! I'm photographing and writing up the colours on my site The Holistic Hen if you are interested. I've written about the Browns and Golds and am just moving onto the Whites and Tuxedo. I think new colours are coming along all the time and there is not a great deal of information. I recently found a site in Russia that has a colour chart for the smaller Chinese Quail and one of the colours is Darth Vader! I will be very interested to see how these quail pair off and hopefully they will produce, or maybe the generation after them, some interesting variations. All the very best from rainy Normandie, Sue

@saucongdesign14

4 жыл бұрын

❤🐤🐤❤

So cute little quails

They are so beautiful 😍

What a wonderful present! Always enjoy your videos! Bless you and your feathered friends!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thank-you for your lovely comments - I always appreciate them and thanks for your good, kind wishes for us. All the very best for this New Year, Sue

@saucongdesign14

4 жыл бұрын

❤🐤🐤🐤❤

They are cute. They take to you quite well...

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi and Thanks! I think they just see me as just another big quail! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

So cute ! Love them!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment and sorry I'm late in replying and your comments are appreciated. All the very best from rainy, foggy Normandie, where I am just going out to check they are all snuggled up and warm for the night, Sue

@maxi_pop7624

6 жыл бұрын

;-)

I'm so glad to see you back on KZread! Blessings for the new year from Ireland!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind wishes and as always for commenting! All the very best for 2018 from stormy Normandie and hope you aren't getting these Atlantic gale force winds! Sue

I love your aviary!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary! It is all made (except for the roof covering) out of recycled materials - mostly windows and it has a removable roof so the quail can get full sun in the warmer weather. There is a detailed film of the construction here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2GXxLqdicLXgaw.html and I have written up Part 1 which is the design - there is a link on the film. Your comment reminds me I need to write up the construction and materials section! Thank you so much for comment and for reminding me! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

They are beautiful

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary Ann, I can't wait to see how the chicks turn out in Spring! All the very best, Sue

@idrissemohamed8824

5 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, la caille à raillure c'est le vrai.les restes sont rares avec des croisements ou manque de quelques choses hormone. Ou vitamines.

Great job!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! All the very best from Normandie Pavlovafowl aka Sue

They are very nice colors they are very lucky to be in such good care.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

That is such a lovely comment, thank-you and it is very much appreciated, even though I am late in replying. All the very best from rainy foggy Normandie, Sue

Hello Your videos and your attentive love for your birds is amazing. Keep making them I’m hooked and your really making my decision on raising quail a reality. I’ve had game bantams for almost 20 years and people in Connecticut have asked me many times for quail eggs, I’m gonna go for it Keep up the great videos

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Billy and thank you so much for your lovely comments, they are appreciated! If you can do it, I would go for raising them organically because there is still hardly anyone doing this and if you get organised with the breeding of wild invertebrate protein meal worms/sow bugs etc there is no problem with them laying. I have been posting films and articles on organically raised quail for many years and I'm still on the front page of the search in google for organic quail because still no one is taking up the challenge. I have a two part article on the medical use of quail eggs - history and research if you are interested: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2016/01/quail-eggs-history-medicine-and-pure.html#.W_AlV9JG2kB They are even making organic quail egg pills here in France for allergy but try and purchase an organic quail egg and you'll find nothing. Mainly in Europe this is because there is still no status for getting an organic label for quail - how crazy is that, so no one want to be bothered to raise them because they will not be able to sell them under an official organic label and thus obtain a better price than the industrial caged quail eggs. So I wish you all the luck with this because there certainly is a market for organic, therapeutic grade quail eggs out there! It is also a great thing for the quail too, to be treated like living creatures - they have such wonderful personalities and I can't bear to see them caged. From a chilly day in Normandie, all the very best, Sue

Love your quail videos. Lovely birds. I'm looking forward to to raise free range quails for my little food forest. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bella and thank you so much for those lovely comments and so sorry to be so late in replying - I only just found them due to the comments reporting having been changed - it used to be by email but last year they changed to KZread Studio reports and only informed of a small proportion of comments by email. I found out because I asked recently what was going on! How are you getting on with your quail? After posting this comment I'm going over to look at your channel as maybe you have something uploaded? If you possibly have time, it would be great to share your experiences as so few people seem to raise quail naturally and it is so important to share and encourage them to at least try something other than cages! All the very best and 'Happy New Year!' Sue

Great video, Loved it.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks so much for commenting and so pleased you liked it - All the very best to you all for 2018, Sue

