Recent content by dougan778
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Not Laying?
Interesting. It's an LED light, maybe i should put an incandescent in there. Thanks for the tips. -
Not Laying?
Interesting. What makes you think this would help? Are you thinking that being able to look outside their cage is stressing them out? -
Not Laying?
I see these threads a lot and I've read them, but I still don't feel confident I'm doing everything right. I have about a dozen female coturnix that are about 8 or 9 weeks old and I haven't seen them laying yet. I haven't heard them calling either. I'm feeding the Meat Maker feed, which is... -
Daylight question
Thanks for the response. My cage is set up as a 4'x2' cage. A small portion, about 1'x2' of that is set up as a mini-"coop" that's a wooden box with a small door in it, while the rest is just wire for walls, ceiling, and floor. I was thinking in the winter i'd just light/heat the "coop" part... -
Daylight question
I just got about a dozen female coturnix that are just about to be laying age. I live in WI and the daylight cycle just dropped below 14 hours a day. It will be at about 13 1/2 hours a day by the end of the month. I've read that they need 14 hours of daylight to lay. I plan to extend this... -
Keeping quail outdoors in winter?
I don't know about Kherome, but for eggs we need to extend daylight. Is having light on at night better than morning? -
Keeping quail outdoors in winter?
I've done a lot of research on this, as I'm starting up and I live in Wisconsin (-40 might be a stretch but -20 F is normal at night where I'm at in Jan/Feb). I've seen a lot of people saying that they are hardy through the winter, but the only actual numbers I've seen listed were >0F. I've... -
Looking for some quail for breeding in S.E. Wisconsin and some for training now.
If you are doing quail for dogs, you will want bobwhite quail. You can find them in WI here and there. They are more aggressive and louder than other types but they have the bird instincts you want for dog training. Coturnix type quail are basically a sausage with legs, so it's tough to train... -
Free to good home
Same, I live in WI and I'm having trouble finding em -
Taking the plunge
OK. I tried holding onto some bobwhites for a week as an experiment and it has gone pretty well, so I want to "take the plunge" and start doing this. I will be doing coturnix since I live in a subdivision and these bobwhites are loud. :) I've never done chickens or anything like that and... -
Bobwhite Quail Loud?
I've been storing quail temporarily this week and have gotten to like it. I'm thinking about taking this up as a hobby. I live on a half acre in town, with neighbors and all that. The four quail I have now are all males. I've been excited to build a coop and try this out, but this morning... -
Storing quail for one week
They do love to fight. The biggest one beat the crap out of the other ones. I put some shoeboxes in there, though, for them to hide in and it has helped. -
Storing quail for one week
The kennel is 1x1x3. Maybe if I just got 3 they'd survive? I'd rather have 3 live ones than 5 dead ones. :) -
Storing quail for one week
Hello, I will be getting 4 or 5 adult quail tomorrow that I need to keep alive for about a week before I pass them on to other owners (long story). I'm not really equipped for this sort of thing. I have a small dog travel kennel, maybe a little bigger than a 5 gallon bucket. Do you think I...