Coturnix quail pen idea

[Tikkajazz94]

Okay, So I have this Idea with my coturnix quail pen Im gathering supplies for. is a like a shelf that holds these pens, And each pen can come off the shelf for transport, or moving/cleaning. than it come come back on. aka slide off. than there is a transporter bottom for it, due to the the floor for the quail going to be wire. I just need to know how much space should I give 5 of these quail. Their for breeding..... If you could help me with this small issue, I would me glad.

Also what do you think of this Idea?

 

[MobyQuail]

I like the ease of cleaning idea and anything toward that

5 birds? I would go 2x3, some are gonna say 2x2 and that would work too.

build it modular to expand if needed.

 

[jbobs]

yeah I was going to say 2x2 just to make them easy to stack and move around. I think it's a great idea. Same basic setup we used at the petstore I used to work for the canaries and stuff so we could pop the cages out and wash them if need be. I think if you made them so that one side could come completely off with a couple screws like Moby said it would be handy. Then you could put a few together to make a grow-out pen if you needed it. And you could separate them off again to take birds to market or wherever.

 

[Tikkajazz94]

I like the ease of cleaning idea and anything toward that

5 birds? I would go 2x3, some are gonna say 2x2 and that would work too.

build it modular to expand if needed.

Thanks Okay so 2x3, what about height? My quail seem to have a bit of room to leap about? would 2 or 3 feet be good?

 

[jbobs]

i would say 18 inches max. The more height they have, the more room they have to wind up and bash their heads in. I usually make a cage 18 inches tall just so I can get inside them okay, but 12 inches would even work.

 

[Tikkajazz94]

i would say 18 inches max. The more height they have, the more room they have to wind up and bash their heads in. I usually make a cage 18 inches tall just so I can get inside them okay, but 12 inches would even work.

Thanks, this helps me indeed. Im going to do 2x3x1 1/2. I'll have these cages built in no time. Yah, thats My thought, take them to a market/sale, etc and I thought handly city...

I will keep this to update you with my adventure with my plan to build this. I hope you all can enjoy and give some advice,

 

[Bigdtc]

Will this be attached to a wall or freestanding??... indoor or outdoor?? I have an idea that might help you...

 

[Tikkajazz94]

Will this be attached to a wall or freestanding??... indoor or outdoor?? I have an idea that might help you...

Freestanding and Indoor. Um, its a bit to cold for my breeding stock. And my plans for theses little birds

 

[MobyQuail]

yup. my condos are 26" x 26" x 12", almost 5 square feet. 2-3 birds are very comfortable in there.

 

[Bigdtc]

Freestanding and Indoor. Um, its a bit to cold for my breeding stock. And my plans for theses little birds

O.K... I doubt my idea would work then...
I was thinking that you could use standards and brackets mounted to the wall. Then I thought that you could mount them to a vertical 2X4" mounted on a dolly for adjustable shelves that your cages would sit on. After looking at prices for them, it could be a pricey proposition..
Here are the shelves I'm going on about...
http://www.knapeandvogt.com/80_Series_Regular-Duty_Standards.html?page=details.504