Will Coturnix quails use nest boxes?

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

They definitely prefer to lay in hay or grass hay.
Everytime I add wheat or oat hay to my pen they make a little neat nest and all the eggs will be in it. Not a burrow nest like that awesome one someone posted, but just a little bowl nest. The eggs stay alot cleaner in the little hay nests too, especially since i do (sand )deep litter, they will bury their eggs from dust bathing all day if theres not a pile of hay in the corner for them to lay in.

 

[June2012]

They definitely prefer to lay in hay or grass hay.
Everytime I add wheat or oat hay to my pen they make a little neat nest and all the eggs will be in it. Not a burrow nest like that awesome one someone posted, but just a little bowl nest. The eggs stay alot cleaner in the little hay nests too, especially since i do (sand )deep litter, they will bury their eggs from dust bathing all day if theres not a pile of hay in the corner for them to lay in.

Thank you!!! HAY IT IS!

 

[Lady_Bat]

Ah, ok. I didn't think about the hours of light a day part. Thank you!

No worries, there's always more to learn or relearn! & I personally feel like that's a fun/good thing. Hubs & I like to make make bets as to when they will stop laying & when they start back up. (For real, make a game of who has to clean the toilets for a month!! hehehe) Also, it's a legit Easter Egg hunt which is tons of fun!!! (growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional!!)

 

[June2012]

No worries, there's always more to learn or relearn! & I personally feel like that's a fun/good thing. Hubs & I like to make make bets as to when they will stop laying & when they start back up. (For real, make a game of who has to clean the toilets for a month!! hehehe) Also, it's a legit Easter Egg hunt which is tons of fun!!! (growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional!!)

"Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional" <-- i luv that so much AHAHAHAHHA