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Thanks Henry for letting me use your quail for my evil plans! You’re the best.  (No quail were harmed in the making of this slideshow).

Photos/video of your poultry waterer before and after your check.

Before: ice 

After:

- Photos/video of your poultry feed/feeder before and after your check.

Before: , snow; and, underneath the inner container but above the outside, lower bowl, some mash had built up: so you need to take the two pieces apart in order to do a deep clean.  (I wouldn't require this for my own criteria, but being extra thorough.)  

After:

- Photos/video of your nesting boxes before and after your check.

They don't have nesting boxes really, though they like the little box that may be visible in some photos.  It already had adequate shavings in it.  Instead the daily check they need is their dust bath (poop out; usually I’d just be able to scrape and cover but for the badge bit it’s a deep clean;then  fresh, dry dirt in)

BEFORE:

AFTER:

- Photos/video of your coop before and after a safety/wellness check was performed/issue was addressed ( please provide a written description of what you checked as well)

Before:  sharp bits on edge of hardware cloth on bottom and side–possible pricking hazard, though it has never been a problem (only blood they’ve ever shed was from a male pecking another male);

After: hardware cloth folded (simple solutions are sometimes the best

Before: under-fire dirt floor a bit full (it’s hard to see, but it was about 3-4” thick in places with dirt, poop, and shavings)

After: emptied it and added fresh wood shavings and dirt (suburban situation, they need to be hidden on the owner's porch)  You’re welcome, Henry.  Or should I call you Tom Sawyer??

I think I see a nematode.

For illustration that there are actual quait, here are the quail in their regular unnatural habitat again after being transferred from their winter home to their summer house in the posh district (yes, they’re hiding as close to the snow as possible, no I don’t know why they do that):

Thanks Ashley C for giving feedback before I posted and thanks again Henry for letting me visit your quail and feature them in my short photo show, Joshua Animal Wellness Check Badge Bit: the slide show, a new quail .