They should have food available at all times.
The quail family has many predators. Besides man, hawks take a number of quail. Also, cats, foxes and coyotes. Snakes may feed on young quail.
A young quail is called a cheeper or chick.
Put food in its mouth
Gamblel's quail eat a variety of things. They need a diet high in protein. I feed my quail game bird feed and quail seed as their main diet. I also raise crickets to feed them which they eat a lot of. They like a variety of fruits and vegtables. Try broccoli. My quail actually call to me when they are looking for a cricket meal. Now and then I give them meal worms as a treat.
Gamblel's quail eat a variety of things. They need a diet high in protein. I feed my quail game bird feed and quail seed as their main diet. I also raise crickets to feed them which they eat a lot of. They like a variety of fruits and vegtables. Try broccoli. My quail actually call to me when they are looking for a cricket meal. Now and then I give them meal worms as a treat.
Gamblel's quail eat a variety of things. They need a diet high in protein. I feed my quail game bird feed and quail seed as their main diet. I also raise crickets to feed them which they eat a lot of. They like a variety of fruits and vegtables. Try broccoli. My quail actually call to me when they are looking for a cricket meal. Now and then I give them meal worms as a treat.
Yes. Accipiters like Cooper's hawks will feed on quail.
Layer pellets are fine if you run out of quail feed. Millet and sunflower seed are not part of the layer pellet feed and these are preferred by quail. Wild bird food mix would also be appropriate for quail.
Once a day!
Yes, quail can eat chick starter. You can also feed them Turkey Starter or there is actually a Quail Starter feed out there I think. They also eat bits of egg yolk, live crickets and flies as well.
wild bird feed(millet)
You have to get the food and then shove the food down its throat.