Japanese Quail House
If you are keeping your quail for meat production only less light e g about 8 hours per day is needed.
Japanese quail house. Quail require 1 square foot of space each so keep this in mind as you build your quail hutch. One area of quail husbandry that can prove challenging however is housing them. See more ideas about quail quail house raising quail. These birds are ideal for small spaces where you can t.
Plenty of elbow room for each. Quail are frequently housed in rooms similar to garages. So when i saw an advertisement for fertile quail eggs for hatching i couldn t resist and ordered a dozen and a half. In this article i ll cover the special housing needs of adult quail for.
Quail are amazing birds and in previous articles i ve written about hatching and brooding coturnix quail coturnix japonica also known as japanese quail and chinese blue breasted or button quail excalfactoria chinensis and some other species of quail as well. I have chickens outside and now i want to have some japanese quail in the house. If the birds have not been subjected to genetic selection for bodyweight the adult male quail will. The purpose would be for enjoyment and eggs.
You will also need space for a door and some way to clean it out if it becomes dirty enough inside this is less of an issue with a hardware cloth floor. This is a bird that can lay well above its weight. Raising coturnix quail also known as japanese quail is an approachable endeavor made easier by the low maintenance habits of the birds and their hardiness against disease and climate shifts. Don t let the size of the little japanese quail fool you.
Life expectancy is only 2 to 2 years. Marina steinke japanese quail eggs are a delicacy only available from delicatessen at certain times of the year and maybe at top notch restaurants. Japanese quail one of the most popular types of domestic quail must have 14 18 hours of light per day to maintain optimum fertility and egg production. Ours is able to house 12 quail and we currently have 9 in there.
Japanese quail mature in about 6 weeks and are usually in full egg production by 50 days of age. Quail are easy to house. A pair of japanese quail. Japanese quail are territorial and will defend their home against intruders.
With proper care hens should lay 200 eggs in their first year of lay. Sep 29 2017 explore tom atchison s board quail house on pinterest.