@leahshomestead: 🦖 I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PTERODACTYL IN MY GREENHOUSE THIS MORNING! 😂 Apparently, when Coturnix quail reach about five weeks old, they start making some pretty STRANGE noises! But unfortunately, that wasn’t the only surprise waiting for me this morning. 😢 I started with 15 Jumbo Coturnix quail, and I was feeling pretty proud of myself because I thought I was going to make it all the way to processing day without losing a single one! Well, this morning I found one that hadn’t made it. And honestly, I have NO IDEA what happened! I’ve started noticing them chasing and picking on each other, and I’m learning that as quail mature, their behavior can really start changing, especially with the males! I’m wondering if fighting had something to do with it, but I really don’t know. That’s the thing about raising animals. No matter how much you learn, there’s always something new that catches you off guard! For those of you who raise Coturnix quail, have you noticed more aggression around five weeks old? #RaisingQuail #Homesteading #CoturnixQuail

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hunthomestead23
Hunt Homestead :
The dinosaur sound is the rooster crow. If you have too many males in one location they will fight to death, literally. We found this out the hard way.
2026-11-05 15:01:52
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shigbikes
shig :
they are coming of age lol.. my new male caused one of my hen chicks to have a heart attack as he was horny lol
2026-11-04 19:38:10
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beckyhomeeducation
ChronicallyBecky🍑|HomeEd :
pterodactyl noises are the boys crowing, and some just can't cohabit nicely :(
2026-11-04 23:37:24
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k8yt512
K8yt :
They die so easily I had about 10 and I have 5 know the and 4 died a week after I hatched them only lost one when they started to lay
2026-11-04 21:18:31
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crzychknlady612
crzychknlady612 :
It takes me 10 minutes a bird from death to butchered- it’s extremely easy and fast compared to chickens. The noise your hearing is the roosters crowing.
2026-11-05 12:38:01
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crazychickenlady214
Crazy chicken lady 🐓 :
You may have to many males per female. Should be one male to 5 or 6 hens
2026-11-05 13:48:47
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_m00y_
m00y :
If you have them just for meat and not for looks, next time get a color where the males can be indetified by a plumage. They're really mean, they just scalped one of my hens and she'll be blind on one eye so unfortunately I have to cull her. They're already half year and never fought. I'm considering getting rabbits instead of quails, they're the only profitable animals I have but they also cause the most troubles.
2026-11-04 20:35:15
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deeznutzofmine2.0
DEEZNUTZOFMINE2.0 :
1 male to 5 female if therea to many males they will attack each other
2026-11-05 01:27:53
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sab1nal.19
sabi :
The sounds are male vocalization (like crowing in roosters). When you have more then one male in this little amount of space they can definitely kill each other. Thats why they should be kept as 1:10 males:females long term or buchered around five weeks old.
2026-11-05 06:30:34
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pipypalabras
Pips y Palabras :
I find that quails are worth it when you are breeding your own birds for meat.
2026-11-04 20:33:57
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mp_artwork
user5176881610048 :
😂 you have some males in there . They will pick on each other if there are too many males in there. It’s best if you grow them out til about 8 - 10 weeks and they are super easy and quick to process.
2026-11-04 20:38:55
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mistymayseorange
Misty Mayse Orange :
I have banana trees and live in Indiana so they won’t make it but this is the first year I have baby bananas growing. Can I see yours up close
2026-11-05 02:41:39
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chickennugget4356
ChickenNugget4356 :
I had jumbo browns that did very well even in tight quarters. I had some specialty white quail and they fought. If I ever do it again I am going to stick with the most basic quail possible.
2026-11-05 04:45:31
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whiteoutwarrior
whiteoutwarrior :
I mean generally 1 quail is 1 adult serving.
2026-11-04 20:34:27
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jbellwood
JessB :
Side note…I love your hair like that 😍
2026-11-04 23:01:25
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oldsmoke2nd
oldsmoke2nd :
They are easy to process. Their skin is thin like a rabbit. You can pull the breast off with your bare hands. About 30 mins to do the whole batch.
2026-11-04 21:43:19
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heatheryoung2131
heatheryoung2131 :
They are going to be very small at 6 weeks. Not much meat. Processing them is very fast.
2026-11-04 21:06:09
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krescentkat
Artimeus :
that's a boy crow
2026-11-04 21:43:30
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shigbikes
shig :
I have 115 pet quail now lol... started with 6 quail last year.. love them, so entertaining.. stick them on a scale, my biggest quail is 523gm (jumbo coturnix)
2026-11-04 19:41:29
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sassys4r4h
Sarah Gauthier :
male quail will fight and absolutely kill each other
2026-11-04 21:34:56
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shigbikes
shig :
def at least 8-10 weeks.. they def fill out after 6-8weeks
2026-11-04 19:39:18
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oster.homestead
oster.homestead :
I just had to add five boys to my freezer bc they started picking on each other. The girls are muchhhhhh calmer now
2026-11-04 20:33:50
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vanivilhena
Vani Vilhena :
I have them for the eggs 😁
2026-11-04 20:31:55
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joshywondo
joshua nissi :
relocate the males their probably fighting over territory and mating privileges
2026-11-04 19:59:40
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norseman934
Norseman :
The Amish have telephones?
2026-11-05 00:16:43
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