I just did this with my birds. It is one of my favorite times to sit and watch them.
@MagicGate8142 жыл бұрын
My quails love it when I give them the sand bath. They seem to know when I carry it to the cage and they seem really happy
@damnitbadger7119 Жыл бұрын
i use a tub with ash from the burn pit. they love it
@Genesysgrl2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all ypu videos I can't stop watching. I'm a new quail mom and I have already fallen I. Love with my 16 chick's and look forward to this journey and you help me to feel like I'm doing good being there mom so thank you so much. 😊
@shymouse16044 жыл бұрын
You can get oil pans or kitty litter boxes at the dollar store. They work great for dust baths or if it's too hot you can put some water in them for the quail to stand in to cool off.
@BNM-b7t11 ай бұрын
Interesting, I use 2 cups wood ash, 2 cup sand, 2 cup dirt and 1 Tbsp DE, mixed well. I usually put 2 cups of the mix into their plastic bath. They so enjoy it and are very entertaining while bathing.
@10seconds4152 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information!
@whatsthetruth239234 жыл бұрын
I use budgie sand it's also has broken pieces of sea shells in it
@TheC920996mmkj4 жыл бұрын
Whatever costs a dollar a piece in the US, always costs $5 in Australia. We must be so much richer than the rest of the world. You can't get a decent incubator under $500
@shibibi128 күн бұрын
I use sand from my gardens 😂 soils here are very very depleted unless being maintained. I mix the native sand with, DE or a mite dust. I do wash/rinse and dry the native sand before giving it to them. I might consider wood ash since we have a fireplace.
@nickrock5761 Жыл бұрын
Do you still provide sand baths in your all wire cages? It seems small for 6 quail and a sand bath inside that cage, doesn't it?
@jbelme14 жыл бұрын
It’s the only thing my birds truly enjoy.
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@snowyg3574 жыл бұрын
Give em live mealworms. They go nuts
@KB-2222 Жыл бұрын
@@snowyg357 roaches too
@snowyg357 Жыл бұрын
@@KB-2222 small ones yes
@KB-2222 Жыл бұрын
@@snowyg357 yeah I breed thousands a month 300 females and 50 males a container.
@jodyflores6014 жыл бұрын
Mine absolutely love their sand bath. My quail hutch has a built in sand bath and definitely notice it keeps them busy and not bored. I sift my sand once or twice a week to get any solids/feathers and such out to stretch the sand life. Most of my eggs are laid in the sand box and stay really clean. Great video Terry! :)
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@honeytoone86102 жыл бұрын
How much DE is too much?
@mrjon752 жыл бұрын
You don't have to but if you don't they'll hate you and they may attack you.
@winstonjohnson58964 жыл бұрын
My 23 quail are outdoors in a aviary that I built for them. I provided a sand box for them and they just go crazy dusting themselves, especially after I've screened it - they get the wood chips that I put over the ground in the aviary. There's times that I just set there in the aviary watching them, it's quite comical. My 13 hens started laying eggs a week ago, I'm collecting 7-9 eggs per day. Does anyone have any tips on getting the hens to brood their eggs?
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, I love watching my quail when they are in the sand bath. Congrats on the new egg layers!
@jecriggs4 жыл бұрын
@Road2Training if you cut down on the male quail load, the females will be much less stressed, and you may have a better chance of having hens go broody. We also have our quail on the ground in a large pen with housing, and "hidey holes", places to dust bathe, lots of greens in season, microgreens and sprouted grains out of season, fermented grains, meal worm treats, and even songbird seed when there are no other treats readily available.
@winstonjohnson58964 жыл бұрын
@Road2Training I've made hiding places throughout the aviary by using Cedar tree boughs, also some rock formations. I feed them greens from my raised-bed garden - leaves from the broccoli, Swiss Chard, kale and lettuce plants - they really tear into the greens when I first put them in the aviary each morning. I've got two really aggressive males that will be dinner in a week or so. I'm trying to get the hens to brood but no luck so far.
@frankbellinger9054 жыл бұрын
Love the videos Terry!!! Keep em coming!!! Please
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mamacherie99024 жыл бұрын
How much feed is best for adults per day . I have been feeding free choice. When I Butchered the Extra males seemed like they were very fat.
@karenmatson93694 жыл бұрын
My birds love this too!!
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
I think they all do 😀
@lb-bz1yp4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@cockeyedhomestead4 жыл бұрын
Terry, Why not keep a sand bath in their cage all the time?
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
You can
@aarondelagarza78554 жыл бұрын
Hey Terry i got quail and they're laying eggs and i think im ready to try incubating this will be my first time so if theres any info on products and when to do what itd be greatly appreciated its not a bunch just 3 females and a male. Just dont want to overlook anything and thanks for the help sir.
