Show me your quail pens!!!

[kingmt]

Also if your wanting to do what is natural to them, all Coturnix are really concerned about is eating & sex. They would run into a lions mouth for a bite of food & mount it if it would stand still for them.

 

[RumAndCoconuts]

Sounds like someone I know....

Also if your wanting to do what is natural to them, all Coturnix are really concerned about is eating & sex. They would run into a lions mouth for a bite of food & mount it if it would stand still for them.

 

[cwrite]

We have a 6 meter long rung (around 40cm high) that they love and live in. To access the run we made little doors about once-ish every meter. We have been adding things in it like the silverbeet plant at the end (which they have nearly demolished in a few days). We just used avery mesh and a lot of tent pegs - looks great and worked very well for us as we don't have any real handyman skills

Our homemade run is attached to our bought hutch which has a built on run attached to the hutch as well. We have also built a makeshift cage over it to ensure they don't get/fly away when we are changing their water/food and cleaning.

I would like to try quail sometime and really like the look of your setup. My main concern is snakes. Have you had any problems with reptile visitors?

 

[BethsJumboJaps]

@cwrite We live in a residential housing area that is not close to bushland here, so thankfully we haven't had any run in with predators/reptiles.

I wouldn't be able to say if it is snake proof, however, they would have to be small snakes to get through the small avery mesh..

 

[cwrite]

@cwrite We live in a residential housing area that is not close to bushland here, so thankfully we haven't had any run in with predators/reptiles.

I wouldn't be able to say if it is snake proof, however, they would have to be small snakes to get through the small avery mesh..

I think that might make the difference. We used to have bush behind us & seemed to have a lot of reptiles crossing our property. I think I might 'borrow' your design & just raise it on a narrow platform to be safe. : )

 

[BethsJumboJaps]

@cwrite Good idea. Depending on where you live and if it is necessary, you could also look at cutting the mesh a little longer and sinking it a few inches into the ground to prevent any predators digging under it or pulling it up.

 

[gardenisto]

Its more of a hutch and not a pen.... its for our coturnix and is also our patio coffee table. I have a post on my website about the build with pictures. Cant seem to figure out how to add a photo I've already uploaded to byc from my phone. But pictures at my url. http://www.gardenisto.com/projects/woodworking/coturnix-quail-hutch/ Should my coturnix have a 'run'?

Edited to add a photo via PC,

 

[swatmommy]

This hutch/pen is still a work in progress... Right now the quail are still in my living room.

 

[gardenisto]

Looks good swatmommy. Is it hinged to open up and provide easy access anywhere?

 

[swatmommy]

There are 3 different hinged parts - the lid on the 'house', and then 2 separate compartments open for the wired part. I can section them off for easy cleaning, adding food, play things etc without having any escapees