Wire floor or bedding?

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I'm thinking about getting into quail for selling eggs and chicks. I'm in the process of designing the cage setup, and I can't decide between wire or bedding.
I live in Alaska, and I plan on keeping them in a stacked setup in an insulated shed. It can get as low as -36°F where I'm at.
They won't have supplemental heat, so I'm worried that the wire floor will get too cold for their feet. (They will also have a sand bath, no matter what flooring I go with.)
Part of me wants to go with bedding for warmth and natural behaviors, and part of me wants to use wire for hygiene and egg rollouts. I can't decide. 😭

For people who live in cold climates, what do you do for flooring?
 
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It sounds like you're going to want bedding rather than the wire flooring. While coturnix are very cold hardy, they do have some needs like being able to keep their feet warm, which won't happen on wire. They should also be dry and out of the wind with small shelters to snuggle into. If they can burrow into the bedding, so much the better.
 

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