I'll give the hay a shot. I've got 5 (4 hens and 1 roo) in a cage that is 20"x36" which puts me at exactly 1 sq ft per bird. You don't think the roof over the hutch and a barrier on one side is cutting out too much light, do you?
I'm new to the site, but have been raising quail for a little over a year. We had a thriving flock of 40ish birds that were all laying very faithfully. We had them in a small outbuilding under timed lights. We recently moved and a part of the move was harvesting all but a small breeding flock of...