I line my chicken coop with vinyl off cuts I got free. I can then remove the whole mess in one go and wash if needed! The best thing I ever did, cleaning is now so quick. Give it a try. We have a website in Australia 'Freecycle' where people post unwanted goods, cost me nothing.

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

We have Freecycle here too so I'll have a look. Great tip!

I have mine in a cage with quarter inch coated hardware cloth on the bottom. Their poop is caught in a metal pan that is lined with brown paper. I just roll up the paper and put down a new sheet. The brown paper and all goes right into my compost bin

I just found your channel. I love it! Cheers~

I found that sand is what they prefer. Closer to their natural surroundings. It drop sprigs of seeding grass in for them too because they not only eat it but as it dries to thatch they like to make nests with it in the summer to lay their eggs.

I love watching your videos . I watched this one as I am just about to put my quail out into a secondhand rabbit hutch . There was actually something quite therapeutic about watching you clean yours out lol and yes , mine are super messy too .

@BrimwoodFarm

2 жыл бұрын

They'll love the rabbit hutch - they really are ideal for quail. And I know what you mean - I can watch someone cleaning or just weeding their garden for AGES

I use Serama bantam hens to hatch and raise my quail. They are about the same weight as heavier Coturnix quail. But I can tell you the quail produce 2-3 times the mess these little chickens do. They really poop a lot, large droppings for such a small bird, and then proceed to trample it into the bedding and create a solid mat. Chickens at least scratch up and aerate everything.

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, totally agree. Bedding lasts a while with chickens because exactly as you said, they turn it over. Quail just pound it down!

Geoff, thank you that was a lovely video. I think the D.E is worth a shot. Those flea beetles are a pain. I just love your quail they are adorable as are all your birds. Xxx

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anna!

@sophia-vv7wt

4 жыл бұрын

wait whats DE stand for

with 16 hr led light , mine laid for 3 years straight !!!!! temp. does not matter ,just light

I just Subscribed! Can’t believe I just found you!

If you put your quails on deep mulch instead, they'll dig it up and eat the bugs and it'll compost down into good soil.

I never knew to use a food cup under the bottle! I don’t think it’ll work in mine though because of my cage so I’m trying a small screw on bottle drinker.

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

I just found my water bottle leaked as they drank so this way helps stop all the bedding getting wet. :)

Hello I love quails ! :)

Hello wow almost a year of being subscribed also I’m looking for quail and you videos are so factual

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Archie!

I just got splash silkies and boy are they craved here in America.

quail lay all winter ,with a led light set (9watts) on 16 hour timer

@geodude6244

4 жыл бұрын

Yup no plucking quick growing nutritious hardier lay in winter as you say im getting some very soon

Peppermint essential oil in a spray bottle! 5 drops. Works brilliant. Mist twice a week. Keeps pests at bay too. Even squirrels. I have tons of those but different climate pests etc where you are but I recommend trying.

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Great tips. Thank you!

@theurbangarden4790

4 жыл бұрын

Oh tree tea oil too mixed in. Works as a fungicide too. All natural and organic. 😄

Great vid. what is that plant with orange fruits on top of the pheasantry

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

It's a passion flower. Great climber!

Can you use their bedding and waste directly in the garden or does it have to be composted? Thanks

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

They're poop is really high in ammonia so best to compost down first.

Hi there I’ve got a single baby quail which has poo stuck to its lower bottom which I’ve dried using a sponge and warm water and I can’t get it off and it Dosent like me trying to pull it off do you have any suggestions ?

I'm always amazed that your quail are so quiet. When they get out of the coop, they just jump out and stay there. Mine are super super active and look like they would try to get away. Is there anything I could do to do better?

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

I hatch all mine out personally so maybe they're more placid because of that?! I've always found mine very chilled out in comparison to others.

@hvk9526

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrimwoodFarm I did that too, for the same reason. I was hoping they would be like yours :)

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Odd. I'm not sure why mine are so chilled out!

When you have animals in cages it would probably work better and easy cleaning if you had them on wire cage material .

@McDowallManor

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure Tori. I've seen a lot of material that says mesh isn't good for quails' feet. I know many people who do keep them on mesh but I don't either.

But they are fun and unlike mine ❤️

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

They are fun ... just a little pongy

What do you feed them?

It’s time for neem oil

👍👍👍👍

I've been trying to get quail for two years

@BrimwoodFarm

4 жыл бұрын

It's frustrating they're so hard to come by

@user-vx6tc8mv9y

4 жыл бұрын

tracy ealden smith Hi, I’m looking into getting Quail next year, total beginner hoping to get some eggs for hatching. I have found some FB groups Quail UK, Quail breeding in the UK, Lancashire Quails. Hope this may help you get the information you need.

@theurbangarden4790

4 жыл бұрын

Just jump in and get them. I don’t regret mine just this year.

@paulacannon3452

4 жыл бұрын

I have 5 of them and I hate them can’t wait till they die

@makerealitygreatagain8809

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrimwoodFarm Really? I bought an incubator and then ordered some eggs. In a space of under two months I have 13 quail. Not boasting but I'm just surprised you'd say that. Love how you care for your animals. I feel you on the poop and dirty dried on toes but mesh and play sand in a washing bowl with half a hole cut out of it with a hole saw.

Cna i keep them with silkie?

@jekjeklaron7008

4 жыл бұрын

Can*

what kind of quail is this?

Very lol

They dont seem as messy as rabbits, though, mine poop and pee and it looks disgusting

What are the rarity’s of getting a white quail

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT???? MAYBE LOOK AGAIN!!!!

Yr quail will eat the bugs on your garden