Quail aviaries!

[Campine]

Here's my flight cage,

Since this video was made I added silt fencing around the bottom 3 feet and an electric wire above that. My biggest problem has been squirrels chewing through the netting.

 

[chickengirl987]

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[cotquail]

does 11 sq ft qualify. here,s one of mine

 

[chickengirl987]

does 11 sq ft qualify. here,s one of mine

As long as there a home for quail there welcome on this thread!

 

[member 129538]

Here's my flight cage,

Since this video was made I added silt fencing around the bottom 3 feet and an electric wire above that. My biggest problem has been squirrels chewing through the netting.

WOW! That is HUGE and amazing! Have you found that the quail go broody in an enclosure like that?

 

[Campine]

I haven't had any go super broody in the flight cage yet, they seem to share the best spots for laying (the hollow logs and the small dog house) and I think that discourages them somewhat. This year I have seen 4 separate broods of baby quail in the area from my released adults so they are making it and propagating on their own.
I've had problems with squirrels chewing holes in the netting and then some of the quail escape, but it has turned out to be an inadvertent way to acclimate them to the wild. When I feed the quail I often leave the door open and I've often had the escapees jump back into the flight cage after having a few days or a week of freedom. This happens especially in the fall and winter when they want to be in a covey. The end result is they get experience being on their own, trying new foods and learning about predators.
In late spring after collecting eggs for a month or so, I keep 100 eggs for incubation and let the adults loose to re-propagate the area.

 

[chickengirl987]

 Here's my flight cage,
         

   Since this video was made I added silt fencing around the bottom 3 feet and an electric wire above that. My biggest problem has been squirrels chewing through the netting.

Wow that is awesome your quail must love it so much! What kind do you have?

 

[Campine]

Wow that is awesome your quail must love it so much! What kind do you have?

Bobwhites. It's great because it's big enough to see them exhibiting natural behavior, calling to each other, courting rituals, stuff like that.

 

[cats and chicks]

 Here's my flight cage,
         

   Since this video was made I added silt fencing around the bottom 3 feet and an electric wire above that. My biggest problem has been squirrels chewing through the netting.

Holy only! That's bigger than my house!! I didn't watch all the way to the end, so I have to Ask how many quail do you house in there?