Wonderful to see you posting this video Sue and Andy! Beautiful birds! I love that perhaps the gene pool will be more diverse. I am still searching for different types of quail here in Costa Rica. Happy New year. I hope to see more from you two :)

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Aaww Jean Thanks! Yes I need to get some of the more common but sturdy Pharaoh quail as well and another of the Range and English White. There is someone in Brittany who raises them outside and on organic food - so a day out in Spring is called for. I am also planning to make yet another extension to the quail run! Hope you find some more types of quail, these came from our friend and he bought hatching eggs through a quail internet club last year. The keeper lives up near the Belgium border so a good way away from the usual bloodlines here. They are unusual colours for France and I have been looking for them for a long time but that is one of the great uses of the internet!! Good luck and all the very best, Sue

Cute ending 😊

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks K! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

Lovely birds. Your variety of birds certainly provides a lot of educational material. I've only seen two types of quail--the ones in the midwest and California USA. I saw some covies of chicks with their mothers alongside the road in the country when I was a kid. The chicks sure could run fast for little ones! And your new 5 seemed so tame!! Greetings form California USA.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks so much for your great comments - always appreciated! I've seen a video of a wild quail on the roadside with 18 chicks and all very speedy, they are precocial but even so they certainly were aware that they needed to take care of themselves. It's funny because quail are so often thought to be nervous and highly strung but actually they are pretty laid back as long as you feed them on a 'paleo' quail diet and make sure they are in an environment where they feel safe. Californian quail are so beautiful, I have only seen them once here in France but I'm hoping to get some hatching eggs this year if possible! All the very best, Sue

Sue, how delightful your gift(s) are and that you shared them with us. They seemed to be making a nice adjustment. They have lovely shades of feathers, some subtle and some rich and deep. In some animals--cats, for instance--I've noticed that their color seems to determine their personality. Have you found that in quail? It's so nice to have a film by you again and I hope you're well and enjoying your lives. Sue, you told me once the best kind of wheat for people which isn't easy to find these days. I would be very interested to have you share those facts again with me because I am wanting to find a source for it when I am reminded what to look for. (Well that was a scattywumpus kind of a sentence, wasn't it!) Thank you in advance and blessings on you and Andy!♡♡♡ Sue

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Sue great to hear from you as always and thanks for your lovely comments. The colour idea with personality is interesting because all my red coloured birds, either have fiery personalities or are incredibly full of energy! I think Kamut aka Khorasan may be what you are looking for, it is the ancient wheat from Afghanistan and Iran and other parts of Central Asia. Then there is also Einkorn, Turkey Red Wheat, Emmer and Spelt (this last is related to wheat often called a 'cousin') All these are ancient varieties and each have different nutritional values/content and also tastes, so it's a good idea to try each and see how you like them. They were all pretty obscure until the past few years when they started to become re-cultivated, particularly as they were so suited to organic farming but also because of the great biproduct of the straw and its suitable length for use in straw-bale houses. I think in the US, Montana might be a good place to look for a grower but if you use the American organic farmers' directory on-line, you might just find that your own state has its own organic producers web site. Hope this helps and all the very best Sue and Andy xxx

Happy New Year! I look forward to watching the progress of your new quails through 2018. Fun fact, in the video, when you began feeding the quails, in the upper right corner you could see one of your roosters ease dropping haha!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Leonardo and thanks for your kind comments as always and your wishes. That rooster is the strangest one I have ever had, he is part Cochin but by his colour he seems to be the 'son' of my Tolbunt Polish hen! He is always very very interested if anyone is getting extra interesting food and he isn't. I really need to up my meal worm production and then everyone can have some!! Well spotted through the rain and mud covered windows and all the very best for 2018, Sue

Good

@Pavlovafowl

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! All the very best from France, Sue

I'd recommend putting a little fence between your flocks until they get used to each other. There is a lot of territorial fighting going on in your video.

