Can I see some pics of your Quail hutches and coops?

[CoyoteMagic]

This is my BobWhite House. It started out as a "Playhouse" coop, but wouldn't hold all my chickens(wonder how that happen?!)

Right now it's housing 3 females and 2 males. It did hold a dozen of them but most were males, so they went to live elsewhere. We have wrapped 3/4 of it with plastic to keep the winds out this winter and put in a load of straw as well.
I'm in NC and so far it has been very warm here.

 

[monarc23]

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that's really cute

hey is that lil door on the side of the wooden part where you collect eggs from? If so awesome idea!

I'm glad for this post its' fun seeing how people keep their quail

 

[chicken_angler]

Yea it is fun. I wasnt here for like 30 mins because my comp. shut down. Now I am on my parents' computer.

That looks really cool.

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

I am interested in getting one of these...

https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=25

I think it would be good for Bobs or Coturnix

 

[monarc23]

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it would be

I'd love to get something like that too for BQ (if the spacing was small enough) AND fancy rats LOL! I dont breed fancy rats now but i used to.

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

Rats? lol.
Are rats nice?


Oh and on the BQ space thing.. each square can hold 4 adult bobwhite quail.
(you also can take out the seperators and use it for colony breeding!

)

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Wow!! That is a really nice pen!! I would hate to have to find eggs in there though!

 

[sweetshoplady]

CoyoteMagic, that is a neat little pen/run you have for them.

I was fortunate in finding someone on craigslist who had "flight pens" for sale. I bought him out and got 6 cages that are 4' x 30" x 3' tall. The guy had made them himself. I'll be using 4 for my bunnies that I'm getting and one has my quail in them.

It is neat to see other people's quail houses.

 

[monarc23]

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cool info on the bq and that you can move out teh separators!!!!


As for fancy rats...oh yes they make wonderful pets! I wouldnt have owned them if htey didn't. Hamsters, mice, gerbils and guinea pigs have nothing on the sweetness of a rattie. If you are ever interested in getting one i reccomend buying from a breeder not a petstore...petstore rats are *Normally* sick or not handled much and can bite...but one raised by a breeder and hanlded daily is sweet, halarious and cuddleable they are honestly like puppies with tails...and you can share your food with em

lol

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

My parents would never let me get a rat!!!


But I think I am going to use it to colony breed button quail..

Do they need lots of warmth in the winter? Like would I have to put a light in there for them?