Amazon carry sand or soil for quail bathing?

[TobyTheQuail]

Here is a screen shot of the first and only one i used so far , it worked great for my button quail and my coturnix quail plus cheap and amazon

 

[TobyTheQuail]

You can buy chinchilla sand, I think maybe tiny pet is a brand available that I’ve seen. Be sure it isn’t chinchilla dust, you want sand. You can also order natural top soil that doesn’t have fertilizer in it. You can have Home Depot or Lowe’s ship you sand, but it will be pricey. If you can manage it, go to a hardware store and buy sand. When I lived in Brooklyn my local hardware store had sand, but kept it in the basement and you had to ask for it. Space is limited on the sales floor in the city.

I found it in a couple of the sites u indicated but they claim that due to the weather conditions they are not doing deliveries at the moment.

 

[Kiki]

This is what I use for my quail.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GRTVN86/ref=cm_sw_r_sm_apa_fabc_GCADQEY13EG6MNEJJTZP



Edit. I pay about 12 dollars for this at my local Home Depot.

 

[TobyTheQuail]

This is what I use for my quail.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GRTVN86/ref=cm_sw_r_sm_apa_fabc_GCADQEY13EG6MNEJJTZP



Edit. I pay about 12 dollars for this at my local Home Depot.

Thanks for the info. Incredible though how it's 12 bucks at Home Depot and upon just checking w/ Amazon, they have it for $37. Smh.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks for the info. Incredible though how it's 12 bucks at Home Depot and upon just checking w/ Amazon, they have it for $37. Smh.

I have no clue...maybe because it's so heavy. Makes zero sense to me.

 

[R2elk]

Thanks for the info. Incredible though how it's 12 bucks at Home Depot and upon just checking w/ Amazon, they have it for $37. Smh.

Amazon has to up the price to cover the cost of their "free shipping".

 

[TobyTheQuail]

Amazon has to up the price to cover the cost of their "free shipping".

I agree. Plus, they're probably taking advantage of the fact that these stores are not doing deliveries at the moment due to Covid & storm conditions. Nonetheless, that's an exaggerated hike.

 

[R2elk]

I agree. Plus, they're probably taking advantage of the fact that these stores are not doing deliveries at the moment due to Covid & storm conditions. Nonetheless, that's an exaggerated hike.

It really isn't. The price difference is pretty much about the same or a little less than another company would charge you for shipping.

 

[ILChickenTV]

I live in an apartment in NYC, USA. They stay in my bedroom. Being that sand might get a little dusty, perhaps u can recommend soil I could purchase over the internet.

How many do you keep? How do you keep the smell down? I want to start keeping some in my room, but smell is my biggest concern. Do you have them on hardware cloth or shavings?

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

Peat moss is great. Dirt is well. . .dirty. It's fine if you don't have white birds. My white is still brown from dusting itself in the ground six months ago.

Regardless of what you get, as long as it is safe and doesn't have added chemicals, the birds will appreciate it. Make sure you have lots of space around the bath. They love to fluff far and wide, and then "dry" off all over the place and leave yet more all over.