Fort Worth Kit
Hatching
- Apr 7, 2015
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I've been reading and watching online videos for the past week, in preparation for starting my first flock. Everytime I google a question, it seems like 90% of the time, my search turns up answers in your forum. I guess I should just be searching your forum first...
I was originally interested in getting a couple of chickens, but the more I read about quail the more I'm convinced they are my fowl of choice. I haven't decided for sure what kind of quail to get, as I figured I might be limited to what I can find locally...I know I don't want button quail, and I'd prefer the largest varieties, but I feel a variety that can be sexed from a frontal inspection would probably be the best to start out with. I've been planning my first hutch and collecting materials; hope to start building this coming weekend.
My city requires me to put the coop at least 50ft from a neighbor's house. Since I live on .3 acres, this greatly limits my choice of location.
The one question I haven't yet found an answer to, is if I put the quail coop facing my driveway, and someone walks up it, will they get noisy in response? If so, that would be a security bonus feature for me, and would resolve my choice of location.
Although I live in Fort Worth TX USA now, I am originally from western NY. I'm an accountant. I have a 90lb blonde English Mastiff puppy named Starbuck and a small tuxedo cat named Destruct-a-Kitty. (The cat is 100% indoor, so no threat to a future flock unless I get chicks and bring them inside)
I was originally interested in getting a couple of chickens, but the more I read about quail the more I'm convinced they are my fowl of choice. I haven't decided for sure what kind of quail to get, as I figured I might be limited to what I can find locally...I know I don't want button quail, and I'd prefer the largest varieties, but I feel a variety that can be sexed from a frontal inspection would probably be the best to start out with. I've been planning my first hutch and collecting materials; hope to start building this coming weekend.
My city requires me to put the coop at least 50ft from a neighbor's house. Since I live on .3 acres, this greatly limits my choice of location.
The one question I haven't yet found an answer to, is if I put the quail coop facing my driveway, and someone walks up it, will they get noisy in response? If so, that would be a security bonus feature for me, and would resolve my choice of location.
Although I live in Fort Worth TX USA now, I am originally from western NY. I'm an accountant. I have a 90lb blonde English Mastiff puppy named Starbuck and a small tuxedo cat named Destruct-a-Kitty. (The cat is 100% indoor, so no threat to a future flock unless I get chicks and bring them inside)
and Welcome To BYC! You might want to ask in / chick out the Quail forum 
