Since this is asked once a week....

[ChickieBooBoo]

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You guys have used that same photo every single time this topic is discussed, is that the only photo you can come up with?

I can show you my quail, perfectly healthy after living with a chicken their whole lives.

 

[TinyChickenLady]

Wow I have actually found this thread somewhat informative (sorry to those of you that think it's pointless). I was thinking of getting a handful of quail next year but I only have the one housing area that is for my chickens. I'm also thinking of adding ducks next year too.
But I learned before that silkies will bully and pester gamebirds, which I had no idea quail was a gamebird.
So thank you all for your differing opinions. They will definately come into play during my decision making process

 

[peewee]

Well, I just have to say "Don't do it!!!!" Those of us who are nay-sayers are not saying no just to say no. This is suppose to be a "place of learning" and when a question like this is asked the answers are from learned experiences from those that have been threw this. Can chickens and quail be housed in the same area? Possibly. But to try this there are many things that have to be dealt with that most backyard enthusiasts are not going to do. The foremost is buying hatching chicken eggs from an NPIP approved breeder and brooding only those birds. You must have a completely CLOSED flock of chickens that have NEVER been around any others from the day they were hatched. That means that you have to leave that little cutie-patootie that you found at the feed store there. If you picked him or her up then others have done the same. And just the fact that, that little one is at a feed store means that he or she has already been exposed to things that you cannot bring back to your flock. Make sure you wash really well and change your clothes (especially your shoes- lots of chicken "yuckies" are transferred in poop) after a trip to the feed store before you go out to see your birds!
Secondly, you cannot allow your chickens to wander into an area that has other chickens. This means that your hens (assuming that you have chickens for the eggs) cannot go over to the neighbors yard to see the big stud-muffin of a roo that lives over there. You must keep your chickens completely isolated from any others. Your birds might be clean but others may not be. And since you bought and brooded your own birds from eggs your chickens have not had the vaccinations that chicks from a feed store may have had. The reverse is true also. You must keep all other chickens off your property. Case in point, something that happened to me. My neighbors go the flea market every weekend and they buy birds for butchering so they are not as concerned about the health of the birds they buy. Runny nose, bubbly eyes, weizing, sneezing, diarrhea not a problem, as long as s/he has good weight and a large breast on them. Well one of their dinners got loose and decided to wander down the isle between my pheasants and quail just sneezing his ever-loving tail off. Thank heaven that the only problem I had from that was with one of my pheasant roos and I was able to deal with that very quickly before it was able to spread. Moral of that story is that no matter how well you take care of YOUR birds outside forces that you have no control over can greatly upset your best laid plans!
Those of us that have been dealing with both gamebirds and chickens for a long time have been put into the situation where we have had to put some gamebirds down because of illness from chickens. We are only trying to keep other from having to go threw what we have learned the hard way! Chickens are a hardy bird and can throw off some illness relatively easy but that bird will still be a carrier of that illness and may not show any signs of being sick at all but can still infect other birds around it. Think Typhoid Mary-perfectly healthy herself but made all those around her sick. Those of you who say that you can keep them together with out any problems - thank your lucky stars that you have been in the top .1% that haven't had to go thew the hardship of putting a bunch of birds down because of one Typhoid Mary chicken. As to what Chinchilla wrote about quail resistance getting stronger to disease - God I hope so!!! But at this time I don't think it is where it needs to be to be able to make a blanket statement that "Yes you can keep quail with chickens." It is easier and better/healthier for the both sets of birds to be housed and dealt with separately. You only need to have about 10 feet (although more is better) of space between your chickens and your gamebirds. Don't let your chickens free range around your quail and always feed/water/clean your quail before your chickens and you should not have any problems with your birds. You CAN have both on your property. You CAN sit and enjoy both birds for what they are. You CAN buy that little cutie-patootie at the feed store and with a little common sense on the bio-security between birds you CAN have a long and happy relationship with HEALTHY birds on both fronts.

