Need some help,

[Cornishcross]

Hey everyone, we own a farm about 45 minutes from my house, and it hasnt been in operation in years, well i was wondering if i built good enough coop, away from predators, and have all the heat lamps and everything if it would be ok to leave them for 2 days at a time as long as they have food and water, becuase im still in school and it would be hard to get there everyday

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

You could do that, but they will be better off with daily care.
I have left them with food and water for 1 week. In the winter they will drink JUST snow, it works perfect!
Oh and depending on the breed they don't need a heat lamp.

 

[Cornishcross]

Ok thank you, im planning on keep them at the house for 2 or 3 weeks then moving them up to the main farm, thank you, you think that would be ok with pheasents and other birds, such as turkey and chickens?

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Ok. I don't know much about chickens, but it is fine with gamebirds.
If they have access to snow, they can just eat that for their wanter.

 

[thekid]

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Do not keep any type of gamebird with chickens, many different diseases

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Oh wait I don't get what he said.
Do NOT keep gamebirds with chickens!!

 

[thekid]

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Pretty much the only breed that doesn't need a heat lamp are bob whites, you can start out with them if you do your homework on them. And trust me when I say do your homework on bobs do it on bobs! Not school

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Haha, well my coturnix don't need one soo..

 

[bfrancis]

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Pretty much the only breed that doesn't need a heat lamp are bob whites, you can start out with them if you do your homework on them. And trust me when I say do your homework on bobs do it on bobs! Not school

Kid, I have several types of quail in an open air building...it does get into the teens here with a negative windchill factor...and none of them need a heat lamp. Been doing it for years.

Cornishcross If you don't have any more time than every few days to check on animals in YOUR care...get a fish.

 

[thekid]

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Pretty much the only breed that doesn't need a heat lamp are bob whites, you can start out with them if you do your homework on them. And trust me when I say do your homework on bobs do it on bobs! Not school

Kid, I have several types of quail in an open air building...it does get into the teens here with a negative windchill factor...and none of them need a heat lamp. Been doing it for years.

Cornishcross If you don't have any more time than every few days to check on animals in YOUR care...get a fish.

How warm does it get in the day, you could live in one of those desert type things where it's 110 in the day and 10 at night