What about My quails when I go out of town?🤯

[sourland]

Good morning and welcome to BYC.

 

[Eggstatic ChickyDoo]

I've had luck with Rover (pet sitting app). You can text with prospects to make sure they understand exactly what you're looking for. I have a dog, too, but after chatting with a couple of sitters I found one who was fine with caring for our other pets as well and was a good match. We got daily pics and everyone was happy and healthy when I got back and it was cheaper and easier than just boarding for the dog would have been.

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Jasmandii]

I've had luck with Rover (pet sitting app). You can text with prospects to make sure they understand exactly what you're looking for. I have a dog, too, but after chatting with a couple of sitters I found one who was fine with caring for our other pets as well and was a good match. We got daily pics and everyone was happy and healthy when I got back and it was cheaper and easier than just boarding for the dog would have been.

Thank you so much I’m going to look into it !

 

[Kiki]

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[chrissynemetz]

Hi and welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[NatJ]

my question is what do you all do when you travel and have to leave town for a few days or Even a week. If proper food and water arrangements are made can they be unattended ? Do I need a sitter absolutely ?

If they really do have a secure coop, and enough food and water, they will be fine.

BUT, there are many things that can go wrong. A tree might fall on the coop, a bear (or raccoon) might rip the coop open, a dog might run circles barking and scaring the quail, the waterer might malfunction or leak so they go thirsty, rain might blow into the feeder so the feed doesn't dispense properly and they go hungry, one quail might decide to beat up on the others, etc.

I would recommend having someone check on them at least once a day. Lots of things are OK for one day, but become a problem if they're left longer (like feeder or waterer malfunctions: they'll survive one day, without feed or water, but not a whole week without.)

You might find someone who's able to take care of quail. Or you might find someone willing to just go over and take pictures for you: the coop, the feeder, the waterer, the birds. That way you can see that things are fine, or can call and talk the person through what to do if they are not fine.

Of course none of the things in my example will go wrong, because you will now be watching for those--but something else will probably go wrong at least once or twice a year, always something you didn't expect, and usually at a bad time (like when you're away from home.) Life just seems to work that way