can coturnix quail stay outside during ohio winters?

[lcw1995]

can coturnix quail stay outside during ohio winters?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Yes, just make sure that they are out of the wind and that they don't get wet. Mine have a pen that is 1/2 completely enclosed and the other half is closed on 3 sides. I've lost a few this winter (with this unbelievably crazy weather this season!), but they usually do just fine. You can cover their cage with a tarp if they are outside, or give them a box to crawl in to snuggle.

 

[Petej]

Mine are now back outside in a different cage and location and doing just fine.

Make sure like Shelley said that they are out of wind and can't get wet.

 

[deerman]

Yes , as other posted have a area in the pen , where they can get out of the weather , My quail pen had one end closed on three sides.

 

[joe125]

YES!

I don't want to repeat others comments, but, yes they can. Never house them alone and keep a close eye on their water.

In extreme cold situations. Coturnix generally thrust to death when it's 12geg.F.

 

[Fishman43]

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What does "thrust" mean? So then 12F is the lower limit for coturnix?

 

[lcw1995]

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What does "thrust" mean? So then 12F is the lower limit for coturnix?

X2 whats that mean?

 

[Denninmi]

Well, it was -2 F here yesterday morning, and at 8:30 am, my Coturnix were happily eating, playing, and doing the same exact thing they do every morning. They didn't act like the temperature made much of a difference to them. I threw some day old bread in there for them as a treat, and that was the big excitement of the day. The weather, well, they weren't impressed. I have them in what is essentially a greenhouse type structure this time of year, completely closed except for one end for fresh air, which has sort of a covered canopy over that to keep out precip. When the weather warms in April, I will remove the sides for air flow, and put a shade cloth over the top to block the hot sun.

 

[Fishman43]

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Still wondering what thrust means?

 

[JJMR794]

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Still wondering what thrust means?

THE COLDER IT GETS THE HARDER THEY..... UH NEVERMIND

LOL I BELIEVE THAT WAS A TYPO AND JOE MEANT TO TYPE DIE OF THIRST FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO GET WATER