@Pavlovafowl

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, you make a very valid point! There is always a little 'jostling for position' with quail, I sometimes do try to introduce them on neutral ground but here, as it's Winter, they all had to be in the warmer 'Safe Quail' area and so the newcomers were coming into already occupied territory. Unfortunately quail were originally taken from the wild, as were Jungle fowl, to fight rather than to lay eggs, so humans originally selectively bred them for this trait. However, I do find this behaviour tends to be ritualistic outside the breeding season, inside it however, I always separate bonded pairs as they can get really territorial and aggressive and thus cause stress and even injury. Did you see the follow-up video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmxozM-in9qfmJc.html ? I also find diet improves mood with quail, certainly a wild invertebrate element to their food improves harmony and aggression, in my experience and that is supported by studies showing that a lack of certain amino acids such as L-methionine are linked to feather pecking and bad behaviour. All the very best, Sue

nice birds , you might keep seperate from flock for couple weeks make sure no disease is brought into flock

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kenneth, they actually come from the organic farm where I buy my milk and cream and also the grain for sprouting for my birds, so I've already had quail from them before and I'm guessing they have the same antibodies. However, your point is a very valid one. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

I forgot it but it is better late then never. Happy belated mother's day :)

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

Parabéns por sua criação

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Obrigado e os melhores desejos para 2018, Pavlovafowl também conhecido como Sue

@recantodosanimais7381

6 жыл бұрын

Obrigado Sue

Glad to see you back on KZread! Your new additions have such great colours. I think the Italians are sometimes referred to a golden Italians and buff Italians in the US and here in Canada, but I think chamois is a nicer term than buff, personally. :-) I have only fairly recently become a quail keeper (since November), and only have three Coturnix at the moment; two hens and one rooster. It's been a steep learning curve because of what seems to me to be the coldest winter in decades here. So far, except for the loss of one hen early on (freak accident), we've managed to keep up with the challenges. I am hoping to add more female quail in the spring, possibly by incubating our own fertile eggs, but would really like to add some variety of colour. It appears that you integrate quail that are similar in age. Have you ever successfully integrated quail that are not yet mature in with adults?

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks so much for your great comments - they are appreciated as always. Cold is the big killer for quail, I'm juggling a bit in the evenings here with bringing some of them inside the house in a cardboard box but in general they like to make nests, usually in pairs or groups in the straw I've added to their greenhouse floor. There actually are different ages in my flock, the oldest being 3-4 years old and the young ones I just introduced were hatched this year. I think though you more mean introducing younger chicks to adults and I did make a video some time ago about doing just this. As an added complication the young quail were still with the mother hen and I thought this might complicate things because the hen might attack the new ones (they were adults over a year old) but it worked out as you will see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaB6xsumYMbagpc.html I think as with anything you have to play it by ear and do everything under supervision as I'm sure you would. I tend to think that a good wild diet with invertebrate protein to make sure everyone is topped up in B complex vitamins and methionine, all of which regulate mood, will stop any stress that is the root cause of conflict. I'd also want to introduce them in a largish space. There are other strategies such as removing food bowls or moving around logs or potted plants so as to make the area slightly unfamiliar and thus less marked with territorial elements they could fight over. Hope this is useful and good luck with your expanding flock in 2018! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

@jecriggs

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your invaluable tips! I will keep them all in mind when the time comes (spring - April/May timeframe). For now, I will focus on getting everyone through the winter unscathed. ;-)

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Really good luck! We have had no cold weather as yet but terrible gales and so much rain. It's been dry for the last four days which is wonderful but I'd prefer it was colder and not so windy. Whist we were away in Scotland 4 years ago our quail greenhouse lost its roof in a freak mini tornado but luckily all the quail were recaptured by my neighbours! I also have 20 chickens that prefer roosting up the bay tree and they have had some bumpy nights. We are on the coast so when it blows we know about it. Keep warm and all the very best, Sue

1:22 it's me tibetan quail

Cute present! Is the sprouting grain barley? Do you just soak it overnight and then feed the next day?

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there April, Thanks for your kind comments as always and good to hear from you. It's triticale an old variety and a wheat/rye cross - so high in protein. I buy it directly from the local organic dairy farm and then we have a soaking and rinsing regime for it. I explain about it here and I also go into detail about the nutritional and health advantages: holistic-hen.blogspot.fr/2013/11/sprouting-grain-and-pulses-for-your.html#.WlJQnXBrykB Hope this is of use and please do ask if you need any more info, Sue

I'm looking for some rosetta range and some british range. Do you know where I can find some? Yours are so pretty. I've never seen the light coloured ones before

