Quail incubating done WRONG and they're HATCHING!

[wein315]

K thanks!

Dime or nickel ?

 

[James the Bald]

K thanks!

Dime or nickel ?

It's an inside joke with myself and a few others here. Not too long ago, within a few weeks time, there were many new members who asked the question, "can I keep Quail with chickens?" In most cases, if the person asking the question did a search, they would find the same response from some experienced quail owners just a few days earlier. So I made the comment "that if I had a nickel for every time somebody asked this question..., then commented that I would throw in a dime if TwoCrowsRanch responded". So far, my jar has 35 cents; I'm hoping to add a dime before the weekend.
But to honestly respond as to weather you can keep quail with chickens, as for myself, if keeping quail with chickens could possibly be fatal to the quail, I would do everything possible to ensure the safety and health of the quail and not take the chance. I've treated every pet as if it were my son or daughter or other family member. That's just me. Others seem to have no problem doing so, but they may be providing the correct environment and conditions for quail to exist with chickens with no ill effect.

 

[TwoCrows]

It's an inside joke with myself and a few others here. Not too long ago, within a few weeks time, there were many new members who asked the question, "can I keep Quail with chickens?" In most cases, if the person asking the question did a search, they would find the same response from some experienced quail owners just a few days earlier. So I made the comment "that if I had a nickel for every time somebody asked this question..., then commented that I would throw in a dime if TwoCrowsRanch responded". So far, my jar has 35 cents; I'm hoping to add a dime before the weekend.
But to honestly respond as to weather you can keep quail with chickens, as for myself, if keeping quail with chickens could possibly be fatal to the quail, I would do everything possible to ensure the safety and health of the quail and not take the chance. I've treated every pet as if it were my son or daughter or other family member. That's just me. Others seem to have no problem doing so, but they may be providing the correct environment and conditions for quail to exist with chickens with no ill effect.

You beat me to it James. LOL I think my "keeping quail with chickens" honing devise is getting defective, as I am not reading all these threads. LOL I will try to get you those dimes soon!

 

[wein315]

Well I didn't do a search first so probably only worth a nickel ?
These two little guys managed to hatch after I did everything wrong, so I think I owe it to them to keep them safe in their own pen.

 

[wein315]

Update: Speck is a GIRL and Hoppy is a BOY!

 

[missnu01]

So how does having quail work...Don't they have to be in enclosed cages or they will make their escape into the wild blue yonder? Can you eat them? Can you eat their eggs? Are they noisy? Give me the dish on these quails.

 

[FenDruadin]

Quail eggs are amazing! We have a little guy, Mr. Tumnus, who hatched out of an egg that I assumed was unfertilized because it had come from a female who hadn't been with a male in several weeks. My son wanted to incubate it anyway, and I said, fine. Then forgot that it was in there until I heard peeping from the incubator about 19 days later.

Poor guy had no siblings, so he still kinda thinks he's a person. He's so sweet!

Congrats on your babies. They're adorable. Give them a little cage in the house and you'll have fresh eggs in your living room. They only need about two square feet each (some say one square foot, but I like to give them more). A rabbit-hutch-style cage is good for them outdoors. Mine live in an aviary, which is ideal if you can afford it. Mine is made with a dog kennel with 1/4" hardware wire over it.

Keep posting those adorable pics!

 

[wein315]

Thanks
we built this for them today.

 

[FenDruadin]

NICE. Wow. You did that in a day?? Good job. A couple comments:

• If they will be outdoors (as opposed to in an enclosed barn or basement, etc.), you will need to replace the chicken wire with hardware wire. More expensive, but you'll understand why the first time a hungry raccoon comes by and rips through the chicken wire.
• Consider adding a sandbox to the enclosed portion to encourage them to spend time in there (mine tend not to care for enclosed spaces most of the time). They'll also lay their eggs in the sand most of the time and they'll LOVE it. You can use a cat litter box, or a cardboard box, or the bottom of a small animal travel crate, or a custom-built wooden box or whatever. It just needs to be deep enough to hold sand, with at least one side short enough for them to come in and out easily, and two or three sides high enough to keep the sand from getting kicked out and wasted.

I'm impressed at your carpentry skills.

 

[FenDruadin]

Oh, whoops. One more thing, we learned the hard way:

• Under the floor, consider adding a catch tray or, alternately, a second layer of wire (this can be chicken wire), about four to six inches below the main layer. We found out that a raccoon will grab a toe through the wire and rip off a limb. We found it out the bloody hard way. The second layer doesn't have to be as thoroughly secure as the main layers, because the point is to warn the quail so they can MOVE. Plus, a raccoon won't work as hard to rip off chicken wire if it can see & feel that there's a second, tougher layer behind. They're smart.