Show me your quail pens!!!

[gaylittleswan]

I don't have any pictures to show, but I have four dog cages, each with five or six coturnix. During the daylight hours, their cages are taken out into the grass, the plastic bottoms of the cages are taken out, and they forage in the grass all day... with food any water of course. Then at night, their cages are moved back into an enclosed chicken coop that I don't have anybody living in right now. It's worked for me so far, the only hard part was finding a place where they could get some shade throughout the day as the sun moves.

 

[Here4AGoodTime]

Here's a video, because it's easier for me to show than type in an effective manner.

 

[paneubert]

Here's a video, because it's easier for me to show than type in an effective manner.

Looks nice. Is that some sort of screw system in the feeders? To worm/screw the feed into the feeders?

 

[Here4AGoodTime]

Yep. It's an auger from a commercial chicken house feeder. I've about decided it's more trouble than its worth.

 

[Athaid]

-wrong place-

 

[Athaid]

It's good to see that more people are keeping their quail outdoors and in bigger pens. Can't stand to see any animal kept in a tiny cage, standing on wire all day.

 

[egg0]

Great setup and ideas out there. I'm also looking for a bit more natural quail environmnent setup. Thanks for sharing some of those.

 

[badwhiskey]

Wanted to show you some of my set up

this is my grow out pen with lights and shade cloth

 

[badwhiskey]

some breeding pens

 

[badwhiskey]

brooder box ..double sided ..can hold 100 birds up to 4 weeks