im thinking of getting bob white quail i need some help!!!

[dudekwm]

o ok thanks


but will quail and chickens fight?

 

[shelleyd2008]

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The quail tutorial is for coturnix, not bobwhites.

can you mix quail in with my chickens and turkeys in the same coop??
Probably, as long as the quail have some hiding places, and there is plenty of room. But the chickens will most likely eat any and all quail eggs they see.

what do i need to feed them?
They need a game bird feed, the higher the protein, the better

what temp does the incubator need to be at 100 degrees?
Some say 99.5 for forced air, 101.5 for still air. I keep mine set at 100 degrees either way, and it doesn't seem to affect them. But I keep my thermometer at egg-level, which makes a difference. They do need higher humidity though, at least 50% during incubation.

do they lay eggs daily?
They are seasonal layers, which means that they lay from about March through November, depending on your area. But if you keep a light on them in the winter, they will usually lay year-round

do they rost?
I don't think they roost like a chicken does, but I do know they like to sit up higher. I believe they sleep on the ground though. ​

 

[shelleyd2008]

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[shelleyd2008]

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You wouldn't have any problems from the quail, but the chickens could bully the quail. What kind of chickens do you have? The giant bobwhites are pretty big from my understanding, so if you have a small breed chicken they should get along fine. But like I said before (^) you need to have some things in there for the quail to hide in, and keep a close watch on them when you first integrate them.

 

[JJMR794]

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YES, AND QUAIL AND TURKEY ARE EVEN WORSE

YOU NEED TO BUILD A SEPERATE HABITAT FOR BOB WHITES, AND I USE 1/4 HARDWARE CLOTH--- KEEPS THE BIRDS INSIDE SAFER!

 

[granmahen]

I tried keeping my quail with a turkey and a silkie, we got them all on the same day. The silkie started picking on the quail first, so she got moved to a separate pen (which made her go broody on me). Then the turkey laid on one of the quail and killed it so the turkey went to the county living museum where she's living happily ever after (we just didn't have enough room) now my lone quail is living with a oeg bantam pullet, they are about the same size and get along famously, the oegb is younger and yet protective. The quail lays her eggs in a bucket on its side but I noticed both the oegb and the bobwhite sleep on top of the bucket next to each other. Now I wonder what will happen to the dynamics when we add four more quail next month?

 

[dudekwm]

Thanks everybody I orderd 25 bob white quail eggs i get them in two weeks.