Quail coop in the burbs

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I’ve been slowly working on a quail project for our back yard. The coop came from mostly left overs from a larger project.

These are native Georgia quail from a game farm a few hours away, I started with 13 and ended up with 8 quail. I few were our own faults, a couple never took initially.

We’re growing them for fun, but will harvest batches every now and again for the skillet. My wife and girls are into the project, they have been a fun addition around here.

No eggs yet (7 weeks old) but I hope to see some soon. Once they start laying regularly we will get another batch in the incubator.

I haven’t gotten to hear them call consistently yet, but the males should start soon. It’s a sound my grandpa heard from the fields regularly, my Daddy rarely, and me only once. It’ll be nice to have it back, even in this form.

NGaHB

 

[Rolling_trip]

I'd throw some bedding material or leaves down so they are off of the wire, besides that NIce.

 

[olerambler]

I’ve been slowly working on a quail project for our back yard. The coop came from mostly left overs from a larger project.

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These are native Georgia quail from a game farm a few hours away, I started with 13 and ended up with 8 quail. I few were our own faults, a couple never took initially.

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We’re growing them for fun, but will harvest batches every now and again for the skillet. My wife and girls are into the project, they have been a fun addition around here.

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No eggs yet (7 weeks old) but I hope to see some soon. Once they start laying regularly we will get another batch in the incubator.

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I haven’t gotten to hear them call consistently yet, but the males should start soon. It’s a sound my grandpa heard from the fields regularly, my Daddy rarely, and me only once. It’ll be nice to have it back, even in this form.

NGaHB

I have heard 2 wild quail call this summer in places hadn’t heard a bobwhite whistle in 20 yrs.

 

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I'd throw some bedding material or leaves down so they are off of the wire, besides that NIce.

I’m kicking around how to outfit the wire side, definetly throwing some vertical grass in there soon. The left side of the coop is a sand box. I do appreciate the poop falling through the wire on the right side tho

 

[olerambler]

Very nice post,, admittedly I don’t know anything about quail,, do they survive year round in north Ga temps?

Yes used be good numbers of wild quail in North Ga in huntable numbers. The land practices changed and Wild quail have pretty much went away.

 

[Rolling_trip]

I’m kicking around how to outfit the wire side, definetly throwing some vertical grass in there soon. The left side of the coop is a sand box. I do appreciate the poop falling through the wire on the right side tho

I cut a whole in the floor of one of my coops and made removable plug. I have enough clearance under it for my wheel barrow, which allows me to easily sweep the bedding down the "drain" and then transport it to the compost pile.

 

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I cut a whole in the floor of one of my coops and made removable plug. I have enough clearance under it for my wheel barrow, which allows me to easily sweep the bedding down the "drain" and then transport it to the compost pile.

That is a great idea, I’m going to think on that.
do you still have any? It sounds like you had/have a well thoughtout setup

 

[Rolling_trip]

That is a great idea, I’m going to think on that.
do you still have any? It sounds like you had/have a well thoughtout setup

Its for my chickens, which free range all day and come back home in the evenings. Its definitely a work in process.

 

[North Ga Hillbilly]

Its for my chickens, which free range all day and come back home in the evenings. Its definitely a work in process.

That’s a cool process, I’ve hear of people doing the same with quail. I’ve had one get out and it came back an hour or so later, but the cats and hawks would make it a no go around here.

 

[olerambler]

That’s a cool process, I’ve hear of people doing the same with quail. I’ve had one get out and it came back an hour or so later, but the cats and hawks would make it a no go around here.

You can build what is called a Johnny house it’s a quail recall pen . Used to keep quail to train birddogs. Get some 1/2 grown quail keep in pen for 2 or 3 weeks you release a few not all. Leave some in pen late in evening quail will start calling to get together to roost for night . You can look own line type in Johnny house for quail will get plans to build one . The main thing will be a funnel made out wire so quail can re enter the pen but they can’t get out of funnel from inside. You have release a few birds yourself .