can I house coturnix quail with golden pheasants?

[Takeylla]

I'm thinking of getting or building an aviary for coturnix quail and golden pheasants or 1 or the other depending on weather or not they can be housed together, just let me know so i could see what I'm gonna do. Thanks (I also don't know if I should repost this in the pheasants topic either)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Not likely. Risk of cross contamination and fighting is too large

 

[Quaicken108]

I'm thinking of getting or building an aviary for coturnix quail and golden pheasants or 1 or the other depending on weather or not they can be housed together, just let me know so i could see what I'm gonna do. Thanks (I also don't know if I should repost this in the pheasants topic either)

You can try around in the other forum. I know someone who does and hasn’t had a huge problem. Space is key but some may be inclined to attack one another. @Quailobsessed

 

[muddy75]

with enough space, it can be done but it does have risks. if the pheasants are introduced as chicks, it makes integration easier. until breeding season because young male birds don’t always understand difference in species. I would say that I lose up to 6 quail per year to bird violence as a result of keeping a mixed aviary.

 

[Takeylla]

Not likely. Risk of cross contamination and fighting is too large

thank you for the advice

 

[Takeylla]

You can try around in the other forum. I know someone who does and hasn’t had a huge problem. Space is key but some may be inclined to attack one another. @Quailobsessed

thank you

 

[Takeylla]

with enough space, it can be done but it does have risks. if the pheasants are introduced as chicks, it makes integration easier. until breeding season because young male birds don’t always understand difference in species. I would say that I lose up to 6 quail per year to bird violence as a result of keeping a mixed aviary.

thank you for the reply

 

[muddy75]

thank you for the reply

you can see my setup on my coop page link and also a little in the pepper baby chronicles thread. I will add a link.

 

[muddy75]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...onicles-indiana-winter-in-the-aviary.1426586/
this thread has more of the finches/budgies but may sometimes catch a pheasant or quail in the background

 

[FreckledEggs]

No, fighting will happen.