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5/1/12 at 9:22am

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Hi I am planning to get a couple of Coturnix quail.They will already be adults. I wanted to know if I can let them out of the coop sometimes. Will they fly away? Are they like the bobwhites, that they fly away if you let them out? If I clip their wings can I let them out? please reply.

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5/1/12 at 12:12pm

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Hi I am planning to get a couple of Coturnix quail.They will already be adults. I wanted to know if I can let them out of the coop sometimes. Will they fly away? YES Are they like the bobwhites, that they fly away if you let them out? YES If I clip their wings can I let them out? please reply.

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5/1/12 at 12:48pm

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Some days I would love to let my quail out but between them not coming back like chickens to the coop. I have hawks that live in the neighborhood. SO one way or another they would be gone. A couple have escaped and they are GONE both male and female. I watch them and in my heart of hearts I know from their actions they would leave and never return. Clipping wings is not enough, they are ground runners. I have a chain link fence and they can get through it, chicken wire slows them down but given an inch they are gone. Keep them in the coop is what I would recommend and if you want mine. They are for sale!

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5/1/12 at 2:00pm

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I live in NY it depends how far you are

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5/1/12 at 2:56pm

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quails cannot free range like chickens. even if you clip their wings. they just run away.

unless your whole yard was completely covered with 1/2" hardware cloth lol.

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5/20/12 at 3:06pm

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Ocala Florida, sorry

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5/20/12 at 3:55pm

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You should probably clip the wings and keep an eye on them. They could become dinner for a fox!

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5/24/12 at 8:05pm

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I have a male that I have let out and after 3 days, he had not went more then 15-20 feet from my pen. Every night, he would sit at the door of the pen and walk off in the morning when I came to feed the other 2...So, I let him back in and he is happy as anything now.

But, I hatched them myself and raised them. I would think an adult bird would be gone in a heart beat if you didn't raise them from hatch day yourself.

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5/24/12 at 8:18pm

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They usually free range just once.... Bill

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5/25/12 at 5:35am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Daddy

They usually free range just once.... Bill

I needed the laugh this morning, snowing here in WY.

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