Cornish Cross with Coturnix???

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Hello! I have been considering raising my first batch of CX recently. I have a closed in 37x11' aviary type thing (2"x4" framing wrapped in cattle wire [woven], and the bottom 3 feet with rabbit wire). It is on an extremely old cement floor from an old milking barn, so it has a concrete base. I then filled it with about 6"-12" of sand. I have raised some quail in there before so I know that they will be fine in there. I also have pots with grasses and other shrubs, and honeysuckle climbing on one side of it for some wine protection. I had to restart with my quail endeavors and have some hatching eggs coming in the mail soon. I am planning on using it as a grow out pen for the meat quail. But I figured it would also work great for some meat chickens if I added some protected roosting bars! I am curious however, if I could raise the CX and the Coturnix in their at the same time. They are both on the same grower. I can't think of any major problems myself besides the CX maybe pecking at the quail. Originally I wanted pheasant in here too. So I have these little shelters quail can get under but not anything bigger. I think these would keep them safe if there were any aggression problems. Anyways, I don't know how clear this all is so feel free to ask any clarifying questions . Thank you!!!

 

[Molpet]

The CX may not let the quail eat .... along with the squashed quail factor

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

The CX may not let the quail eat .... along with the squashed quail factor

Thank you for the response! I will definitely take that into consideration.

 

[iwltfum]

I have never raised quail. But if you're at all concerned about them being together and dont want to build out a separate area, you could always just use some type of fencing to wall off the middle and create two enclosures.

 

[RoosterML]

Your CX do not need roosting bars. As chicks they would be fine but come the 4-5 week mark I would take them out.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The CX may not let the quail eat ....

Then use a creep feeder. Build an enclosure around some feeder the quail can get to but the CX can't. I don't know how the rest will go but that part's easy.

I knocked this together out of scrap for chicks with a broody in with adults. The broody would take the chicks over to eat out if it even if she couldn't.

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

I have never raised quail. But if you're at all concerned about them being together and dont want to build out a separate area, you could always just use some type of fencing to wall off the middle and create two enclosures.

Yeah definitely, there is already this 2x4 that divides the aviary that maybe I could just wrap off with wire.

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Your CX do not need roosting bars. As chicks they would be fine but come the 4-5 week mark I would take them out.

Oh really! Thank you so much, I didn't know that.

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Then use a creep feeder. Build an enclosure around some feeder the quail can get to but the CX can't. I don't know how the rest will go but that part's easy.

I knocked this together out of scrap for chicks with a broody in with adults. The broody would take the chicks over to eat out if it even if she couldn't.

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Oh perfect! That is exactly what I will do. Thank you!

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Your CX do not need roosting bars. As chicks they would be fine but come the 4-5 week mark I would take them out.

There are some structural things like 5-6 feet of the ground in some places. Is it a problem if there are roosting bars or do I need to do something to make sure they don't use them?