Interested in getting quail

[chub_the_chick]

Hello everyone! I am interested in getting quail, which would be a new experience for me. If i were to get quail what would be the best breed to begin with, and can you post pictures of your quail housing, so i can see what would be a good option!
thanks!

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Coturnix Quail are going to be your best bet! Hardy and decently simple, other kinds of quail like button quail/king quail need a TON of space and can't even really be handled :'( Coturnix come in many colors too!

 

[Kale the Quail]

Hello everyone! I am interested in getting quail, which would be a new experience for me. If i were to get quail what would be the best breed to begin with, and can you post pictures of your quail housing, so i can see what would be a good option!
thanks!

Coturnix are hardy little quails. I think I'll let others put pictures of their quail housing because a raccoon got into it before I upgraded it to make it more safe and it was also kind of falling apart at the time of the picture...

as you can probably tell. The windows are propped up at night to protect them from breezes and rain. The tarp is to keep rain out and they have a hidey hut and a cat litter box for a sand pit.

 

[chub_the_chick]

Coturnix Quail are going to be your best bet! Hardy and decently simple, other kinds of quail like button quail/king quail need a TON of space and can't even really be handled :'( Coturnix come in many colors too!

Thanks!

 

[chub_the_chick]

Should the coop/pen be elevated off the ground? Because i got a really big pen that i think would work good for quail but it doesn't have a bottom.

 

[Kale the Quail]

Should the coop/pen be elevated off the ground? Because i got a really big pen that i think would work good for quail but it doesn't have a bottom.

Something might dig underneath it. That's why I elevated mine, but I can't put heavy things in the middle where the bricks aren't supporting it.

 

[Yo Yo Oreo]

Coturnix are great to start with. Easy to care for imo. I'm in the process of upgrading my quail house too. Its elevated above ground, set to the height of my shoulders actually. The new one is much larger and heavier so it's more stomach height. But it has a fully covered box for cover and will have a nice big dust bath too.

When I started I made a small cage based on what I read online. But now I want things for them, like a dust bath, and just don't have a good spot hence why I am upgrading.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I've been told that quail hutches should be either 6' tall or 10-12" tall, so if you want an on the ground or elevated is up to you and how you want to clean/access them

 

[Nabiki]

Quail are naturally ground birds, so I keep mine in pens on the ground, but quite a few people do keep them in raised hutches.

 

[chub_the_chick]

Thanks everyone for your help!