Recent content by Aeonir

I just looked around the internet, apparently there is no suitable quail feed to be gotten anywhere near me, the highest protein feed available is at 16.1% which is sold as a starter for show fowl, if i want enough protein for layer coturnix quail it would have to be custom ordered. Also...

i'm planning to get coturnix quails, if i go with 1 per square foot i can keep 8 in the hutch i have, though i might go for 6 to give them more space. unfortunately chick starter costs about the same as the game bird feed, and i've never seen turkey starter here as they are rarely kept in my...

winter 2021 i had to stop keeping quail, because they caused a mice infestation on both mine and my neighbors balconies, and eventually indoors, luckily i volunteer at a petting farm that didn't mind taking them in. another thing i'd like to improve is the cost of feeding them. for the mice...

I'm trying deep litter on my balcony, so far it works well, i used a low wooden garden with cloth (the type for blocking weeds) for a bottom so water can drain out, and filled up the edges around with bricks. The only problem so far is that when it rains the soil can take in water from...

A bit of a late reply I'm not sure what they are vaccinated for exactly but was both through a water treatment and a vapor treatment. Not very fond of fake plants but luckily my local grocery store had blueberry bushes on sale, so i i bought 4 and put one in to see how pong it lasts. I'm...

today i finally picked up 5 quail, from a show breeder who has several gold medals with his quail. 5 different colors 8 to 12 weeks old, ringed and vaccinated (i guess vaccinating is mandatory on shows) here's the quail, either the wild color or the yellow wild color has laid an egg during...

the closest raccons from here are in a zoo a few cities away, the closest wild ones are overseas... i'm from the netherlands, the only animals i have seen on my balcony are pigeons, that wanted to nest there. (and some other small birds...) since the roof will be slanted to make sure water goes...

i'm going to have to modify some things, but it is technically suitable. to do list: raise the run up with 1 layer of tiles under the whole thing, and several layers of bricks under the edge. block out the wind from the side that faces the railing, probably with a reed mat. put on a roof to...

i looked up the pallets, they should be possible, deep litter has my preference though as it looks natural. can i use potting soil for the dirt? i'll mix some hemp chips (more absorbent than wood and a bit less sharp.)

if i were to go with wire cages, every one visiting here would complain about it, i'm from the netherlands and standards are a bit different, even professional farmers don't use wire cages anymore. mostly because grocery stores aren't allowed to sell eggs or meat that came from wire cage farms...

i plan to keep quail on my balcony, will deep litter work there? or will i need to put in some initial soil microlife to start the composting process? they'll be on tiles on top of the concrete balcony to allow water to drain away

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? i am not new to chickens my parents have a small coop with bantams, and i had some classes at school (animal care) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? currently zero, i only have a balcony and am looking into quail, if i...