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Produce => Kept Animals => Topic started by: glow777 on January 12, 2006, 11:18:58

Title: Quail
Post by: glow777 on January 12, 2006, 11:18:58

Does anyone here keep quail?

If so any advice etc.

Someone I know knows someone who is desperate to re-home a few birds as they are moving house and will not have the facilities.

Ian

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: Svea on January 12, 2006, 11:42:21

dont know but have you tried google?

http://www.cyberquail.com/links.html

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: glow777 on January 12, 2006, 12:08:22

Thanks - I have tried Google but the "real" people on this forum are usually a much better resource.

Ian

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: glow777 on January 12, 2006, 12:10:17

Having said that it does look a very informative website - thanks again Svea

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: agapanthus on January 12, 2006, 15:48:18

have kept them in the past...what was it you wanted to know?

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: glow777 on January 12, 2006, 15:52:39

Just general stuff, ease of use, cage type, problems found and egg yield etc.

But more importantly general comments like too much trouble, don't bother, avoid like the plague or no problems or mine died when it got cold etc

Ian

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: agapanthus on January 12, 2006, 15:59:05

they were quite problem free.....obviously they need someone nice and snug...and they did lay prolifically....just good husbandry and common sense. Mine were in an ark...that could always be moved...and they had a few branches inside 'cos they are quite shy...fresh water and the appropriate feed and you should have no problems:)

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: fluffygrue on January 15, 2006, 11:42:03

I did a bit of research as we wanted to keep quail, and they seem mostly similar to keeping bantams. The main quirk is that they tend to fly straight up if frightened, so need a fairly low ceiling to their cage (as they can break their necks :(

As such, they want more ground space and less vertical space - a fair amount of Americans seem to keep them in large-ish fishtanks indoors.. not quite convinced they'd be happy there, though.

Melanie

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: Truffle on January 16, 2006, 09:38:56

Hi Ian,

Lottie had a thread about this a while back.. not sure if she eventually got the quails though.

I also really interested in keeping quail's in addition to our chickens, so I'll be following this with interest....

Title: Re: Quail
Post by: growmore on January 16, 2006, 15:53:10

I suspended a netting ceiling about 18 ins from shed one they were kept in ..They tend to lift straight up if startled,, cheers.. Jim