Awwwwww.... you went and did it!!!
Y'know... mine go through a progression of pens as they grow...
aquarium (draft free first week) to
1/4" wire (~1x1x3') (1-3 weeks) to
1/2" wire (same size). If I'm keeping them split into pairs, I keep them on the 1/2" wire to keep their feet/eggs clean. However, the majority of my adult birds are now kept in a 4x4' pen, linoleum floor with shavings, deep tray (2") of sand in the middle. They LOVE it.
This is my "double wide" for my Buttons... without the divider in the middle, it works for pairs of Coturnix.
I bought them for the eggs originally, but I plan on rotating the breeders. Next season I'll raise new breeders and this years will likely go into the freezer. Nothing wasted - any that are sick or culled go into a different section of the freezer for shrimp-bait...
I agree, though... Sam's the man... he has some beautiful birds...
