wind block?

[quailmama 82012]

anyone know what wind speed/temp i should have a wind block at?i have a little coop that has a ramp up too it (made the mistake of making the coop off the ground when we were building it,) and that would suffice, but they don't seem to go on it to much..
anyway, do i need a wind block?

 

[le_bwah]

Only if it's going to be relatively cold or wet. My Coturnix are fine down to about 40 F before they start wanting solid shelter. Below freezing you would definitely need something to block the wind.

I use some clear plastic sheeting stretched between two furring strips screwed into the outside of the enclosure during the cold months. Also helps just to have solid shelter in their cage (halves of an old dog/cate crate, branches, cardboard boxes, etc.).

 

[quailmama 82012]

okay, thanks.
during the cold season, i will definitely put up a wind block because it gets well below freezing sometimes, but not now!
hopefully my quail will adjust well to being outside and on the ground, and i will get some eggs soon!
i have a log in there, and a dust bathing box too, but i really want them to go up to there coop. does anyone have any ideas?
the lowest it got last night was 39 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[quailmama 82012]

so, i've been super bored, and that is why i've been posting so many questions, so sorry, i'm twiddling my thumbs at home, watching my quail, asking questions to help care for them, and thanks to all of you who answer me!!
with that said, i didnt want to start another thread because i have been posting so much, so i will just ask my, yet another, question here.
so i have been having a problem with having to many roosters, and one seems to really like Potatoe, a super skittish quail. she has a bald head and it was bloody, but now i have been cracking down, and keeping an eye on the over aggressive rooster who bothers her, shooing him away if he is being mean. she is doing better, but once i start going to school again (thanks covid ) i wont be able to keep such a close eye on them anymore, so i have been looking for answers, that dont involve me getting rid of my quail. my aunt sometimes uses a salve on her chickens that heals them and tastes bad to the other chickens. do you think this could work on my quail?
Rooster Booster Pick-No-More Cover-Up Lotion, 4 oz.
SKU: 200477599

Product price
$9.99


the only problem is (i have been putting it off, because i need my dads help) i haven't clipped Potatoes wings yet, and it sounds like you have to put it on pretty often. almost EVERY TIME i try to get potatoe out, she escapes. once i clip her wings though, it wont be to much of a hassle.
What do you guys think?

EDIT=Right now, my quail are highly stressed. i don't want to mess with them to much. the females are scared by the roosters and flushing (mostly potaotoe, i will try to clip her wings today.) and the rooster that was picking on potatoe is now being picked on by the other rooster, or at least is highly afraid of him. i want to clip potatoes wings, and put the salve on her head, as its bleeding again because of her flushing a bunch. there are things i need to do with the quail, but they are so stressed i don't know what to do.. please, i am in need of some advice.

 

[quailmama 82012]

i went ahead and bought it, and in a few minutes i will catch Potatoe and put it on her head and clip her wings.
EDIT: i had my dad help me, and things went smoothly. thanks Ie_bwah for replying..