Show me your quail pens!!!

[Tdubg22]

You either use pressure treated wood, which will still only last a few years in ply wood form. Or you coat it with something whether it be an outdoor paint or stain. If you plan on using a form of plywood in your build I would suggest a marine grade plywood which is used in boat flooring, will hold up to water far better. Just a bit more pricey.

 

[pmh80]

You either use pressure treated wood, which will still only last a few years in ply wood form. Or you coat it with something whether it be an outdoor paint or stain. If you plan on using a form of plywood in your build I would suggest a marine grade plywood which is used in boat flooring, will hold up to water far better. Just a bit more pricey.

ok thanks

 

[StaticChaos]

Here are my new pens in the "early stages"



More pics to come as I progress

 

[StaticChaos]

Here is my buddy's pen setup:



These 2 pens are 6'x2'x12" high. Since he already had the wire, he only has about $40 total in other supplies.

 

[quail325]

Wow those look great!! Are those one sheet of plywood each?

 

[StaticChaos]

Wow those look great!! Are those one sheet of plywood each?

I will have to ask him again. I know only the back, divider, and sides are plywood. He took 2x4's and cut them in half to frame out everything else.

 

[Hvacmoose]

Tired of opening doors to get eggs.
This is my first "roll out" pen.

 

[cookiesdaddy]

Noticed you used 1/2 x 1/2 wire mesh. Do you have problem with some eggs not rolled out? What is your slope? I'm building my cage and bought the 1" x 2" wire since I heard 1/2 x 1/2 may have problem.

 

[Hvacmoose]

Haven't had a single egg not make it out. My slope os exactly 1"/1'. So, I am at 36" deep and my floor has a a three inch drop. It looked very extreme before there were birds in it, but once they filled it up.... I took care to place my hardware cloth so the welds of the wire running side to side were on the bottom.

 

[starterfarm]

can you buy a small critter cage from a co-op feed store an have it work for a pet inside quail??

thanks