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Quails are not very picky eaters, but you also need to pay attention to feeding them the right foods and a balanced diet. Feeding the quail will depend on the age of the quail, the purpose for which you raise the quail, and most importantly, how you like to feed them.
Steps
Provide basic food and water
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Buy high-quality quail feed at a poultry feed store or online. Unlike other birds, quails cannot eat low quality feed and stay healthy. This is especially important for quails reared for eggs or breeding quail. If you can’t find high-quality quail food, you can buy other bird food. You can also try turkey feed; Turkey feed often has a higher protein content than commercial chicken feed, so it is also more suitable for quail.
- Chicken feed can be suitable for meat quail.
- If you use turkey feed to feed your quail, make sure it doesn’t contain drugs. [1] X Research Source
- Always consult a nutritionist before changing quail food.
- About 80% of a quail’s diet consists of grains. Most food for quail or meat birds includes: flakes corn, grains (barley, oats, rye and wheat), millet, whole oats, roasted corn, flower seeds rum and sunflower seeds. [2] X Research Source
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Feed the quail the right amount of food, and remember that the food must have the right texture. Feeding quails is also easy; You don’t have to worry about overfeeding them because quails will stop eating when they’re full. However, quails are also quite picky about the size of food particles. They won’t eat seeds that are too big or too small – just the right size. Quails also often spill food, so you must feed them in a bowl or feeder deep enough to prevent food from spilling out.
- If the food is in pellet form, you should crush it to the right size of the quail. The seeds in the quail food must be uniform in size, or else the quail will choose only the seeds they like best and refuse to eat the rest. This leads to nutritional imbalance.
- Avoid giving your quail crushed food if possible. If you have to feed your quail mash, don’t use too fine a feed. Powdered food can easily get into the quail’s toes and cause an infection.
- Adult quail eat about 20-25 g of feed per day. [3] X Research Sources
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Quail feeders should be dry, clean and easily accessible. Place the feeder in a dry place, away from rain, sun and wind. You should also keep the feeder away from the drinking trough – wet food will mold and cause quails to die when eaten. [4] X Research Source In addition, you should also regularly shake off any leftover food in the trough. Only wash the feeder when it is soiled with bird droppings to avoid wetting the feed.
- Mount the feeder at the same height as the quail’s kite.
- You should use a long and narrow feeder so the quails don’t have to jostle each other.
- Depending on the number of quails, you may need to clean the feeder at least 2-3 times a week or once a day.
- Quails have a habit of scavenging for food. You should consider using a feeder with a splash-proof design. [5] X Research Sources
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Provide plenty of water for the quail to drink, and make sure the quail is easily accessible. As a general rule, the drinker should not be higher than the bird’s back. [6] X Research Sources Many quail breeders recommend dropping gravel into the bird’s drinking trough. The gravel not only makes drinking water look more appealing, but also helps the baby quails to escape if they accidentally fall into the trough. [7] X Research Sources
- Quail is very avid drinker. You might consider digging a shallow hole in the ground, lining the bottom with plastic, and creating more slope in the hole. [8] X Research Sources
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Keep the trough clean and change the water daily to limit bacteria growth. Wash the trough 3 times a week with non-toxic antiseptic water. Do not pour old water inside the quail cage. You must keep the quail cage as dry as possible. [9] X Research Source
- Pay special attention to the quail drinker in the winter. Do not let the water freeze.
- Occasionally add a little apple cider vinegar to the water. Vinegar will help kill parasites and smooth feathers. [10] X Research Source
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Store quail food in a clean, dry place and use it before it expires. Food that is not stored properly will become moldy and fatal to quails when ingested. If you’re not careful, quail food can also become prey for other pests, such as rats and insects.
- Use feed before the expiration date – usually 3 weeks from the date of manufacture. You may need to use it sooner if you live in a hot and humid climate.
- Throw away food that smells stale or sour. This is a sign that the food has expired or is moldy.
- Rats not only eat quail’s food, but also contaminate the food. [11] X Research Source
Provide complementary food
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Feed the quail more fruits and vegetables. About 20% of a quail’s diet will consist of vegetables, fruits, leaves and other fiber. Don’t be afraid to give your quail other foods, but you should pay attention to the quail’s natural habitat. For example, with quails living in the desert, you should feed them with prickly pear cactus. [12] X Research Source
- Consider planting some berry bushes, such as raspberries, currants, blueberries, or Oregon grapes. [13] X Research Source
- Feed your quail vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, pears, lettuce and turnip leaves.
- Be careful with tomatoes. Quails can eat ripe tomatoes, but not other parts of the tomato plant, including leaves and twigs.
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Consider adding other foods to your quail. The quail’s main diet should be quail-specific, but you can add other things as snacks, such as cakes, noodles, rice, and sweet corn. [14] X Research Source
- Quails like to eat seeds and nuts. You might consider planting seeds around your garden, such as ash, tea tree, hazel or oak. Quails will eat fallen nuts and seeds.
- Quails also like to eat insects, especially baby quails. Insects contain high protein content, suitable for the needs of quail baby and egg laying hen.
