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Well had two of my quail get out found out my dog is a natural soft mouth retreaver. She got both and didn’t harm them. Keep that in mind next time when I’m chasing one down the street😅

I want to breed button quail I have built a cage that is 3 feet wide and 6 feet long with plants, water and plenty of feed. I am trying to make it a comfortable location for the birds so they will be happy. I have one male and 5 hens. I have read that males will pair with a hen for life but I...

more lively feathers growing in a bit and the scalps have scabbed over and mostly healed

Here is walls up now to set up pond and make perches and houses for finches to live in, I am planing to install a curtain rod outside the door and hang bird netting. That way I only need to have netting up when I am walking if into cage. Kind of like a hospital curtain.

I live in Illinois so I will probably have to transport birds inside when it gets cold. I have a large supply of limestone which I was going to place around the edge. To keep digging animals out (dog keeps most away) I was thinking to get some parakeets Since there pretty hardy and even...

I’m currently working on building a aviary to place along side my patio. I just built the panels to enclose a 3 ft by 6 foot space that will be 6 feet tall. This space will be placed on the ground, I will have button quail in there. So I need to know what type of bird to put in with them. I want...

I’m geting button quail eggs and I don’t realy know what to do with them. There the size of olives so not worth eating. Those of you with button quail what do you do with your birds eggs? Was hoping to find someone who raises egg eating snakes.

I bought some button quail today. The guy stated that they were molting but I think it’s more neglect. Never seen a bird look like this unless they are sick and pulling feathers out. I think that he had them super overcrowded and over breeding. I was about to not take them but decided to take...

That is a large aviary

Good to know thought they get along with other birds

The cage will be big enough but was going to build something similar and it will have a flight bird …..please read fully. Was going to build cage here that is 4 feet by 6 feet.

was thinking of building a outdoor cage for painted quail and some kind of flight bird like budgie. Was thinking to build something similar to this. Any advice before I build so I know what I should incorporate in my cage...

I live in Illinois where we have large temp swings. Winter down below zero and in summer up to 100. I was thinking of puting in a aviary outside to keep birds in. I know quail do well since I raise them. So will have some in there but I was trying to think of birds that would do well in cold...

Anyone ever had all the hens gangs up on rooster? this a group of birds that have been together for a while. I did have to introduce two hens to the group

Used a plastic cereal box from Walmart. drilled 1.5 inch hole and put in 1.5 90 degree pvc pipe in it. (45 won’t work feed falls out) Was using shoe box but it takes up so much floor space and the birds could not get to middle of box to get the feed. This hugs the side and leaves more room for...

.........water........ it should be ok easy to clean needed a container that was rectangle and nothing would work that did not cost a fortune. This has lid on top and spout that I can use to was out the bottle

Actuly mice aren’t a problem or snakes I have more issues with raccoons

Yes you can in roofing area

I recently finished my new cage. It Will let me hold more birds and will let me control breeding Better. This new cage will let me collect eggs and birds easer. Rotate birds for butchering. and I can Have more roosters without worry that they will kill each other. My old cage was a...

I have seen those but they don’t hold a lot of water