Thanks everyone for the replies. I've hatched and raised quail in the past and it was big deal not to let them get to their droppings if possible. In the quail brooder I built, it had a removable tray with pine shavings underneath a wire floor. I think I'll go with some type of solid floor...
GFF, has the weather settled down yet? I'm sure you'll be fine. I lost my home in a tornado in 1998. Wild ride let me tell you! My wife and son and I rode it out in the bathtub. I was gun shy of any thunderstorms for a about a year after that. On a side note, I used to travel through...