chicks and quail

[4pearsonchicks]

I just recently purchased 3 chicks - now 6 weeks old and they are thriving in their coop. I wanted to get jail too. Do they get along? How do I know which ones are best? How much room do they need to truly be happy?

 

[Sill]

I just recently purchased 3 chicks - now 6 weeks old and they are thriving in their coop. I wanted to get jail too. Do they get along? How do I know which ones are best? How much room do they need to truly be happy?

Not sure what "jail" is, please explain.

 

[HunterH]

Are you talking mixing chickens and quail? Lots of people say that's a big no-no due to chickens immunities to diseases that game birds do not have, and some say they have 0 problems and even hatch quail eggs under a bantam hen.

 

[dc3085]

Lots of good science out there to prove it's a bad idea.

The quail in this thread was infected with coryza by a "healthy" chicken.

This is a poultry disease index with diseases listed alphabetically. Three common diseases transmitted between the two are coryza, MG, and blackhead. Take a minute to read about them before you put chickens in contact with any game birds. Many poultry diseases cannot be tested for, vaccinated for, or cured. A bird once infected with coryza or MG will carry/transmit it for the rest of it's life.


It's like playing russian roulette, you can win, but there is still a bullet in the gun while you play.