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I am having some issue with my replies to comments. I replied to yours some weeks back but several replies I made at the same time have vanished! So I'm not sure where in the World you are but if you are in Europe then some of the more rarer colours seem to be up at the Belgium French and French German borders. So I am guessing Germany and Belgium are good place too. I got mine from my local organic dairy farm, where the son is a quail enthusiast and he got them through a quail club up near Belgium but I think that is the way to go, try and find the nearest quail club to you and see what they can do. The quail I have are quite rare here in France, normally we just have Pharaoh, English White and Golden (Italian and Manchurian). I would also try poultry exhibitions too because you can make contact with people there and as many breeders travel all around the country, they tend to know where to find particular birds. Good luck and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

I want to Raise Quails .Where do you get them? I have Cat's so maybe it is not a good idea.Thanks for Sharing.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there Gloria, you need to find an organic keeper or at least someone who raises them without cages and visit them before you decide to buy to check out how they are being kept. Quail are great and free from problems when they are on a good diet and have relative freedom (this balanced with keeping them safe from predators). If you have a greenhouse, mine has a wired roof in the Spring Summer and Autumn so they can get plenty of sun, you can keep them safe from your cats. I also free-range mine under supervision. The main problem will always be predators, in particular rats, birds of prey and yes, unfortunately, cats but I'm sure you can do something about this. Good luck and I hope you get some - Quail need good people to raise them and the rewards of keeping them are enormous. I wrote this for people wanting to start up with quail: holistic-hen.blogspot.fr/2012/03/getting-started-with-organic-coturnix.html#.WlJK5HBrykB All the very best, Sue

Very nice video. How do you clean up their house?

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm so late in replying but YT does not inform me of all comment so every now and then I have to chase them all up. I don't need to clean up in here because it is a self-perpetuating system, the quail are constantly digging at the soil and bringing more top soil to the surface. Plus in the Winter they have the other greenhouse to go into and so their space is trebled. At night they are in a house and that is cleaned out regularly as there is a build up of leaves and poop. Hope this answers your question and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

Once you give them treat they all come close to you

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, also handling them is very important, my quail respond really well to food and affection. They are lovely birds and I'm so lucky to have them, All the very best from Normandie, Sue

How did you manage get quails that tame straight from the box?

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there Eamon, I've found that birds have an innate sense of their environment. I have observed that they are influenced in their response to a new milieu from the vocalisations of the other birds around them and this includes wild birds and that poultry and game birds certainly have an understanding of language and signals from the latter. In fact the wild Junglefowl lived in symbiosis with various animals who could warn them of impending dangers. It's one of the 'tricks' I use when treating/feeding a wild rescue bird, I will bring in one of my own flock to show that this is a bird friendly zone. I once had a injured moor hen brought to me and I couldn't get it to accept food, even with one of my hens present but I found a KZread video of moor hens feeding on a lake and guessed they would be giving out good 'vibes', so I played it and sure enough the moor hen took food from my hand and later began to feed itself. Secondly birds have an innate understanding of humans, I do believe there is a sixth sense in birds because I've noticed how different their responses are to people who come into the garden and in particular children. In fact in the main, they find children threatening. I thought it was perhaps the timbre or volume of their voices or their sometimes over-enthusiastic movements but the more I observed I realised it was none of these, the birds seemed to be able to sense something about the individual. Dogs do very much the same, in my experience. Recent studies with birds have shown that all their senses are different to humans, many of them are more advanced, my guess is that is because they have not lost the wild 'flight or fight' instinct and have a heightened sense of danger than we do. I also noticed they respond to what we wear, they do not like patterns for example or 'floaty' clothes, I think they perceive something within those that we do not see, So I usually try to wear plain colours and fitted clothes, around birds, particularly when they are first introduced. Above all I talk to birds all the time. If you listen to birds voices you can easily tell by the intonation if they are happy, sad angry, fearful..etc., and thus they can pick up those tones in our voices too. Thank you for that most interesting question, it is something, I guess you realise from this answer that I am most interested in. In the long term though if you want tame quail you need to get them on a wild quail diet because most quail suffer from serious amino acid and vitamin deficiencies, which have a negative impact on their nervous systems before they cause physical symptoms. I have an article here if you are interesting in pursing these observations, particularly with an idea to getting your quail to pair-off and nest: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.YBfn8WDk-V5 All the very best from Normandie, Sue

I want to live there!!!

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

I know - they are a great group of birds and I love just going into that greenhouse and watching them. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

@tgvjyczxx6234

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl I would give up everything. Which wouldn't be hard. I live very sparsely. 😍 PS. Ever thought of having bed and breakfast there where people could learn and enjoy beautiful birds and nature? Just a thought. I would pay to stay and many would, too, for vacation away from city and stress.

