Quail Coop and Aviary Questions

[KTsHens]

do you have a full photo of your birds housing? do you run hot wire on the outside for raccoons? what wire size is that? and how long does the wood last until it rots or do you live in a dry area?

I’ve been moving it to high ground when it rains. Here is a picture of the inside housing. I have a hot wire around the inside of the fence around my back yard, as well as a dog that roams free. He does occasionally chase my chickens, but doesn’t kill any. I just started getting eggs this week. They are all blue or blue with speckles.

 

[KTsHens]

do you have a full photo of your birds housing? do you run hot wire on the outside for raccoons? what wire size is that? and how long does the wood last until it rots or do you live in a dry area?

I’ve been moving it to high ground when it rains. Here is a picture of the inside housing. I have a hot wire around the inside of the fence around my back yard, as well as a dog that roams free. He does occasionally chase my chickens, but doesn’t kill any. I just started getting eggs this week. They are all blue or blue with speckles.

Here’s my dog, he just likes to look at them, he hasn’t ever tried to get in. I think he is having too much fun patrolling the yard. He keeps any predators out of the yard. It’s funny because he’s a bird dog. He does really like to chase after my white silkie rooster sometimes though, he’s pretty smart and will sometimes help me round the chicken up back into the coop. He did retrieve a few chickens when we first got them but didn’t hurt any. He doesn’t do that anymore though. I don’t plan on ever free ranging the quail though. They would just fly away.