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    raising quail naturally

    Wow. I'm in love with these pictures. That's a beautiful aviary. I'm glad to know they climb. I just see so many people stating that they don't. Unless i was mistaken or they were just talking about Coturnix.
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    raising quail naturally

    In our area a mesh is the best option. We have snakes and critters that would just laugh at chicken wire. I did note that quail won't climb up into a shelter. Anybody have ideas on protection while on the ground aside from digging the fencing deep into the ground? We also have a few scorpions...
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    raising quail naturally

    Yeah. I'm a bit nervous about it but my husband told me it comes with the territory. He's a country man so he came up with a few ideas to protect them as best we could but I know nothing is fool-proof. It may be a silly question, but are gophers a threat? Our landlord said we'll have to dig a...
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    raising quail naturally

    Awesome. I will look into that feed then. We're going to get some quail really next year. We're just getting the yard prepped and the housing for them and chickens going. I don't think young quail would do too well in winter even if it doesn't get very cold here. Appreciate the info.
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    raising quail naturally

    Thanks for the welcome! Andl I'm looking to raise them for meat and eggs so i wanted to make sure they live a good a life as possible while they're being grown out. I figure i spoil all my other furbabies why not the ones i raise for food. We were fortunate to find 3 free chicken coops, just...
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    raising quail naturally

    I finally created an account so i could be a part of this wonderful community. I've learned tons just reading, but although I've searched and searched no one's really addressed this. I hate the idea of putting precious little quail in battery cages. I'm trying to come up with something as...
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