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

I did think about it but the system here for starting any type of business is prohibitive!!

@tgvjyczxx6234

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl oh, that's too bad.

Bonjour! Ta caille semble si heureuse! :) love your all of your quail videos, they are very inspirational to me. Do you have any pointers on building a quail coop? I see that you have your quail in a greenhouse. Do you keep them in there year round? I live east of Montreal, Canada, it is a warm humid continental climate. It is very warm and rainy in the summer, snowy and cold in the winter. I am looking for coop plans that are spacious, ethical, encourage natural behaviors and keep the quail safe, while also having good airflow and ability to be kept warm in the winter. Ideally the quail will be able to free range in my garden beds to help with insect control, too, so I am hoping to find a safe way to let them roam. I am curious about your success with keeping the quail in the greenhouse and what you do in the winter.

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Aaww, merci - thank you so much! I am about to write up the complete details of how we built the quail safe house/greenhouse extension from recuperated glass windows and I will send you the link when it is uploaded to our site The Green Lever. I do have more quail written articles on The Holistic Hen too, mainly they expand on the films but also there are some stand-alone articles. Here is the link to the quail contents page if you are interested: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html#.Xm0ZAnfk-V4 With regards to the greenhouse, yes we do keep them in there all year round but with two provisos - the roof is partially opened (wired) in the Spring thru' to the Autumn, and that's when they also have access to the main greenhouse, when the vegetables are beyond their reach. Secondly, in the Winter they have several warm dry leaf-filled little houses and small covered and densely planted areas they can get into if they feel cold and if it gets really cold they come into our house in a cardboard sleeping box. The worst problem for young quail/juveniles is the cold, so that is always a consideration with me but as they are in a natural environment and on a 'paleo' diet they do seemed to have discovered all their natural habits, including locking wings at night to keep warm. You have probably seen in my films how the whole group will lock wings in a long line within their sleeping quarter, so they are very sensible themselves of their environment. I think you could create a really good natural environment for your quail but just have an action plan for Winter cold. The more you can give them a natural semi-wild environment the less stressed they will be anyway and the more able to form bonded pairs and raise their own chicks. With reference to the latter, I found one of my mothers did carry the quail around with her - so when they were small she kept them permanently warm, unless they were eating! However, you would need to be sure of your mother quail because not all mine did that, so I needed an indoors area for the mother and chicks if the weather was cold. Really good luck and do share your quail adventure, on film or in writing, it does so encourage other people and quail need good, kind advocates like yourself! Salut de Basse Normandie - la baie de Mont Saint Michel, Sue

@skyecairo6997

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl Thank you for such a detailed response. Yes, I have watched all of your quail videos now and did notice that their natural social behaviors are remarkable. I will be sure to factor in an indoor backup plan for them in case it gets too brutally cold. I went to a botanical garden a couple years ago and there were quail running wild in the butterfly garden geodesic dome. Probably two dozen or so, it was amazing to see the little families and foraging behaviors. It is what started my quail obsession! Perhaps I'll just have to build my own greenhouse.... ;) I will take a deep look at your two websites to understand the structures in your garden better, there seems to be a wealth of information there. Have a lovely spring, and thank you again for all that you do.

You don’t have to quarantine them? They are lovely.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments, they are appreciated! No, they come from a friend down the road and I have already had some birds from him, so my flock should have similar antibodies. Actually my quail are pretty laid-back so they do not get the stress-related or stress-triggered health problems that many quail have. They live directly on the ground, eat organically certified food and have a reasonably large space to live in, so they should have a good balance of gut flora and thus an optimum immune system. I did keep them apart at night though, at the beginning as I was worried my older established quail might peck the five new ones, when I put them away at night in a tiny house for warmth. However, last week, the temperatures dropped and they actually put themselves away together in the house, in a long line with interlinking wings, so since then I have left them to all sleep together. This would not have worked if we were in the breeding season as mine tend to pair off then and get aggressive! All the very best and Sue