 

[peewee]

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You guys have used that same photo every single time this topic is discussed, is that the only photo you can come up with?]

You want another photo? Here you go. I have not put this photo up because the other one says it all.

 

[TinyChickenLady]

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Thank you for the education on it. I actually am clueless about quail but wanted to try it out and learn about htem but alas I do not have the extra room to house them seperately and don't want to take the unneccessary risk on them or my chickens. I have hatched out and isolated my chickens from all others but my neighbors chickens were up until recently, free range. I have noticed that my chickens are quite hardy and tough but I understand now that the quail may not be. I'm not going to endanger a new bird just to ease my curiosity so thank you for all that

Maybe when I build a new coop, I might then consider them but not until then.

 

[coturnixX]

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You guys have used that same photo every single time this topic is discussed, is that the only photo you can come up with?

I can show you my quail, perfectly healthy after living with a chicken their whole lives.
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx123/ChickensAllTheWay/Quail/048.jpg

If you want to tell me how to raise chickens, I'm all ears, but please don't sail into the quail forum and tell people who spend not only a great deal of time, but a huge chunk of change raising game birds that you know best, because you don't. Sorry, but you don't!

Am I a parinoid chicken hating person? You betyah! Has it served me well for 5+ years? YES! Can you raise chickens and game birds...Yes you can, just ask people like JJ and other responsable folks on the board who practace bio isolation and proper bio containment on their farm.

On a side note: I see 3 button quail, not 100,1000,or 3000. Sorry sport! I'm not risking my flock on your advice. I must advise others to do the same.

 

[TinyChickenLady]

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You guys have used that same photo every single time this topic is discussed, is that the only photo you can come up with?

I can show you my quail, perfectly healthy after living with a chicken their whole lives.
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx123/ChickensAllTheWay/Quail/048.jpg

If you want to tell me how to raise chickens, I'm all ears, but please don't sail into the quail forum and tell people who spend not only a great deal of time, but a huge chunk of change raising game birds that you know best, because you don't. Sorry, but you don't!

Am I a parinoid chicken hating person? You betyah! Has it served me well for 5+ years? YES! Can you raise chickens and game birds...Yes you can, just ask people like JJ and other responsable folks on the board who practace bio isolation and proper bio containment on their farm.

On a side note: I see 3 button quail, not 100,1000,or 3000. Sorry sport! I'm not risking my flock on your advice. I must advise others to do the same.

Oh wow I see you're new so I'm just going to give you a fair warning.... That is NOT how things are done here. We are all polite and respectful of each other even when we disagree. Maybe next time you could go at it from a different angle so you don't come off so.... we'll go with harsh.
On a side note:

 

[coturnixX]

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If you want to tell me how to raise chickens, I'm all ears, but please don't sail into the quail forum and tell people who spend not only a great deal of time, but a huge chunk of change raising game birds that you know best, because you don't. Sorry, but you don't!

Am I a parinoid chicken hating person? You betyah! Has it served me well for 5+ years? YES! Can you raise chickens and game birds...Yes you can, just ask people like JJ and other responsable folks on the board who practace bio isolation and proper bio containment on their farm.

On a side note: I see 3 button quail, not 100,1000,or 3000. Sorry sport! I'm not risking my flock on your advice. I must advise others to do the same.

Oh wow I see you're new so I'm just going to give you a fair warning.... That is NOT how things are done here. We are all polite and respectful of each other even when we disagree. Maybe next time you could go at it from a different angle so you don't come off so.... we'll go with harsh.
On a side note:

Thank you for the warning! Then I will say it polite and such....

Please don't raise chickens and game birds together! Thank you so much!

 

[animal8]

I think I'll say this again, seeing as TinyChickenLady has commented that she found this very informative, this should be made into a sticky so others can learn from the experts about what to do and what not to do when wanting to keep both chickens and quail. Should a PM be sent to a moderator?

 

[Eyeheartquail]