Recent content by coturoy

Thanks JBlegger. The mister is because I live in the desert which will get into the 100's a few times a year. Good to know that things can be done on the cheap.

I'm trying to get a cost estimate for raising 5-10 Coturnix Quail as pets who happen to lay eggs. I couldn't find any posts for all of the costs involved, but send me a link if I missed any. I've listed costs that I've gathered and have over-estimated most things to be conservative. Look it...

Quote: I take it that the chicks are picking up low doses of cocci from the mesh that give them enough exposure to become immune, but low enough exposure so they don't die? I know that a lot of parasites remain in their healthy hosts at low doses after infection. I wonder if senior citizens...

That's helpful. How do you clean your sand? I imagine it's like scooping feces out of cat litter, but I've never owned birds before. And if I'm out of town for a week and leave a friend to check up on food and water, can the sand wait until I come back? Also, I read an article on...

I live in the desert and I'm thinking about making an aviary or rabbit hutch enclosure with length and depth around 6'x3' to hold 5-10 Coturix Quails. I'd think of them as pets that happen to lay eggs. For those of you using sand instead of mesh for the floor, have you noticed that the quails...