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Quote: Very rarely will you see mixed species get along. Young or old. Different age Bobwhites are the worst I've seen.

Quote: I've had to do that before. I put down 2" to 4" of good quality top soil (50% black top soil, 25% sand and 25% peat moss). Over this I put sod (from a sod farm). Keep watered so it takes faster. If birds are already in the aviary, they'll likely pick/dig along the seams. Couple other...

Just had a look at your set up(s). Intersting designs and well made ! Good to see you have added "furnitures" to each area ! You will want to add more brooders though. Having Quail in the the other species may end up causing big troubles.

Depends on what a person is going to do with the Ring necks. If just pets, I'd build the run at least 200 sq. ft. plus their weather structure (for a pair or trio). (as mentioned, bigger is always better) It also depends on where it is placed, soil type etc. Best way to keep any Pheasant...

Pheasants do need lots of room. Minimum for a species like Golden or Amherst is 100-150 sq.ft. (pairs) Tragopan: 400 sq. ft. etc. The bigger, the better. They also need a well landscaped aviary. It makes them much more comfortable. If grass doesn't survive, the avairy is too small. When ever...

Tony - Kieth Howman's book (Pheasants of the world) is a good book to go by. However, the aviary sizes are a minimum. Bigger is always better. Here is the newest one of mine: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=278483 I have another that is about 720 sq. ft. that will...