Coop ideas for new Quail parents

[pac]

I just read something about DE that I did not know. You can use too much.
I used to reach a strainer into the DE and "dust" my chicken's pine shavings in their coop. Like putting flour on a cutting board. Not thick, but it was a good coating.
But I recently read that too much can cause respiratory problems. It makes me wonder if I was using too much. Or should have raked it in.

 

[Nabiki]

Yes I have. I was actually planning on doing that this week and using a mixture of sweet pdz and food grade diatomaceous earth to help protect them from mites and other unwanted pests.

Don't use more than a tsp or so of DE. Too much can irritate their lungs if they breathe it in. Plain old garden dirt works quite well.

 

[Phlighter]

This is my second year in an outdoor coop. I took lessons I learned the first year and rebuilt this spring. I wanted it big enough to swell to 60 or so during season so it's 8'x12'. https://rumble.com/v6qwu1e-backyard-quail-new-season-new-coop.html

 

[pac]

Any pics of your setup without the commercials?

 

[CliftonQuail]

Any pics of your setup without the commercials?

I use Ad-Block Plus and don't see any ads on the Rumble link.

 

[pac]

I use Ad-Block Plus and don't see any ads on the Rumble link.

I have an ad blocker, but I guess it doesn't work as well as everyone else's.

If it was on YT I wouldn't see the commercials...

Plus I've always been a big believer in adding to a forum's content.