➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[muddy75]

How many males can you keep together and how many females do they need?

You typically want a 1:4 ratio give or take so if you keep 20 in the aviary you will only want to have a max of 5 males

 

[FortCluck]

I use a solid bottom hutch of about 30 square feet. A dozen birds is quite manageable and keeps cleaning frequency down. Last season I did deep litter and kept adding. This season I’m trying just a layer of wood shavings and complete cleaning every so often. I also add a separate pan of dirt for bathing. Just some thoughts.

I’m going to get something to put their dirt in and I’m getting the natural mulch for the ground. They love it so much with just the little they have now. I was thinking about growing dill in there with a cage around it. Not sure yet.

 

[RUNuts]

I’m going to get something to put their dirt in and I’m getting the natural mulch for the ground. They love it so much with just the little they have now. I was thinking about growing dill in there with a cage around it. Not sure yet.

The ones that live here don't scratch. I have to rake the wood shavings to stir them up every so often. Otherwise, we get poop sheets and stench.

I have a little bit of wire in the big cages and boxes (amazon boxes specifically. You get them from ordering anything from amazon, LOL) of wood chips. The food and water goes on the wire for cleanliness.

Chickens underneath pick up any food. Mostly. Occasionally. Rest is composted.

 

[FortCluck]

The ones that live here don't scratch. I have to rake the wood shavings to stir them up every so often. Otherwise, we get poop sheets and stench.

I have a little bit of wire in the big cages and boxes (amazon boxes specifically. You get them from ordering anything from amazon, LOL) of wood chips. The food and water goes on the wire for cleanliness.

Chickens underneath pick up any food. Mostly. Occasionally. Rest is composted.

My quail kick at everything they are ridiculous. The little ones are even worse lol.

 

[RUNuts]

My quail kick at everything they are ridiculous. The little ones are even worse lol.

Yep, these will kick food across the brooder. Won't scratch after the brooder though. Good luck

 

[FortCluck]

Yep, these will kick food across the brooder. Won't scratch after the brooder though. Good luck

Mine scratch outside for the most part. My chickens are better at it though.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mine scratch outside for the most part. My chickens are better at it though.

Some of mine are super good scratchers and foragers while others are super lazy

Amber (AKA Cankles as my dad calls her) follows anyone with a shovel around. And earlier I was out there sifting through some dirt that had been dug up and found a giant grub so called her over. Of course she came running so I proceeded to try to find her another one so went around the garden shaking up clumps of dirt while she just followed me and WATCHED. I had no luck so she lost interest and left and of course right when she did I found a worm lol called her right back

Anyway, meanwhile, some other birds came up and were scratching it around on their own like normal birds. Not Cankles.

She sure has us trained.

 

[ShrekDawg]

She was waiting for me to just hand her a bug

She is a Buff Orpington lol totally food obsessed.

And she has my dad wrapped around her little wing

She follows him around like a dog lmao

 

[FortCluck]

So the 15 quail are boxed up and we have the ones we chose. I kept the smaller ones and also the yellower or yellow ones. I hope these 3 quail that are already outside start laying in June that would be nice. Then I can get started on quail hatching.

 

[sarabeth485]

I’m going to get something to put their dirt in and I’m getting the natural mulch for the ground. They love it so much with just the little they have now. I was thinking about growing dill in there with a cage around it. Not sure yet.

I give them cuttings off the herbs when I trim things back. Some they eat some they just like hiding or climbing in. Never tried dill. I haven’t managed to grow it well yet. They eat basil and bee balm. Mostly just play with the sage, thyme and oregano.