Recent content by SandpointQuail

Can I put a light in there to keep them warmer and have them lay year round or is that bad for them?

I'm not up early enough in the morning to know what time it gets light out but it is getting dark about 7:30 up here in North Idaho. We have had a few nights of freezing weather, I don't think we have any snakes eating things and nobody else can get to my birds. I'll see if I can put a light in...

I was hoping they would only take a week off laying :( I have 1 roo per 4-5 hens and it's always a possibility that predators may lurk at night. They may even think I am one. I have them near the chicken coop which I go out and lock up after dark. They are eating the same amount of feed as...

I have a few dozen Jumbo Coturnix Quail that I started this spring. The have been laying a couple months and then I moved them from Itty bitty cages to a nice big chicken tractor so they can have a more natural habitat. It has wire on all sides, and one end is covered so they have protection...