- Apr 14, 2014
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Hey there, first post so apologies if I sound a little inexperienced, and thank you for any and all responses I receive. Done lots of research, too much, and found so much information to process.
I want to grow and make my own quail food but I'm not sure how I can measure vitamin sources and all the clever people stuff
Would a feed consisting of soaked oats, seeds of all kinds, freshly harvested mealworms (starting a colony), crushed shells and lots of greens be enough for healthy, happy egg laying quails?
Measurements something like: 25% soaked oats, 20% seeds, 30% mealworms and the other 25% greens. Crushed shells free for them to have whenever they like.
I know this is probably quite a silly question but I thought I'd ask rather than have the quails arrive and put them through what might be a horrible food crisis.
I also have another question, would a doubledecker hutch (run below) with dimensions of 41in width x 20in depth x 41in height be enough to keep four hen quail comfortable? I read that they only need 1sqft per Japanese Quail, and these measurements (width x depth) give me roughly 5.7sqft, but I don't want them to be uncomfortable. Is it enough space for happy quail? Thanks again.
I want to grow and make my own quail food but I'm not sure how I can measure vitamin sources and all the clever people stuff

Would a feed consisting of soaked oats, seeds of all kinds, freshly harvested mealworms (starting a colony), crushed shells and lots of greens be enough for healthy, happy egg laying quails?
Measurements something like: 25% soaked oats, 20% seeds, 30% mealworms and the other 25% greens. Crushed shells free for them to have whenever they like.
I know this is probably quite a silly question but I thought I'd ask rather than have the quails arrive and put them through what might be a horrible food crisis.

I also have another question, would a doubledecker hutch (run below) with dimensions of 41in width x 20in depth x 41in height be enough to keep four hen quail comfortable? I read that they only need 1sqft per Japanese Quail, and these measurements (width x depth) give me roughly 5.7sqft, but I don't want them to be uncomfortable. Is it enough space for happy quail? Thanks again.