➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ketojenn]

Just found those pages and joined. Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Can someone tell Zach to come over her and make an auction thread for those of us that don't use FB?

 

[muddy75]

just finalized my “win” i’m getting 30 jumbos, 15 celadon, and 15 sparkly!! my guess is will ship Monday. New bator should arrive next week too so can get them set by next weekend!! just checked calendar and I have eggs scheduled to hatch every week through 4th July!

 

[muddy75]

Can someone tell Zach to come over her and make an auction thread for those of us that don't use FB?

I’m trying to get him to join here!!

 

[muddy75]

I asked my sons opinion on which color he likes best and he wants me to hatch more of the “cow looking ones” ie his favorite are my tuxedos! he also likes the darker scarlets and tibetans. but I had to laugh especially with the conversation on buffalo quailies!!

 

[Nabiki]

know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...

So, how are the aviary plans coming? I opted for the simple coops both times. 8' is heavy! 6' is better, but we tried a few different ideas and it is heavy also. In short, wire is light, wood is heavy. Don't get fancy.

Latest idea is for a short coop that can be tractored around. Don't want it on the ground cause poop won't fall. But 2" legs? so the grass pokes through? Removable roof to keep weight down and so I don't have to lay in poop to check birds. I didn't say good idea, I just said I'm playing with an idea. Wheels like a wheel barrow to move daily? IDK.

The metal roof is cheap, but makes the coops top heavy. I'm worried that it will lay over in a thunderstorm. (again, no birds were in it at that time, thankfully)

The coop plans have been finalized, and the lumber will be purchased this weekend. I already got the hardware cloth and wheels. The detachable run is going to be split into two 6' x 4' sections instead of one 6' x 8' section so it is easier to move, and gives me flexibility in size depending on my current flock size and which garden bed they'll be bug hunting in. The mobile 6' x 2' coop will have a wide opening with a slide down door so the quail can be herded in and moved to another location at any time. The roof will be on hinges with a hardware cloth cover under it with a hole in it so I can put food and water in from the top. The coop section will be about 18" off of the ground. The runs will have a fold down hardware cloth flap so there will be no gap between them and the coop for either the raised garden beds or on the ground.

Edit to add picture:
I'm thinking something kind of like this.

 

[preciouseureka]

lol, had a quail named Nabiki...one of my first....please take pictures when you have the coop set up, it sounds really cool! We just finished coop number four, always trying to balance predator proofing with weight.....

 

[RUNuts]

2"x4" lumber is self supporting. I used 1"x4" on the 6' coop with bracing. Different. I was hoping for lighter. Also used repurposed wood and had a good/aggravating time with that. Enjoyed the challenge, being the cheapskate that I am.

 

[CindyinSD]

know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...

So, how are the aviary plans coming? I opted for the simple coops both times. 8' is heavy! 6' is better, but we tried a few different ideas and it is heavy also. In short, wire is light, wood is heavy. Don't get fancy.

Latest idea is for a short coop that can be tractored around. Don't want it on the ground cause poop won't fall. But 2" legs? so the grass pokes through? Removable roof to keep weight down and so I don't have to lay in poop to check birds. I didn't say good idea, I just said I'm playing with an idea. Wheels like a wheel barrow to move daily? IDK.

The metal roof is cheap, but makes the coops top heavy. I'm worried that it will lay over in a thunderstorm. (again, no birds were in it at that time, thankfully)

This is what I use for chickens:

Fine for summer, not so much for winter. If the weather’s too bad, I tarp the ends. Otherwise, I put them broadside to the wind, which for me is usually NW. There’s no nest box on my meatbird tractor, so it’s a good deal lighter.

For quail I’d make it smaller and put hardware cloth on the bottom, whatever mesh quail need... or maybe a larger mesh (to let the grass poke through) and give them an area to stand on when I move the tractor. The white tarp came from Tarp Supply and keeps the birds cooler. I move them every day (twice for the meaties) so they always have nice fresh grass.

These are Suskovich tractors. I used his book Stress-Free Chicken Tractors from Amazon to build them.

 

[el dorado quail]

Can someone tell Zach to come over her and make an auction thread for those of us that don't use FB?

Yes please! I have 0 social media besides random forums like this one