I have been recruited by my daughter to hand raise a few small batches of quail for her. I have 4 that are 5 weeks.old and a set of 5 that are 1 week old today. I will be choosing my pick of a small group that I will keep for eggs and just as pets; I'm thinking 4 hens to 1 rooster. I have enjoyed your videos amd learnt so much!! Thank you for helping this mid 50s age grandma feel that she can raise these sweet birds successfully.

@2911Homestead

11 ай бұрын

That is awesome! So happy we could help

Thanks for sharing this his video. Your set up has given me some good ideas on building our new quail cages. 😊

@2911Homestead

10 ай бұрын

Glad we could help!

Thank you for sharing. Great information

@2911Homestead

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@johnfitbyfaithnet

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

I had a bad experience with the chick heating plate. It burned my chicks backs so I switched over to a brooder light fixture from tractor supply and a red dimmable heat bulb from lowes. I also got a light dimmer switch to hook it up to the brooder light… I already have a infrared temp reading gun.

@2911Homestead

Жыл бұрын

That is great. Raising your own food is very rewarding.

Appreciate the info

@2911Homestead

9 ай бұрын

Any time!

Soo nice 👍

@2911Homestead

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

If you would not mind showing a video while making that watering system.

@2911Homestead

Жыл бұрын

We can do that. Look for that in future video.

So, may I ask why do you put a band on them? Not sure I understand.

@2911Homestead

7 ай бұрын

That’s a great question! Banding is entirely unnecessary for raising quail. There are a few reasons you see bands in the video. The most important reason is that I had hatched quail from a handful of different suppliers and I wanted to keep track of temperament and growth of each. This allowed me to narrow down which ones to breed in the future. Among other reasons, such as tracking illnesses or injuries. When they all look the same, it is harder to see if one has recovered and gone back into the pen and is doing well, or if you need to pull them to keep them healthy. Thank you for asking.

@BibiProvenceBBSmoothMusic

6 ай бұрын

Sorry to say, but you got such a big yard, why keeping your animals in such tiny spaces? So sad...

@2911Homestead

6 ай бұрын

@@BibiProvenceBBSmoothMusic Quail actually thrive in small environments. If you put them in big pens they will often die without tight spaces to hide in. With quail you also need to have very short ceilings or very tall (5-6 feet) or they will accidentally kill themselves by flushing. The rabbits that are out there as well are carried indoors for play time in an enrichment pen that we will make a video about one day. If you would like more information about either creature, feel free to let us know!

How do you keep the water from freezing in winter?

@2911Homestead

5 ай бұрын

We live in a mild climate in the winter but we check the water twice a day to prevent it from freezing.

where do you get the sand at?

@2911Homestead

9 ай бұрын

You can use construction sand or play sand from any big box store.

What is the color of your quai.?

@2911Homestead

4 ай бұрын

Mostly brown with white spots

omg quails are truly messy eater. they eat 1 piece of food and throws 50 at the same time hahahaha

@2911Homestead

Ай бұрын

They do! But their eggs are delicious 😀

@pastaislovepastaislife

Ай бұрын

@@2911Homestead i cant wait to get some quails and hens too in few months

@2911Homestead

Ай бұрын

@@pastaislovepastaislife They are great to have. Their eggs are delicious