Daniel cain 48,123 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 Maybe put some perches or a box in the roof eaves so it's up off the ground,for them to roost? Do you have foxes/martins about? They will Dig under that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,518 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 15 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Maybe put some perches or a box in the roof eaves so it's up off the ground,for them to roost? Do you have foxes/martins about? They will Dig under that I think raccoons will be a bigger threat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,738 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 20 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Maybe put some perches or a box in the roof eaves so it's up off the ground,for them to roost? Do you have foxes/martins about? They will Dig under that Quail are ground roosting birds ... They won't normally even bother going inside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 Just now, Daniel cain said: Maybe put some perches or a box in the roof eaves so it's up off the ground,for them to roost? Do you have foxes/martins about? They will Dig under that Well apparently these lil guys don't roost just sleep on the ground wish I found odd but it's what they do apparently the back portion under the sheeting is elevated with a bit of a gap and ridge to keep woods having there as bedding if they want that and to keep them off the ground when it gets wet . As far as predators..I haven't seen any come close to the yards in years ...think we had a possum stroll though a few years back ...but when you have three free running dogs, one of which chases and kills every small and furry within about a half mile radius well... Bit of a non issue 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 So ended up the the lady 3miles down the road from me actually raises a few different kinds of critters including quail ! Went and got 7 more 1 male and 6 females Lady said they have only ever been in elevated pens so they should love the tractor 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted June 11 Author Report Share Posted June 11 Welp had my first death yesterday, wife found this one dead doin her daily move , from what my quail expert buddy said he thinks it was probably the other male , not uncommon at all apparently which I had chickens do all the time other then that the rest are doin great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,009 Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Want about 6 females to 1 male ratio if my memory is right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted June 17 Author Report Share Posted June 17 Well wife was beyond happy to show her findings today ! First ever eggs ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted July 11 Author Report Share Posted July 11 Welp with all the heat end up getting them a little solar powered fan that they seem to really enjoy And the wife has a little system down , she's enjoying it to the point she said she wants more lol And Chickens....aaannnd my dumbass took her to the pet store and now she's asking about raising rabbits so yeah But yeah been pretty easy all things considered and we're actually getting more eggs then we're supposed to . With our 5 hens we should be topping out at 5 A day peek production but we're routinely getting 6-8 daily ! Usually it's right after we move them to new grass too which is interesting, maybe it's like the deal with happy cows make more milk? Idk but I know they run to the new grass as soon as I start moving them Still waiting for y'all these fox coyotes and other predators to just magically appear in my hard tho..... Patiently waiting with much eagerness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,680 Posted July 11 Author Report Share Posted July 11 Also been love these eggs, soft boiled and done up like Korean drug eggs 🤌🤌 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,518 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 11 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said: Korean drug eggs 🤌 Mayak eggs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,272 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Get the right quail and they spit the eggs out ! I had four that were laying five eggs per day ! But you do need a dozen for a small omelette. They are also nice boiled in an Indian curry . Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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