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Note that some foods can be toxic to quails. These include avocados, caffeine, chocolate, grape seeds, meat, parsley, rhubarb, tomato plant branches and leaves, salted foods, raw potatoes and most citrus fruits .
- Quails will not eat anything that can cause poisoning, unless they are hungry. This is a sign that you should feed your quail more.
- There are many plants that are toxic to quail. While it’s less likely that you’ll encounter these plants, it’s important to know.
- Avoid feeding quail anything in the garden. Quails will immediately detect where the food is coming from and they can automatically go looking for food. This is not good for your garden.
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Give quail a small bowl of gravel to help them digest food. However, if quails are usually left on the grass in the yard, you don’t have to worry about this, because they will find what they need on the ground.
Feed quails according to age
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Feed quail baby food from birth until 6-8 weeks of age. Quail baby food has a high protein content to suit their needs, in addition, it also contains many other nutrients and vitamins to help baby quail grow up to be healthy adult quails. [15] X Research Source
- Use a long, straight feeder for baby quails. Switch to a round feeder when quail is 2 weeks old. Use a smaller bowl for drinking water.
- Baby quails can eat fine grain food until 6-8 weeks old. Pellets or coarse granules are suitable for larger quails.
- When raising quails, you should teach them to drink water by dipping their beaks in a bowl of water. If the baby birds are with their mother, you do not have to worry, because the mother quail will teach them how to drink water.
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Use high quality food for quails after 6-8 weeks of age. The best food for quail at this stage is a broiler food with at least 20% protein or more. A balanced diet for quails must contain plenty of protein so that they can grow into healthy adult quails.
- If you raise meat quails, you do not need to use special food during this period. You can immediately feed them adult quail food.
- If you plan to breed or breed quails, you should slowly introduce them to a new diet before they are 10 weeks old. [16] X Research Source
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Use egg-laying quail pellets after they start laying eggs. This type of food has enough calcium needed to help quail lay quality eggs. Remember to crush the pellets to fit the quail size. This is especially important if you buy chicken pellets, as this is larger than the quail type. Remember not to pulverize.
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Always provide fresh water for quail. Rinse the water bowl 1-3 times a week and replenish the water daily. The water bowl is often dirty because quails often step into the defecation bowl and do all sorts of things in it!
Feed the quail based on the purpose of raising
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Determine what your purpose for raising quail is. Are you going to raise quails for eggs, meat, seeds or just for fun? Depending on the purpose of raising quail, you will need to choose the right food for your needs. There are 4 main types of quail food:
- Food for quail
- Food for growing quail
- Food for quail laying eggs
- Food for adult quail
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Use baby quail and adult quail food if you plan to raise quail for meat. Adult quail food will provide nutrition for quail up to the slaughter stage. This variety contains more fiber than the others.
- Feed quail baby food from birth to 6 weeks of age. Switch to adult quail food when they are 6 weeks old. Continue feeding quails on this diet until sold or slaughtered.
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Use baby quail food and growing quail food if you plan to keep quails for play. This diet is also suitable for pet quails. Mixture for growing quail has a higher protein content than that for adult quail.
- Start feeding quail baby quail from birth until 6 weeks old, then switch to growing quail food when they are 6 weeks old. Continue feeding like this until they are 16 weeks old.
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Pay special attention to quails for breeding and for eggs. Egg-laying and breeding quail need a special diet when they come to lay eggs. If not fed enough, quail hens can lay soft and poor quality eggs.
- Use baby quail food from birth until 6 weeks of age. Switch to a growing quail diet after 6 weeks of age. Continue feeding like this until the quail is 20 weeks old. Feed quail egg-laying quail food when they are 20 weeks old.
- Feed the Coturnix (Pharaoh) quail with baby quail from hatching until they are 6 weeks old. Switch to egg-laying quail food after 6 weeks of age. You do not need to use food for growing quail.
Advice
- Do not give quail regular snacks, as this is not good for them. It is best to feed them a regular diet to ensure nutritional balance.
- You can buy quail food at poultry feed stores or online.
- Feed your quail enough food, and remember to never let them go hungry.
- Don’t worry about overfeeding the quail, because the quail will stop eating when it’s full.
- If you’re worried your quail isn’t getting enough protein, mix in a quail baby food or other food with at least 20% protein. You can also feed your quail extra turkey food.
- Add shells or crushed eggshells to the quail food. This is especially important if the quail eggs are soft and of poor quality. Shellfish and crushed eggshells are good for quail eggs because of their high calcium content.
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This article was co-authored by Amy Harrison, a trusted member of the wikiHow community. Amy Harrison has over five years of experience working directly with poultry. She worked at a rural chicken farm focused on providing free range eggs, where she managed year-round poultry care. She has experience raising chickens and quails, taking care of newly hatched poultry, handling health issues and managing the dietary needs of the birds.
There are 10 references cited in this article that you can view at the bottom of the page.
This article has been viewed 2,022 times.
Quails are not very picky eaters, but you also need to pay attention to feeding them the right foods and a balanced diet. Feeding the quail will depend on the age of the quail, the purpose for which you raise the quail, and most importantly, how you like to feed them.
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