Catchmaster traps work great. Put in a blob of peanut butter and it will load up. https://www.catchmaster.com/products/pro-series-multi-catch-mouse-trap
All I had to do was to tap each one so it left a drop of water on it. The birds did the rest.
Glad you got it figured out. The nipples are so much easier and cleaner than the other options.
Definitely a scam. Price is way too low.
Those Lifetime plastic sheds are not easy to assemble either. Better have a nice level platform for it. If you're in an area with heavy snow, plan on sweeping it off after each storm.
Purina flock raiser & offering calcium on the side has been my go. It's readily available at tractor supply. Side calcium is mostly quail egg shells dried & crushed.
I went through that when I had a aviary. To clean their feet/toes, I had a large plastic box and put a half inch of gravel in it. Then added about a inch of water. Put in some birds and put a hardware cloth lid on top. Let the quail stand in it like a foot spa for a while. Hour, sometimes a...
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I use the GQF cages. They're a similar concept. They claim 4 quail per section. My max is 3 hens.
There are 3 sections per tier/cage. I removed some center section dividers to make some compartments bigger, so I can have 4 or 5 hens with a roo.
I used to have an aviary and really liked...
My previous setup had sand. Had problems with poop balls on the bird's feet. So I started topping it off with straw. The straw did help reduce the problem, but my birds were still needing the foot spa to clean their feet way too often. I moved & my new setup is on wire. Much much easier to...
When I had my aviary, I would put down a layer of straw and add straw every few days to keep a clean surface on top. After 2 to 4 weeks, depending on weather, I could scrape up a spot and peel it all out like ripping up a carpet. I'd throw it into a garbage bag and carry it over to a compost...
Layer feed has a higher calcium content. The males don't need it. I feed a 20% protein & put the calcium on the side. Purina Flock Raiser, the calcium is crushes egg shells & crushes oyster shell.
Startena as in 30% protein? My understanding is once they're adults quail should be feed ~20% protein.
FWIW, I wind up at tractor supply for feed and use purina flock raiser. It's 20% protein, but needs calcium on the side. Yokes are lighter that chicken eggs, but the eggs are delicious.