@MegaMindyLou

6 жыл бұрын

We’ve had chickens since I was very little and I’ve loved them. Mom always wanted quail and now I see why, they seem like lovely birds.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, They are wonderful birds. I started with them in 2000 to raise organic therapeutic grade eggs to cure my husband's hay fever and eczema, which they did and speedily. However, the experience taught me that they were just so great to have in the garden and because I 'd seen so many raised in cages, I wanted to share how they could be kept differently. My goal was to get them to raise their own chicks and now they've done that, I want to see if I can encourage them to 'sing' again. They were raised in the Far East for centuries as song birds but the coturnix with the best voices were all wiped out during the World Wars but I'm hoping they still have that in their collective memory - somewhere. Certainly my last year's broody quail made some amazing sounds when calling her chicks, which were very musical - so here's hoping. If you want more information on how we raise them, I have many articles on my site holistic-hen.blogspot.com Like chickens they can get very tame and make great companions for gardening, as long as you stay with them whilst they free-range because they are prone to predator attack. All the very best from sunny Normandie, Sue

@MegaMindyLou

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I will go check out your other info. Cheers from Texas.

We have them here too...but don't know what they are called

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks for your comments, they are appreciated. You are lucky to get such a range of colours in quail, here in France it is quite difficult which is why I think no one knows the name of them! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

Are all courtix quails like that? (Friendly)

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Not always but they respond to two things:- good food, in particular natural invertebrate protein or pastured chicken eggs which will be high in the B complex vitamins and the amino acid methionine which are so important for the nervous system as well as physical health and a good environment with plenty of ground cover and edible greenery. So many people keep quail in cages and on a grain based diet - their health is compromised and they become nervous and often aggressive. Quail are a great example of 'you are what you eat'. Hope this is of use and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

Can two pairs of bobwhite quails live together? One pair is snowflake bobwhite, and the other is northern bobwhites quail.

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, I think it will depend on how big an area you are keeping them in. I do find with my coturnix and this was confirmed when I read up on one of the few academic studies into pairing, that couples become very territorial. That said, I have had pairs live happily together in the breeding season. I believe it will depend on the individual birds, I would try it and keep an eye on how they behave, quail were originally bred for fighting! The amount of methionine and vitamin B12 in their diet (invertebrate protein or boiled egg) has a bearing on aggressive behaviour, I have found. The more you can provide in their diet, the less nervous they will be. I believe also the fact that these foods are readily available, psychologically means the quail believe there is enough physical space to raise chicks too. This is from my observation of coturnix. All the very best and really good luck, Sue

@adamstv4025

6 жыл бұрын

Pavlovafowl - Organic Forest Garden Poultry ok. Thank you! My current pair of bobwhites are very trendily, so let’s see if they will be friendly to the new pair of quails!

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

I've just put two bonded pairs of Coturnix together so fingers crossed for them too! Let me know how your experiment works out. All the very best, Sue

Maam... What you feed them.

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there they get similar food to my chickens you can find a sample of their diet here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY5tl8-Ff8bOl6Q.html but they also get home-raised meal worms and a whole host of invertebrates, such as ants, sowbugs?woodlice, earwigs, which we raise for them in compost heaps. Plus I created an environment for them within their greenhouse which enables them to forage for their own food. You might also be interested in my written articles on how food reflects and influences quail behaviour: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.X6aBf3fk-V5 All the very best form Normandie, Sue

Where did you buy these?

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Just from a local organic dairy farmer but they are rare colours for here in France and he sent for the original hatching eggs from up near the Belgium border. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

lovely video . I breed Quail and I call the light ones pastels as I first saw them at a German Quail website who named them German pastel. i call them yellow pastel . the very dark one i call Tibetan I am hoping to breed some tibetan next year . I notice you have two or more males in there . how do they get on? as i only keep one male in my large group as i fear they will fight

@Pavlovafowl

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I've seen them called pastels sometimes in French too. I have tried to encourage my quail to pair bond which they do. They all get on really well together outside the breeding season and then they get a little territorial once they pair off but I understand this is how it works in the wild, that they do live in mixed flocks. You need quite a large space and also a lot of planting, so that they get the illusion of an even bigger area. I wrote it all up in more detail on my site: this is the link to my quail pages: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_27.html#.XYKXBlcv6V5 I hope you find it interesting and useful. I love the Tibetan, in fact I love all the colours but the Tibetan markings are so beautiful. Good luck with your hatch next year and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

@vinya12

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pavlovafowl thank you , i will definitely have a read of your pages. i had no idea you could pair bond quail. x

What do you feed your quail?

