Bobwhite Quail can make excellent house pets.

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Never mind I read it.

 

[PIDGY]

Where do you get the flight suit to keep him from using the bathroom everywhere

I purchased Toffee's flight suit through the Avian Fashions website.

 

[PIDGY]

Where do you get the flight suit to keep him from using the bathroom everywhere

I purchased it through the Avian Fashions website.

 

[PIDGY]

Avian Fashions Website

 

[PIDGY]

I would really like to hear about any interesting Bobwhite experiences! How are your Bobwhites fairing during this awful cold snap, up here in the North?

Toffee, his daddy Tiffer, and Tieri (Toffee's female Gambel Quail companion) are all doing quite well together. Tiffer's leg has healed better than expected and doesn't seem to bother him that often. Bringing him inside was a very good move, because I think he would've endured a really unhappy existence outside with that bad leg. Inside, he is spoiled rotten, just like Toffee and Tieri. I have been fortunate, that the 2 males do not squabble. I believe that being hand-raised has much to do with that. I placed another Chinchi Dust House inside the large cage, and I keep it lined with soft tissue. The quails' love sleeping in there! I wanted to provide a comfy spot for the 2 elder quail. Toffee, of course, loves to sleep on his pillow on my bedroom floor. But, he also likes to covey-up with the others.
I'm debating as to whether I want to incubate eggs to add new Bobs to my outside group. The hens have been laying fairly well, for it being the dead of Winter here in Ohio. I've thought of incubating a half dozen eggs, because I have the time to cuddle-up all of them before putting them out into the Bobwhite habitat. I give good quality Game Bird crumbles, seeds, and vitamins to keep them in tiptop condition. They have access to the outside flight area of their habitat, but they stay cozy inside most days, while the temperatures continue to remain so frigid.
All of my birds are spoiled. I have two poultry houses (called Castle 1 and Castle 2) for my chickens and turkeys. They won't venture out much on days below 30 degrees and seem to enjoy the warmth of inside, and their heated waterers. The small flock, my Father gave me just months before he died last year, is housed in Castle 1 and is extremely special to me. My tiny bantams, along with a small group that is more tame than a stuffed animal, all have their own little hen haven in a separate area near the Bobwhites. This group is on our back entrance porch every day waiting for attention, joined by some from my Father's group. I have gone through a lot of Vaseline this winter, keeping combs protected from frostbite.
It's not always easy raising birds in weather like this, but I wouldn't change a thing!

 

[Campine]

My birds do fine in extreme cold as long as they have enough food and sufficient numbers to keep warm.

 

[clawstar]

PIDGY do you keep your birds on wire or the ground?

 

[PIDGY]

PIDGY do you keep your birds on wire or the ground?

Hi!

The henhouses have treated wooden floors. Then painted with a safe paint. I only have strong-gauge wire beneath the roosts. During winter, the openings are covered with sheets of wood to keep cold air out. It's easy to push the droppings through with a push-broom. The henhouses are built off the ground, so it's not difficult to rake the droppings out from beneath.

 

[PIDGY]

Hi!

The henhouses have treated wooden floors. Then painted with a safe paint. I only have strong-gauge wire beneath the roosts. During winter, the openings are covered with sheets of wood to keep cold air out. It's easy to push the droppings through with a push-broom. The henhouses are built off the ground, so it's not difficult to rake the droppings out from beneath.

I prefer to keep them off wire, especially during winter.

 

[clawstar]

Thx!