Indoor Quaviary Build-a-Long

[Kiki]

It fits!

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Neat idea but this is going to turn your house in to a nasty dusty mess in a week....if you have any dirt in the tarp.

 

[TeresaW]

Neat idea but this is going to turn your house in to a nasty dusty mess in a week....if you have any dirt in the tarp.

I'm still thinking about that, any suggestions? I intend to watch more videos and do more research before I fill it. Any tips are appreciated.

 

[TeresaW]

I do plan on putting some netting around the bottom of the aviary, as well as having two air purifiers, one on either side of it.

 

[CliftonQuail]

I do plan on putting some netting around the bottom of the aviary, as well as having two air purifiers, one on either side of it.

I was going to make the same comment as @Kiki. I wasn't planning to be in my current house so long when I first got quail so thought I'd be OK starting out with the birds in the garage. I have two air filters out there, but it's still a dusty mess. When I finally move into the country, I'll probably still incubate in the house and might brood them inside for the first week, or so, but they'll go outside as soon as possible.

 

[TeresaW]

If I have to, I'll move them outside, but that won't happen before next spring. In the meantime, I'll do what I can to prevent a dusty mess.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

nice project. reminded me of the outdoor cat enclosures I've been looking at for my barn cats.
one that I was looking at (walmart link, no affiliation)
cat enclosure

 

[TeresaW]

nice project. reminded me of the outdoor cat enclosures I've been looking at for my barn cats.
one that I was looking at (walmart link, no affiliation)
cat enclosure

My cats would love that!

 

[TeresaW]

I took some of my aviary apart to remove some of the sharp hog rings. The ones that are blocked by the liner are fine, but I was worried about the ones going up the corners.

I figured out a way to redo the corners with the other clips I bought, but the hardware cloth can't overlap. I need the edges to just meet at a 90 degree angle.

 

[TeresaW]

I'm beginning to re-think my build for several reasons: mess and space being the most significant.

What I'm thinking now is to build a couple of cages to keep a few button quail inside as pets. I have most of the supplies to do that now.

Then later, probably next spring, convert an outdoor greenhouse into an aviary to keep the coturnix outside. I'll be able to have more quail that way and have much less mess inside the house.

This will be more costly and push my egg and meat production back several months, but hopefully it will be better for all in the long run.

 

[TeresaW]

I'm really worried about predators, we have them all! Even bears and huge birds of prey like bald eagles and turkey vultures.

I was looking into electric fencing last night. It's expensive and it has to be taken down in the winter? And/or gets shorted out by the snow? What good is it then? For me, that is. My quail will be enclosed in their aviary. I'm only looking to keep out predators, not keep birds in.