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, they get all certified organic food: sproutred triticale, home-grown mealworms (organically fed), wild invertebrates from the compost heaps, green leafy vegetables, fruit, grated root vegetables, various weeds such as chickweed, wild grass seeds, wild ants and ant eggs and caterpillars usually cabbage whites (when in season) and occasionally a hard boiled egg. Sometimes as now because these new ones I bought have been fed purely on grain they get a mix of rolled five cereals, millet and sesame just to ease them into the usual diet here. In the Spring and Summer I also bring in more wild forage and grow it on in the greenhouse and I'll grow a green cover crop which they can then strip graze. I made a film about the various foods here if you are interested: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY5tl8-Ff8bOl6Q.html It's called 'chicken feed' but my quail and pigeon get it too, as the grain/vegetable/fruit base. All the very best, Sue

@dynamicquail6834

6 жыл бұрын

Pavlovafowl - Organic Forest Garden Poultry thank you for the info! I'll check that video out I really want to start my quails on something more "exciting" rather than just layers pellets

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there, you are so welcome! There's a video I made on sprouting and also 7 forage articles (and more to come) on my website holistic-hen.blogspot.com They are general poultry articles about 'free' food not just for quail but you'll find others on quail about working with them to remove greenhouse pests and weeds. I find the quail chicks really meticulous in cleaning greenhouses or covered raised beds. They will remove all the aphids and greenfly that overwinter and also woodlice aka sowbugs that attack plant roots. I also had a mother hen with quail chicks who used to go through my bean rows in the garden and remove all the black fly and feed them to the chicks. I also found that unlike hens, quail will eat cabbage white caterpillars too. Quail are also superb at digging out ant nests and apparently, although we do not have them here, fire ants. Ant eggs are actually incredibly nutrient rich and particularly in those all important B complex vitamins. If you can awaken a quail's latent invertebrate hunting instincts or let them watch or learn from hens, they will save you a lot of work in the garden and feed themselves at the same time! All the very best, Sue

the white ones are English whites the pure brown ones are Tibetans the silver ones are silvers the brown and white ones are tuxedos the orange/white ones with spots are Italians the spotty brown ones are wilds in the mix of the new 5 you have 1 tuxedo, 1 Tibet, and 3 silver

@Pavlovafowl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thank you so much for your identification, I really appreciate it! It is so difficult to get different coloured quail here in France. These came from the German border and the guy who send for and bought the hatching eggs has no idea what they are! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

why are they so tame😑i wish mine are like that..

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there Cindy and thanks for your question - it is really easy to turn that emoji into a happy face. Over many years of keeping quail, I have found the two crucial elements are diet and environment. Both have significant impact on the mood and nervous system health of the quail. For example, mine would become fractious and stressed out if they did not get a significant percentage of their diet as invertebrate protein and the accompanying vegetable matter which provides folate (B9) and beta-carotene the pre-cursor of vitamin A, which work in synergy with the following nutrients. Amino acids such as L-methionine which regulates behaviour and nervous system function is only found in any significant amount in animal (invertebrate protein), as are the B-complex vitamins. Dry grain contains phytic acid which prevents the uptake of many minerals and vitamins and is basically a 'junk' convenience food. Contrary to popular belief quail are not primarily grain-eating, they are omnivores and as chicks and also when adults in the breeding season, will in my observation prefer an almost exclusively invertebrate protein-based diet. So you need to address this if you want tame birds because no bird under stress and in nutrient deficiency will feel like bonding either with you or each other. I have a complete article dedicated to this subject and also on the creation of a natural and safe quail environment here on my site: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.X_cE3nfk-V5 So not only do food and environment mean tame quail but they also have the potential to encourage nesting and brooding - so more tame quail! Hope this helps and good luck, Sue

Do you think they’ll eat slugs?

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Nate, just made a film to answer your question!! Thanks for the inspiration! All the very best from Normandie, Sue

@Pavlovafowl

6 жыл бұрын

...and mentioned you in the film details...

How many males and females do you have

@Pavlovafowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there about half usually. They all get on fine outside the breeding season but if I get two paired off and ready to nest in my quail area, I do have to remove one of the pairs. This is also supported by the rare academic studies that have been carried out with captive quail, mainly at Ithaca New York (Orcutt and Orcutt, 1976). Diet and environment are crucial for this to work, here are my experiences in written form: holistic-hen.blogspot.com/2017/05/ideas-for-encouraging-pair-bonding.html#.X_cHkXfk-V5 So for me, the male female ratio should allow for monogamy during the breeding season but with the proviso that unless you have a very large quail run, you can get territorial aggressive behaviour if more than one pair start to nest. Hope this helps and all the very best from Normandie, Sue

Lol.