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We're still just getting 2/day! The other 3 girls have decided it's not spring yet (and in their defense, it hasn't been very spring-like in CA)

Your birds started laying already?? I'm so jealous! Mine petered out in August/September and still haven't started yet! I don't supplement light though. I did have one strange week in January when just one bird was laying an egg every day, then it stopped! So weird. My husband eats a lot! 😅

Thank you! I've been watching your YouTube updates even in my absence here 😊 You've been busy!

:frow omg, it's been so long since I've updated! All the ladies are still doing well. I've had some major life events over the past few months (illness in the family, then I got married!, etc.) and haven't been spending much time online... BUT all is well, and things are chugging along in the...

As for the behavioral issues we've been having... I've had limited success with the various episodes of isolation and reintroduction. Pearl and Jenny (the falb and pearl fees from SWGB) still seem to be the centers of the issues. The routine goes: 1. Isolate aggressive quail for 7-14 days...

The plants are probably nearing the peak of their summer growth 🌱 The thunbergia vine should be evergreen in our zone, and it's by far been my favorite. The quail love eating the flowers, and the vines that have grown into the aviary provide a great place for them to hide. It's a twining vine...

It's taken me a while to come back and update this thread with pics, but the roof has been on for a couple weeks now! So far so good. We elected not to do a pitched roof for a couple of reasons, the main reason being lack of time. We don't get any snow here, and rainfall is usually minimal, so...

We're putting the roof on weekend after next! Will definitely come back and update here once it's on

*SIGH* Still having lots of quaviary drama... So, the falb fee (Jenny) was reintroduced about a week ago and she's actually been fine. After a full week in isolation, she went back into the aviary and seemed to reintegrate without any dominance issues. However, then the pearl fee (Pearl)...

I’ve got some California native grapevines, passionflower, and black-eyed susan vines growing on 3 of the walls. By this time next year I’m sure they’ll be really well filled out!

Thanks for the tip about pine needles! But I don’t have a rooster or any eggs to hatch, so I’d rather they didn’t go broody at the moment to be honest! The aviary has changed a lot in the last few weeks, I haven’t had a chance to update since I’ve been caring for a sick family member, but I...

Thanks! I hope they're happy 💕 I need to take an updated photo of the structure in the daylight tomorrow, I realize I never posted a new photo in this thread since adding the extra siding, replacing the tarp with shade cloth, and installing the waterer. I also mixed the substrate today and added...

I was out staring at the birds today, as usual, and I happened to catch Eddie (my namesake) laying an egg!!! There are 2 videos in the album, one is the whole ordeal for those who may be curious to see her behavior leading up to the laying, scratching about and nestling in, and the 2nd is a...

Update on the aviary: Things are going well! Here's a little album with some videos of the little buggers enjoying their home: The birds The two from SWGB seemed so confident and calm when they arrived, but I'm now chalking that up to shipping shock! The falb fee (whom I handfed supplemental...

Thanks! That means a ton coming from you!

Over the weekend we built a couple small raised planters out of some recycled wood we found in a wood pile on the property (I think it's redwood but can't be sure, doesn't look pressure-treated). Placed one on the sunniest wall over the predator apron so it will work as sort of a...

This is the current state of things. Once we can get the real roof added, paint/cover the siding, finish building the nest box, and get the vine growing on the wall nearest the door it will be done! Well, until I decide what the next iteration will be, that is 😅 (the powder sprinkled around is...

General info I forgot: It's 4' wide, 8' long, and 8' tall. It's taller than it needs to be, but we used 8' studs and wanted to make as few cuts as possible so that's the height it is. We used 19g 1/2" PVC-coated hardware cloth throughout from CritterFence. I'm glad we did, the black looks so...

We finished the aviary (or quaviary :p) last week but I haven't gotten around to making a post about it yet. I wanted to post our process for others who may be interested in building an aviary or natural-style enclosure for their quail, since @le_bwah's posts about their aviary gave me a lot of...