Thanks! That's just what I needed! Yeah I like the low maintenance of just letting them poop to the floor below, maybe doing a deep litter method that way, which would be the whole point of making it 2x6, also so my dogs are less likely to walk under there. Then again it's going to be in their...
Thank you and that's cool! I think my 6 are getting used to me going out into the aviary every morning to check the feeders and change water. I would really like to hatch my own because I want to raise them for meat. After the investment on the incubator, brooder, and hutch it would be cheaper...
Thanks for your reply. I want to use the ice chest because I'm on a very limited budget. As I get more into it, I'll get an actual incubator. There's a lady that sells fertile quail eggs 1.50 for an 8 pack, and she says they're fertile, so I'll start out with those. I figured they're local so...
I'm planning on incubating and raising quail for meat/eggs I already have 6 in my aviary but want to do it on a larger scale. I have an old ice chest I'm planning on making an incubator out of. It's pretty large, so I'm hoping to continuously hatch about every two weeks until they reach...