This video shows how I release our quail from the brooder to the pen now that they are old enough and I describe the signs I look for when deciding the best time to do it. I have also uploaded another recent video on incubating quail eggs and moving the hatched chicks to the brooder so if you are interested to see that video here it is: https://youtu.be/tE_iFxTUMnw Overall, I personally prefer keeping quail in a pen environment as I find the birds are happier and there are many other advantages some of which I cover in this video. Enjoy 🙂
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Im new to quail and very excited to see my quail grow. They are 2 weeks old today and already trying to fly inside of their brooder box.
Tip for zip tie cutting. A small, curved cat claw clipper works beautifully and then nothing else gets nipped.
Hi. Nice video. I am thinking of starting my quial hatching soon. I have some questions. I was wondering at what temperature should I keep my quials in once they are in their brooder. And how many eggs do you think will fit in my 10 egg chicken incubator since quail eggs are smaller. And what do i need for their brooding box. Thankyou and keep up the good work.
thanks. do you have to use an incubator or can quail hatch their own eggs like chooks? trying to catch up on all your videos lol
Post edits and voice overs often improve videos. Your videos are always interesting and informative. Thank you.
I just ordered the Borotto incubator from your other episode. Super excited to get it tomorrow!!
I have mine like yours
Do quail go broody and hatch out their own eggs?
I keep my qail in the green house, it is hard to keep them from eating my tomatoes but it works with heay pruning! And the bird are safe from predators! They have a deep bedding to
Hey Einstein, you're not supposed to hold a quail upside down by their feet / legs. I wonder how many you've hurt without even realizing it? Also, you should prepare the zip ties in advance. Get some kind of table to tag the birds!
What kind of cage is this brooder you're taking them out of? I'd love to find one like it
Do snakes attack and eat the
birds?
I was wondering how you knew which birds where which.
I am finishing up a hatch. Over half of them hatched which surprised me. I think I'm going to keep each hatching of chicks separate so i can easily remember who is older and who is not. I'm thinking i will be hatching 2 or 3 times a year and will cull my oldest ones for meat. That way i keep a good fertility rate up in my flock.
I will be keeping my birds in cages above ground but they will have a fully closed in dust bath/ sand box.
Where i live it wouldn't be good to keep them on the ground. We get too many flooding rains and are full to the brim with small snakes. So it will be better for me to keep them in cages. But i agree they are a ground bird that needs and loves to scratch and dust bathe. So keep them happy and put them in a large sand bath. And i can really make them happy by putting in some meal worms in the sand box
Sir, my quail chicks peck at each other pull out their hairs.. I was suggested to tie some veggies or greens.. But the habit hasn't stopped now to the extreme they peck at the back make other birds bleed, worried about the mortality kindly suggest an ifea
I have a flock of my own started for eggs and meat. Do you combine the birds you eat and your breeding stock in the same pen? Or do you have a separate pen for them?
HAHA Look at your fuzzy hair lol now your bald like me HAHA
Females always have spots on their bellies? Or how else do you tell the male from the female?
Why not to release them like the chicken?
Beautiful birds
What do you do when your quail has a droopy wing ?
Hi Mark. Rooks took my last 3 female quail from the cage, despite me putting 1cm mess all around the cages. I'm heart broken. Fortunately I'd just ordered an incubator and had about a dozen eggs in reserve. So now I'm waiting to see if any will hatch. Should I keep them indoors if I get any chicks?, I mean at the same age as these in the video. I'm scared to loose more to rooks. I'm in the UK. I could build an aviary. What mesh would you recommend? I'm thinking of 6ft high, 6ft long and 3ft wide. I'm hoping to keep 2 males and 8 females. How do I keep foxes abd rats out?
Lol.
3:46 to tight my man
I'm starting to learn about raising quail so I do appreciate your videos! I like the way your birds have room to get around and scratch and taking dust baths, etc.. Your birds are fully feathered out and remain mostly calm when you go into the enclosure. Seems like the better way to go if a person has the room?