Grit for quail

[SuseyQ]

I know you need grit for quail. Do you put yours in a separate container from the food? If so what do you use? Also what size grit seems to work best?

Thank You,
SuseyQ

 

[DK newbie]

You only need grit if you feed them seeds. If their diet is pellets - as recommended - like game bird feed or similar, it's water soluble and grit isn't necessary. I'd probably just put the grit in the sand bath and I'd use a regular bird grit from a pet shop..

 

[SuseyQ]

DK newbie,
Thanks, I didn't realize that at all. I thought they always needed grit, but I guess that's more for the ones in the wild. Do you have a particular pellet that you recommend?

Thank you from an even newer newbie,
SuseyQ

 

[DK newbie]

I'm in Denmark, so my choice of feed is not available in the US (where I assume you are located). I do hear the brand 'Purina' mentioned very often on this forum though. Apparently they make some kind of gamebird feed with 28 or 30 % protein - that's even more than the quail need, so you can supplement them with feed that is lower in protein if you want to.

 

[SuseyQ]

DK newbie,
Yes I'm in the US and thank you for that insight.
SuseyQ