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Have you seen this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHPFmGt9m9uShc0
@jenniferlynne104 жыл бұрын
How often do you put the sand bath in? Once a week? or more frequently? I just got a male and female, they are just about 6 weeks old. I left the sand bath in with them and they enjoyed it thoroughly, but then just slept in it and pooped it all up~!! How long do you leave the sandbox in with them and if they haven't pooped in it, do you ever re-use the sand?
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
I try for once a week but sometimes it's every other week. Mine do the same, they sleep and lay eggs in the sand box.
@Juana4ev Жыл бұрын
Got my answer lol. Covered everything. Thanks
@amyb53394 жыл бұрын
Half of my 8x3 coop is sand (see Slightly rednecked coop) and this has been the summer of carnage. Blinded roosters due to aggression, overbred hens, despite good hen/rooster ratio. I sift the sand and add new periodically and they do love daily sand bathing. I also raise mealworms and encourage them to hunt in the sand, as a treat. It gets them off the wire and helps prevent bumblefoot, although I had to cull a hen due to her bumblefoot earlier this summer as well. *Sigh*. Just candled my 40 incubating eggs two days ago and had to pitch 30 due to infertility, and have a rooster with a broken beak. Thinking about starting over with a new group. Any feedback is appreciated.
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
I would watch for an aggressive bird and cull. Also, if they are overheated or stressed out in anyway, ie predator, cat, hawk, etc. could be causing unrest with your birds.
@amyb53394 жыл бұрын
Thank you Terry! I have premier one electric poultry netting around all the pens now. No more predators, only insurgency from within! Hens in the kitchen hospital cage aren't bad, but roosters are downright noisy!
@Jessicajanelove Жыл бұрын
My Avian sand was cheaper than play sand I suppose it depends on how much you are getting 😊
@terrydutton22623 жыл бұрын
I am just starting to raise quail u said can put little ash in the sand box pellet stove ash will it work
@kcoker91893 жыл бұрын
I imagine since it's ultimately wood it would work still! Let us know how it goes
@gkamenarska6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your help
@No-sg7ms4 жыл бұрын
Just got my quail mabey a week ago is 6 hens to 2 males too many
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
No, you should be fine. That's a 3:1 ratio so you should get good fertility rates.
@mysongzz15213 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your informative vids, blessings!
@macymakesmagic Жыл бұрын
My quails refused to take a sand bath when the tray is given to them. One appears to be itching. What should I do?
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
i mix diatomaceous earth and wood ash in mine
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
i put sand baths in at 3 weeks old, no harmful effects
@rajriyaz91853 жыл бұрын
Can we put clay instead of sand ?
@ABESLIN4 жыл бұрын
WHAT IS YOUR PROTIEN % YOU FEED YOUR QUAIL. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS RECOMENDED. HELP PLEASE.
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
25 plus grower, 17 layer
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
I feed 30% gamebird starter until they start to lay, then I switch to a 16% layer formula.
@ABESLIN4 жыл бұрын
@@thefarmer828 i just bought 30% game bird starter. Will that work..
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
@@ABESLIN 100 mines 28 25 would be a minimum in my opinion
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
@@CoturnixCorner wanted to say a huge thank you for having Mr Schofield on, i contacted him and am now getting his silver hatching eggs sent by the man he sold his birds too, very excited.
@melhawk62842 жыл бұрын
Sand baths, huh? Are they anywhere near as ridiculously entertaining to watch as chickens going at it?
@shibibi128 күн бұрын
Absolutely, yes
@elenakurus20103 жыл бұрын
Love it
@barefawker333 жыл бұрын
Thanks Terry, for the great info.
@jochemherkert4 жыл бұрын
hi, i have quail for 2 months now and they have laid eggs now, i put them in the incubator. they all came out, but after a few days they started to get weaker. and the next day they are dead. it has happened a few times now. Do you know how that is possible?
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Could be anything really, from genetics to feed. I would need a lot more info to help you.
@jochemherkert4 жыл бұрын
Ok no problem thank you
@jochemherkert4 жыл бұрын
I think it hase to do with the genetics, Do you think it would help if I bought some quail from another place.
@gregboshell45322 жыл бұрын
Terry would it hurt to leave the sand box in with them
@CoturnixCorner2 жыл бұрын
Not at all
@davidlai5554 жыл бұрын
Can I just use sand from a beach?
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
Sure, I would run the sand though a screen to filter out the larger pieces of debris first.
@chantelleplowman9277 Жыл бұрын
What ratio of sand:wood ash?
@dylanritter36604 ай бұрын
He said 2 cups sand + wood ash
@dylanritter36604 ай бұрын
Big cups not regular measuring
@JKLM_Family4 жыл бұрын
I literally just bought that same sand for my birds... it's like four bucks and great.
@thefarmer8284 жыл бұрын
I add DE and wood ash, helps parasite control big time
@CoturnixCorner4 жыл бұрын
It's good stuff, add a little wood ash if you can and your birds will love you for it.
@NoName-mb7iw4 жыл бұрын
uumm just want to say umm that i love your channel Terry umm great content umm best quail channel hand down!