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Raising Coturnix Quail On The Ground | Update
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2022
- The Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) was imported into the United States from Japan. It should not be confused with the bobwhite quail or other indigenous quail species. Coturnix are widely distributed in Europe, Africa and Asia where they are regarded as a migratory species.
The arrival of cold and snow doesn't necessarily mean a death sentence for quail. In fact, these hardy birds can do remarkably well even in tough winters provided quality winter cover is available. Winter habitat includes grass cover for roosting at night, trees and shrubs to loaf in during the day, and food. In order to keep them covered, we currently just have them in what looks more like a big cage with a roof. Which was actually made for our 3 legged cat at the time.
In the wild quail naturally live under shrubs and keep cover. They are small and easily caught by predators. If you are going to keep them in a cage on the ground, be sure to keep them protected, and clean out their bedding every so often.
Very fascinating. I would have never thought these birds were practical to keep. I have learned a lot from your channel.
Thank you! They are so cute 😂. Very simple to process, but also super cute and lay LOTS of eggs
very nice. they are a lot quieter than chickens and take up a lot less room. thanks for sharing..
They definitely are a great option for small yard! So simple to raise
Great coop! I’m doing a pretty big coop/aviary for my quail! Eggs will be shipped tomorrow! Miss me luck ❤️
That’s exciting!!
Mine like cantaloupe and watermelon, if you haven’t tried that with your quail. I have Bob White quail also and I have the pearl fee . I love the pearl fee they look like snow birds .lol
Oh my word! I have to try that! Currently we don’t have them, we are looking to relocate! :) keep us in prayer but once we do and get more quail I’ll have to try
The oregano is pure genius! I will be adding them to my hutch. I need the rain to stop so I can go work on it more!
We are getting rain as well! But we needed it SO BAD
Enfin une vidéo qui ne fait pas les louanges de l'élevage en clapier à 60 oiseaux par m2!! Merci! 😊
You may have already done this, but, to ensure they do not fly and hurt themselves, clip their wings. For the bird, it is like a haircut, and painless. This is far more important for the wild varieties of quail, who will kill themselves by freaking out.
In your video, you mentioned planting native plants to provide them cover. My unsolicited advice(I know, I'm sorry lol), would be a native prairie mix(native american seed has a decent mix), that contains mostly little bluestem grass, and at least a little bit of bundleflower (genus: desmanthus), and fuzzybean (genus: Strophostyles iirc). Though, prairies are super rich sources of native food(even for humans), so there are several more species utilized by the native quail here, but the names escape me at the moment. The loss of little bluestem grass fields has been devastating to quail populations in Texas.
I used to raise quail for profit ~25 years ago. This is back when I ran a poultry farm. Quail was a small part of the business, as mostly, it was geared toward water fowl. On the quail end, I specialized in bobwhite, for sale to hunters. Though I also raised Gambel's(to sell to people as ornamental quail) and Coturnix(back then we called them pharaoh quail). The only quail that were not on the ground, were the ones in the high intensity section. On the ground is a far better way to go. **The only real problem with it, are the blasted fire ants.**
I miss my old poultry farm. Prior to plant farming, all of my farming experience was with animals. I would also mention, Chukar, and pheasant(both wild and domesticated). I used to raise these as well. Not super great sources of eggs, but like quail, small, quiet-ish, and good sources of meat. They might not be for your situation or goals, but they are great options for urban farmers.
I did chickens here in my suburban farm, when my kids were small. I got rid of them to resume my quail farming. I don't think chickens are ideal for urban situations, mostly because of HOA rules and noise complaints in some places(I had a neighbor call the cops on my chickens once lol). My strategy this time with quail, will be more "zoo bird sanctuary" than high intensity cage farming.
It is so pleasant seeing you enjoy farming these little guys.
Thank you so much for all that information. Honestly we greatly appreciate it and are always open to learning and trying new things.
As far as the pheasants we probably won’t adventure down that road just due to what we already have right now. We are pretty maxed out on space and are trying our best to get everything that we already have in order and making some profit off of them.
I’m thankful that you enjoy our channel and we are doing our best to keep the farm life alive and well. To many people have become detached from where their food comes from and we believe it’s very important to be self sufficient as much as possible.
Thankfully we don’t live in an HOA, and the city we live in allowed chickens so we don’t have to worry about all of that. That is one reason we chose to love where we do, because we knew it was going to be a good starting point for us.
Thank you again for you comments, and your help. May Jesus bless you.
@@JesusLovingHomesteader Fortunately, I was able to work it out with the neighbor. It just cost me a dozen eggs every 2 weeks lol
Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome
Yes, the natural enclosures are the way to go. I have been watching Nancy Tanners channel and she too has her flock in a natural enclosure. Do you butcher yours or are they only for eggs?
We butchered because we have eggs from the chickens, and ducks
So then the question...do they taste more like chicken or duck?@@JesusLovingHomesteader
@@Chickenfoothomestead Definitely Chicken! I have a reel of me bartering and frying them
Awesome, thank you!@@JesusLovingHomesteader
I have my quail on the ground too in a similar set up and I love it EXCEPT when it rains and the ground gets wet it starts to smell like ammonia. When it's just one day it's fine but multiple days in a row 🥴 do you ever have this problem if so how do you combat the smell?
I don’t, I actually have a deep mulch method. The Quail are on a mulch bedding. We cleaned it once a month.
@@JesusLovingHomesteader I'll have to try that. I use mulch for the chickens and it's great I havnt come across anyone using it for quail though so I wasn't sure it was safe for them
I currently keep my quail in a hutch but I'm thinking about moving them to a ground set up. I've heard that they are likely to get worms that way. Have you had any problems with this?
We never had that issue at all.
Do you have to deworm them since they are on the foraging on the ground
I’ve never had issues! We no longer raise Quail though. The eggs weren’t worth it to me, since we had turkeys and chickens
How you clean their poop?
You put them in a bin, every few months, shovel out the old mulch/pine shavings, and add fresh .
Love your set up. What is the dimensions? Looks like a great size