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Hi eveyone, I am new here and starting with quail. I am in the process of finishing my new pen and wanted to show you the end result (the kid couldn't resist showing off) and maybe pickup some ideas. I have 93 quails and 10 grouse. I wonder what I should do in terms of separations in the pen? I was thinking about closing an area for selected breeders and closing another spot for the grouse (I still don't know why I bougth these). Should I keep the males and females apart? I will also extend the pen outside so they should have plenty of room. They will be able to move in and out. I wonder how I will get them in for the night tough?Any suggestion is welcomed!PS : the pen is 12X12
Hi Steve and thanks for the nice welcome.Yes the kids get in the way what can you do :-)I have absolutely no idea what kind of grouse they are. I didn't even know what kind of quail I got until I saw some picture.. quickly figured out they were Cortunix. The place where I bought the chicks couldn't tell me. As you can see the store is a store for breeders. Next time I will make sure I will know. I will post pictures of the chicks, maybe someone can help?About cleaning, I tought I might dig a little more under the pen and insert tarps that I can pull for cleaning. Hopefully this is a good idea. As for the outside pen, the size is still undecided. It will depend on my budget I think
Hey Steve,Do you have any idea how much heat the Top-Flight netting can take. We get really hot here in Central Calif and I have the netting over, aluminum tubing. Just wondering if I should get concerned about premature break down of the netting in the heat? Or anyone that can answer this question, If not I guess I will wait and see.Also, the tarp idea under the pens is a great idea. The raking is tough. Thanks.ThanksTeresa