Quail Coop/Housing Questions

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I feel so dumb xD I meant PDZ not diatomaceous earth mixed in with the sand haha, oh my god brain fart

 

[Kiki]

Your set up looks great! I somehow never thought of wire floor with boxes of dirt everywhere else! That's certainly an idea I'm gonna write down and play with, thank you! Your quail are gorgeous, where did you get them? they look like the colors I was looking at from Myshire Farms! (Haven't looked into the company besides just quail pictures haha xD)

I only order from Myshire.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I only order from Myshire.

Oo! Oo! Mind if I ask some questions? Could change by the time I order but how was fertility? How many hatched out of what you bought? :0 was it a good transaction and all? They have a gorgeous selection I can't help but fall in love!

 

[Kiki]

I use Peat Moss. I love it and so do my birds.
I buy it at Home Depot for about $12.
A bag lasts me about 2 months for 4 cages.

 

[Kiki]

Oo! Oo! Mind if I ask some questions? Could change by the time I order but how was fertility? How many hatched out of what you bought? :0 was it a good transaction and all? They have a gorgeous selection I can't help but fall in love!

Myshire's fertility rates are excellent.
Hatch rate depends on how well you know your incubator.
Do you know yours well?

I know my incubator well so my hatch rates are very good.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I use Peat Moss. I love it and so do my birds.
I buy it at Home Depot for about $12.
A bag lasts me about 2 months for 4 cages.View attachment 2263627

Thank you! I have heard of people using it for a dust bath, do you use it for main substrate? How's it worked out for you?

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Myshire's fertility rates are excellent.
Hatch rate depends on how well you know your incubator.
Do you know yours well?

I know my incubator well so my hatch rates are very good.

I haven't hatched in two years (took a break with adding chickens!) But before the incubator Id been using was giving a 95%+ hatch rate That's awesome to know, thank you!

 

[Kiki]

Thank you! I have heard of people using it for a dust bath, do you use it for main substrate? How's it worked out for you?

I wouldn't change a thing. I use it in all of my cages...in boxes that pretty much cover the floor.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

I wouldn't change a thing. I use it in all of my cages...in boxes that pretty much cover the floor.

How deep are the boxes? How do you clean them? Peat is one of the substrates I wrote down but didn't mention here, I was gonna look into it more been a few years since I was doing Horticulture work at school haha!

 

[Kiki]

How deep are the boxes? How do you clean them? Peat is one of the substrates I wrote down but didn't mention here, I was gonna look into it more been a few years since I was doing Horticulture work at school haha!

About 3 inches deep.