Quail Brooder / Breeder Pen

[WalkingWolf1]

I was tired of changing the paper towels for the baby quail twice a day so decided to make a small wire cage to serve as their brooder. It is 18"X22" (think large cookie sheet poop catcher) and currently has "feet" that keep it 2" off of the surface. This will hopefully reduce paper changes to daily. The cage will be repurposed as a breeder pen that should comfortably house a trio or quad. The wire is 1/2" X 1/2" square and 24" wide. There is right at 7' of wire in this cage.

These are week old A&M quail from James/Marie Farm.


EDIT: I've had a couple of questions about the "24" wide". I split the wire in half and the cage is 11.5" tall. Ended up with very little wasted wire when finished.

 

[TwoCrows]

These type of brooder designs are the only type I use. Raising poultry on wire not only reduces the work involoved in cleaning, but allows the birds to slowly adapt to cocci and stops any outbreaks of it. Make sure to also offer them a place to get off the wire to rest their tiny feet if they need to. Good job!