Which feeder would be better?

[thekid]

Alright so as you saw in the video of my quail that there was a TINY feeder. So would this feeder be good for them http://www.flemingoutdoors.com/plastic-1-quart-jar-feeder---806---690.html

Or this one?


http://www.flemingoutdoors.com/plastic-ground-feeder.html



I like the second one but would they get their head stuck? if the food was low and they tried to get it.

Thankyou - Brian

 

[Fat Daddy]

Hey Brian,
I find the second one waste less feed with coturnix. I tried the bigger 7lb round ones I use for bobs, just is mess with the corts. And nobody will get there head stuck in the flip tops. Bill

 

[thekid]

Thankyou, my dad thought that they would get their head stuck and he wanted to get a 7lb feeder. Well next time im back up there ill get that one lol

 

[Fat Daddy]

Mine figured it was a nice sand box. Spent the day kick'n it out on the ground with the 7lb one. Even seemed to like swing'n on it !! They waste alot with the flip top too, just not as much...Bill

 

[thekid]

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Why would they waste food lol if they are like me I would eat as much as I can

 

[TheRealTimShady]

i would go with the 2nd one, thats the EXACT one i have in with my quails, hardly any waste, only problem is they climb over it(and during the climbing they drag either poo, or wood shavings) sometimes drop in it, but i've never seen them get stuck in it

 

[mhwc56]

honestly, i have found that cat litter boxes work the best with Coturnix. They can't /don't kick any feed out ....they do however, use it for a bath as well as a feed pan.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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i have done this as well in the past, main problem i've always seen is they tend to poo in it alot...and i mean alot

 

[Jimsbirdhouse]

I can't believe people still use the jar feeders! all your doing is keeping the feed stores in business. Ever time you fill them up half goes in the bird and half goes on the ground, JUST MY FEELINGS

 

[gamebirdboy]

Any feeder with a jar doesn't go here. I use the 7 or 10 pound feeders or the feeders like in the 2nd link. I put a velcro strap in the 7 and 10 pound feeders to keep the ammount of feed in the pan down.It works okay, I just have to hang it high.