all who are hatching quail

[chickwatcher1]

they all came from large eggs, but after 10 days one is a Tom Thumb!

 

[313759]

Aww so cute

 

[CrowWing Native]

I'm trying to get a few pairs of jumbo coturnix so this is what I want to build but make it bigger and turn the bottom into a shelf for day old chicks and use the top for 1-3 week old birds

Looks cool. Show us when you are done!

 

[313759]

Looks cool. Show us when you are done!

Ok but it'll be a while. I already have a pen ready but I want to build that one to use for younger birds

 

[gardenisto]

Ducky 13 I thought I'd share this because its similar to the picture you shared, and is close to your size an function requirements. Just hatched a few cot quail, and built this two compartment coffee table and quail hutch combo. It has 1/2" hardware cloth, a poop tray for cleaning, and each of the two compartments are 2'x2'. The front of each side swings open and has secure latches. So does the top half on each side. The slight elevation from legs allows for some air flow, and provides some protection from mini predators, the poop tray creates a fairly secure barrier also. I also wired two ceramic bulb bases into it, for a heat lamp in each side. So far the quail love their home. Pictured above is the 95% finished hutch on the deck outside(although its inside at the moment), and unfinished hutch inside being used as an indoor coffee table(its easier to see the design in its unfinished state). I never build anything that isn't dual purpose or meets our needs exactly. Hope this helps you with your build.

 

[js98]

300 bobtail whites

 

[lightchick]

My Coturnix quail chicks are two weeks old today and one of them is only two thirds the size of the rest. It's getting feathers slightly slower but pretty much caught up. Should he grow up OK? Is it normal to have a runt of the hatch?

 

[kingmt]

Yes. We bread jumbo quail for the most part so the natural size pops back up often. Just cull him at 8 weeks.

 

[313759]

Ducky 13 I thought I'd share this because its similar to the picture you shared, and is close to your size an function requirements. Just hatched a few cot quail, and built this two compartment coffee table and quail hutch combo. It has 1/2" hardware cloth, a poop tray for cleaning, and each of the two compartments are 2'x2'. The front of each side swings open and has secure latches. So does the top half on each side. The slight elevation from legs allows for some air flow, and provides some protection from mini predators, the poop tray creates a fairly secure barrier also. I also wired two ceramic bulb bases into it, for a heat lamp in each side. So far the quail love their home. Pictured above is the 95% finished hutch on the deck outside(although its inside at the moment), and unfinished hutch inside being used as an indoor coffee table(its easier to see the design in its unfinished state). I never build anything that isn't dual purpose or meets our needs exactly. Hope this helps you with your build.

I love that hutch. Thanks for the info and pictures. I already have a hutch ready for adult quail but using the two compartment would be great to use when you only need one side for older chicks and the other compartment for hatchlings(day-old)

 

[lightchick]

Yes. We bread jumbo quail for the most part so the natural size pops back up often. Just cull him at 8 weeks.

They aren't jumbo though... And I don't cull. These are my first Coturnix quail and I only have seven.