The chicken nurd
Songster
- Apr 4, 2021
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Currently, I’m buildings a third coop that eventually will be used for Coturnix quails and I need some advice to make sure my plan sounds ok to you guys with quail
I was planning on building a coop/run set up inside my chicken run, the run is 11×12 currently, and I was thinking of walling off a space that would be about 11×3, also the set-up would be a couple of feet off the floor (a bit like a table) it would be used for my bantam flock for a bit but when I’m done using it for them, I would want to have quails in it.
Also, the run currently is about 10–12 feet tall
So, my main questions are
- Does this sound ok
- How tall can I make the quail coop without risking them hurting themselves by trying to fly
- Any suggestions for building a coop that would work for both chickens (temporarily) and quail
- How many quail could I keep i that space (there being raised for eggs)
- And anything else I might need to know?
Thanks guys
I was planning on building a coop/run set up inside my chicken run, the run is 11×12 currently, and I was thinking of walling off a space that would be about 11×3, also the set-up would be a couple of feet off the floor (a bit like a table) it would be used for my bantam flock for a bit but when I’m done using it for them, I would want to have quails in it.
Also, the run currently is about 10–12 feet tall
So, my main questions are
- Does this sound ok
- How tall can I make the quail coop without risking them hurting themselves by trying to fly
- Any suggestions for building a coop that would work for both chickens (temporarily) and quail
- How many quail could I keep i that space (there being raised for eggs)
- And anything else I might need to know?
Thanks guys

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