Recent content by jmbiker11

  1. jmbiker11

    Coturnix Quail

    Well i would just want to get some now i wouldnt try to use them for meat or hatch eggs yet unless they laid a bunch.So should i just make a couple of smaller pens instead of one big one to seperate them and stop them from inbreeding, and i guess the arms length thing is so it will be easier to...
  2. jmbiker11

    Coturnix Quail

    I have already read that sticky a couple of times its really helpful. So as far as the inbreeding thing should i divide the cage in half and buy two different sets of birds and then when they have babies swap them out in each cage. or how do yall do it for those who use them for meat and retock...
  3. jmbiker11

    Coturnix Quail

    Finally got the ok from the parents to get some quail! Im going to get five or six coturnix quail to start off with one male two females. I have been reading a lot about them on the internet and have gone through page after page of post on here. I just have a couple of questions to make sure im...
  4. jmbiker11

    Brinsea Mini Incubator

    Yeah I dont plan on keeping more than like 16 quail.
  5. jmbiker11

    Brinsea Mini Incubator

    How important is turning the eggs should I pay that much more for the advanced just for a turner?
  6. jmbiker11

    Brinsea Mini Incubator

    Im looking to hatching eggs for the first time and will only be hatching small numbers of eggs at a time. By the way I will be trying to hatch Quail eggs. I just wanted to get yalls oppinions on it.I was thinking about building my own but thought buying one would be better. Here is the link for...
  7. jmbiker11

    Quail Questions

    Im only going to use them for eggs and meat. Where could I buy an incubator and what kind is best? For a cage would 2' wide 8' long work or 3' wide 6' long work and how tall should it be? I saw this on youtube would this work?
  8. jmbiker11

    Quail Questions

    Thanks for all the help!
  9. jmbiker11

    Quail Questions

    Thanks for the help. Just a few more questions. 1.Whats cheaper or better building the cage or buying the cage? 2.Is a bought incubater better than a homemade one? 3.How many quail should I start out with and how big of a cage?
  10. jmbiker11

    Quail Questions

    Hello everbody I think im going to get some corturnix quail. I have already read the sticky and just have a few more questions. 1.I read they dont need roost is this true? Where do they sleep? 2.Do they need an egg box, or where do they lay their eggs? 3.Do they even need a coop, do they need...
  11. jmbiker11

    Biggest thread ever(hopefully)!!!!!

    who watched the florida oklahoma game last night?
  12. jmbiker11

    What do yall think

    What if I built it kind of like these would that be big enough for 3 Buff Orpington hens? https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=6916-Coop_Design https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=8329-Akins_Coop
  13. jmbiker11

    What do yall think

    I didnt plan on making it big enough to walk around in. I live in Alabama so it doesnt get to cold here maybe 20s or 30s in the winter. In the summer it gets hot and humid though. I was wanting it to look like this but with a bigger run...
  14. jmbiker11

    What do yall think

    So a 4x4 coop with only a 4' height would be good for 3 chickens, and how do I make it water proof?
Back
Top Bottom