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    Raccoons are EVIL.

    I live in the city so when I built my aviary I set it up for double containment thinking my worst enemy would be the neighbors letting their cats roam free.. I keep on average around 100 Butler Quail at a time during the summer months...I started out with one inch chicken wire on the outside of...
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    New pideons owner

    Actually no joke.. I had just started raising them and only had five. I had the outer door propped open and dropped them from the small cage into the big cage and didn't realize the other end of the cage door was open..The cage is 12 ft long by the way. I went inside to eat lunch and when I came...
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    New pideons owner

    I let my Quail go one time by accident but none of them found their way back home.:barnie
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

    Brooder. 36"x36" fully insulated and temperature controlled. I have raised biddies in December and it works great. I cover the bottom wire in the winter with plastic and pine shavings and two 125 watt heat lamps maintain temp. very well. I also enclose the aviary with plastic every Thanksgiving...
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

    Define committed suicide for me.. Did they quit eating ? Declare war on each other ? Flush and killed themselves when they hit the cage wire ? Do you have an enclosure similar to mine ? I need more information to help. Few points up front I learned the hard way.. You raise 10 in one cage and...
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

    Hi there back at ya ! Since I live in suburbia Quail just seemed to make more sense for me to raise . They are quieter than chickens and easier to clean up after. The initial cost to set up for raising 100 or so quail at a time was around 600.00 but I have expanded quite a bit over the last...
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    Prolapsed vent? HELP!

    You're only other option is to remove her from your flock and keep her in a separate cage after she heals so she will not lay , but that in itself is cruel because they spend the entire day calling to return to the flock.. I had a male who would have to be right there whenever I changed the...
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    Prolapsed vent? HELP!

    This is not uncommon and I find every year that out of 40 or so layers I have 3 or 4 that develop a prolapsed vent.. The condition is treatable and you have done just what needed to be done. Other than an antibiotic to thwart any infection. Now for the bad news.. Once a bird develops a prolapse...
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

    Thank you , I have actually upgraded more since that photo was taken. I need to take some more photos of my set up. It has been a learn as I go sort of thing but I did do a lot of research:caf before I started building. I also make my own cages. It really is a fun hobby and I have always enjoyed...
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

    Thanks Ken , Africa - near the Equator.. 98 F. here in South East Virginia.. That's hot enough for me :th
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    Hi everyone I raise Butler Quail and have answers for anyone new to raising quail.

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