Proper Quail Coop Dimensions?

[Lilorp14]

So I'm building a coop for my 10 Bobwhite Quail. (2 Males, 8 Females) I've had Bobs before and decided I missed their sweetness, so here I am. I'm just wondering if my dimensions are big enough, because I just heard about Boinking, and I don't want to lose any birds from it. My old quail would do it sometimes, and once or twice I saw blood drawn from it, but I've never had a casualty.

Coop

• The wooden box part of the coop will be 2 ft wide, 2 ft tall, and 2 ft long.
• The top will open to the left for easy egg collection and cleaning.
• There will be a small roosting bar where the Qualiens can sleep during unpleasant weather.
• The feed will be inside the lower right corner to protect it from the rain
• In the bottom left corner there will be a small nest box for the mama Quail to lay their eggs.

Enclosed Run

• The run is 2 ft wide, 5 ft long, and 2 ft tall.
• An external wall mounted watering system.
• About 2 of the 5 feet will be covered with a board to protect them from the elements.
• The top of the run will be able to lift up for easy access to sick/injured birds or "misplaced" eggs.
• An outdoor roost for nice weather.
• The enclosed run would be double-wired for maximum not-be-able-to-chew-through-edness.
• I wouldn't wire the floor because I had previously with my other quail and they were extremely depressed looking, but I would make the wire on the sides fan out 6-12 inches to deter all digging predators.

That's about it for the coop. For the remainder of this year I'll have them in there, but maybe next spring I'll build and Aviary over part of my lawn that I've been letting grow wild for about 6 years now.

Also, If any of you know how to keep them from pacing along the sides of their cages, please tell me. It breaks my heart when I see them doing that all day every day.

PLEASE tell me if you see any Qualien life-threatening flaws in my coop.
Also, constructive criticism is appreciated

but don't crush my dreams

 

[paneubert]

Better advice over at: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/quail.48/