What Animals can Live With Quail?

[muddy75]

i currently have 4 ringneck pheasants 1 duck 3 buttons and 60 coturnix in my aviary. i have had chukar, silkies, and turkey in there at other times. there are inherent risks by keeping a mixed aviary. space, hideaways, biosecurity, and ability to separate and/or cull aggressive birds are key. I’ve been lucky that disease has never been an issue.

 

[MetroMutt]

it only presents an issue during (mainly the first) breeding season because the pheasant doesn’t understand that he’s not a quail.

Yea, its currently breeding season here but we still havent had any issues. The quail like to stay in the outdoor area of their enclosure and have a small house only they can fit in while pheonix(the pheasent) likes to stay in the top area and only comes out around feeding times on visiting days

 

[quailheart]

Wow! I was not expecting this many replies! Anyways, the quail I'm talking about are Northern Bobwhites. I have 1 male and 4 females living in a 4x8x2 cage. Well, one of the females is living on her own in a separate cage because she is getting picked on by the other 4. (It's mating season.) I used to keep my two russian tortoises with the quail for a while, but then I built a specific cage for the two tortoises because they kept on crushing the tiny quail eggs and the quail constantly pecked at them. I don't think 2 feet is high enough for a pheasant or a duck, but I would love to get bigger birds if I ever had the time and space to build a larger cage. Also the cage is kept outside, and it gets cold here in the winter so I don't know if any small birds like budgies would be a good choice. They also might be able to squirm out of the chicken wire and fly away! So, we kind of have it narrowed down to bigger than a budgie and (way) smaller than a chicken AND they have to be able to withstand Missouri weather and be able to live in peace with Northern Bobwhites. That's not a lot of options left! Maybe you guys will be able to think of something because I sure can't! Thanks for the help guys! I appreciate it!

 

[The Birb King]

I do not own bobwhites but heard they could be aggressive. I have button quail that are in the same coop as my Serama chickens, but different pens so they can see each other but cant interact. I would not recommend keeping quail (especially buttons) in with full sized chickens because the quail could catch disease and could also be killed and eaten by the chickens.