ladyjulian Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 We were getting a dozen eggs a week from our four quail hens and they have suddenly gone on strike. Is this normal or should I be concerned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Late moult? - scared by rats? Ours have just stated again after the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjulian Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Not moulting but they could be scared - I chased away our neighbours' giant marmalade cat which was sitting watching them like an episode of Eastenders the other morning. They're completely safe but I guess they don't know that. Maybe I'll put a fence up tomorrow to discourage the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Could be the cat or something to do with the weather. Have they been wormed - I used flubenvet when I did the chickens, but think there is dosing for game birds on the pot - weren't laying so didn't have to worry about eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Mine started laying for a couple of week then abruptly stopped so I think this is normal. I used to find my quail weren't worried by the cats laying outside their enclosure but they went crazy when a badger sniffed around one night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
