newbie with fantails!!

[camchick]

Hey guys

I'm normally on here for my little quail but at the weekend a nice guy gave me 8 pairs of american fantails. I've only ever kept quail, chickens and a parrot so not really sure what I'm doing so any advice would be great. At the minute they are in my aviary but I was told I can let them out during the day after a while. Any help on nesting, feeding etc would be good

 

[camchick]

Also, can I put them in with my quail or is that not a good idea?

 

[KWAK]

-You can put them in with your quail im actually looking for quail to put in with mine.
- I feed my pigeons chicken layer feed, bird seed and some times ceral.
- Pigeons breed all year is what i was told but I have no clue, i just got mine a few weeks ago.
- I would wait at least a month before letting them out. although my pigeons got out after a week and stayed, I was told they wouldnt. but they did. (i Know they are homers. they were my friends and he raced them.)

 

[camchick]

That's great thanks. A few people have said not to put them in with bob whites? Any opinions guys?

 

[KWAK]

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I have also heard that but have no idea. I have never owned bob's. just courtnix (spelling? and is that even what they are called?) haha

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

I keep coturnix with my pigeons

They make a good clean up crew for spilled feed!

 

[Towman72gmc]

If you plan on breeding fantails, you'll need to trim the tails.

 

[Sumatra503]

I've never had to trim tails to breed them. They just did it anyway. They also say the same about the fluff on cochins, but I never trim that either.