How many Coturnix could fit in a 24" x 24" rabbit cage?

[pringle]

I don't have them in it anymore but they were perfectly happy.I had external feeders and waterers along with a big sandbox filled up everyday with usually a hanging lettuce head or something leafy from the roof.

 

[shelleyd2008]

It depends on the total size of the pen and what kind of 'accessories' you'll have in there. My coturnix are in a pen that is approximately 3' x 8'. There are 23 (24?) birds in the pen, a gallon waterer, and 2 long chick feeders. There is room for at least 10 more coturnix if I got crazy enough to need more

The most I've ever kept in a 2x2 pen was 6, and they got along okay. 2-5 is a better number for that size of pen. I've also had some in a 2x4 pen, up to 14 birds. They had plenty of room in that one.

I lean more towards the .5 sq. ft. rule than the 1 sq. ft. rule, I just don't think they need that much space. Though I"m sure they wouldn't mind it

 

[awesomefowl]

Well. they'd not be in there long anyway. A friend offered us a nice guinea pig/rabbit hutch with run I am planning on using for the quail. I'm going to start the operation with the four hens which are three Texas A&M and one Brown Coturnix . Then I want to buy a male A&M for them so I can breed A&M for meat ( heard quail is tasty!) and then I was going to buy a bunch of Jumbo Brown hatching eggs so I could have enough eggs to sell and butcher the males. Sorry for rambling on and on.......thanksfor answering my question! Now I have a stupid one: do quail need nestboxes?

 

[JJMR794]

Nope They Will Slow Down And Drop Them Then Speed Right Back Up.... No Box Or Nest Required