Minimum height of a quail enclosure?

[Anime2lover]

I have quail, but with how high they can fly, I am finding that the basic quail cage is not tall enough. What is the best height for a quail? One where they won't injure their heads when they happen to get frightened??

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

I have quail, but with how high they can fly, I am finding that the basic quail cage is not tall enough. What is the best height for a quail? One where they won't injure their heads when they happen to get frightened??

Yeah ideally you either want it too short for them to injure themselves or tall enough that they can't possibly hit the ceiling.

 

[Anime2lover]

Yeah ideally you either want it too short for them to injure themselves or tall enough that they can't possibly hit the ceiling.

Our quail cage is to short for that. Do you know about how high they can fly??

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

That varies by the type of quail. If you're talking Coturnix, I believe it's around 6' straight up when they startle.

 

[Anime2lover]

That varies by the type of quail. If you're talking Coturnix, I believe it's around 6' straight up when they startle.

Yes, I believe they are coturnix. Six ft huh, about as tall as our chicken coop.

 

[vall]

Clip their wings. How tall is your cage?

 

[Anime2lover]

No

Clip their wings. How tall is your cage?

Not sure exactly. The cage we had them in is about two inches above their head. The hospital cage we had to keep them in is only a bit taller. (Thats another story). The ones in question were three females that were mostly healed already.... Now they injured themselves in a different way. Thinking now I should probably put padding on the top of it somehow....

 

[vall]

Both sound short enough they shouldn't head bonk. Under about 16" is fine.

 

[Anime2lover]

Both sound short enough they shouldn't head bonk. Under about 16" is fine.

They were.... There's blood on the top of one as clear proof of that. I heard them to as well as saw. :'( any ideas??

 

[vall]

I guess you'll have to install some foam padding. What's causing them to flush so much? Either you have very flighty birds or some determined predators.