Quail Dome 2.0

Checkout the upgrades to the Quail Aviary (Dome). I added SunTuf roofing, and opened up the sides a bit more. I also tried setting up a draining system for the waterer to prevent mud and poop build up. Since making the video I have abandoned that and instead have moved to the standard fountain waterers (see link below).
Current water fountain: amzn.to/2ebTc3n
Water fountain heater (for winter): amzn.to/2eadkAF
SunTuf Roofing (This is the 8foot, I used the 12foot):amzn.to/2ebRWNO
Home Depot (12ft): www.homedepot.c...
Feeder: amzn.to/1Q53eIL
Bigger Feeder: amzn.to/1N6S6Ax
Nipple Waterers: amzn.to/1N6SqPN

[@stephaniehostetter-veil6356]

When you settle the dome for the winter, stack wheat straw in the larger overhang and tarp it-instant insulation!

[@reneebrown5598]

I would think about growing some vining plants to grow over the top for sharing and it can cross as a food source. Just a thought

[@johnaldersley3328]

Nice dome idea. If you add woodchips base and then continuously add grass clippings, you will avoid poop balls on feet. I also found for adult birds having a walkthrough shallow water bath as well as a sandpit dusting area allows them to self clean.

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Looks it could be adapted to be a green house as well, looking good!

[@willworkforliberty]

The original design comes from a green house built by a youtuber known as "Texas Prepper 2" I mentioned that in the first video I made of this build.

[@tongting10]

If you go back to using a hanging drinker. To prevent the poo balls and maintain a grassy patch for the birds to peck at, create a platform about 1.5 - 3 inches off the ground, using the mesh that you used on the door as the walkway.

[@willworkforliberty]

I thought of that, but ultimately decided it wasn't worth switching back and forth between waterers every season. I know you can add a submersible pump to the hanging waterer, but I was already set up with the heated base for the chickens. If someone is set on using a hanging waterer, your suggestion is probably the best approach.

[@MrjohnMccloud]

Where I live, those quail would be cooking in that green house!

[@Screamingpinesfarm]

Late but maybe helpful for others that come across this video a hog panels are shorter. also barn lime is what you want to use garden lime is bad for poultry/gamebirds.

[@quynhtran2008]

I think this is a great idea. I would build the bottom like a sand box and put heavy duty wheels to make it movable. I would do this for rabbits or chickens so they can forage yet it's big enough to put nest boxes and a ladder for perching to house temporarily. I'm gonna steal your idea. Thank you for sharing!

[@christiancowboy352]

To support the back overhang...get 2 10' pieces of 3/4" PVC and glue them together. Then fit underneath and screw then sheets down to the PVC. You could elbow it back to the frame like a horseshoe and screw it to the frame

[@donnamcdonald3709]

Check with a vet about the lime [regarding quail health concerns, i.e., lung or skin irritation]. Nice aviary design! Looks safe and natural. :)

[@far-maracreshomesteadingan7777]

Nice Quail Dome. I know you mentioned possibly moving the dome around, but if you decided to keep it in one place all the time you could always take concrete blocks and make a bottom frame around the dome and set the dome on top top raise it a little higher. Also it would keep predators from burrowing underneath and getting inside. Just a thought.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

Nice little pen. I will keep it in mind when I build mine here in Chile. Thanks. Jim

[@RoyatAvalonFarms]

Not sure if you got a response or figured out a solution to the overly extended tuftex sheets. I have 2 potential solutions. The easiest is to replace your wood strapping with 12' straps to match the length of the tufftex. The extra length will give them support for however long you wish to extend them. Option 2 is to build the dome with the same size frame you currently have but use 2 cattle panels with almost a 2' extension on each end, or so. The cattle panel will be your extention support and the tufftex sheet will just roughly match the edge of the hooped cattle panel. This one requires a lot more reconstruction work but is likely the more stable. Good luck.

[@pureblood_straight_pride1853]

Maybe you could put a frame with wire under the water bucket so they will stand on it instead of getting their feet wet and covered in poop?

[@svetusik72]

If you are able to move roofing to make overhang even on both sides, I would think it will solve your overhang issue on the back and improve it on the front.

[@reneebrown5598]

Wood shavings especially cedar will cover the smell and help dry the poop. Which is the only time they smell. And sprinkle some DE on the ground or in their dust bath and you won't have problems with mites

[@charlesmartin7347]

I like the quail house my opinion it seems to be well built

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

I have a couple of these cattle panel huts and have been thinking of putting this material for cover thanks so much for sharing 👍

[@Shawn-Hyde]

Two Quail enter, only one Quail leaves. Great walkthrough, was looking for some ideas. Thanks!

[@donaldmiller8629]

I would think about enclosing the long overhang with a wall of exterior plywood. With a door and now you have a small shed for storage plus some weather sheltering at one end. Of course then the unit will become less mobile.

[@jamesritchie2167]

Scrape up the poop and put it on your corn patch. Quail poop is so rich in nitrogen it’s scary! Gather it up and start dumping it on your corn / bean patch. Organic turbo! I have over a 100 quail and going to fill the wheelbarrow with poops and put on the ground before running the tractor over it this Fall. Looking forward to harvesting my quail over my Setter. My baby Coturnix moving to new mega cage. More space equals happy birds. Bobs turn killer if they are crowded. Viscious little birds😡

[@SergioJardim-ns8xc]

You can support the end with a length or rebar on a bow to copy the roof line.

[@donaldmiller8629]

This is about a year late. My thought is to use some exterior plywood with maybe some 2 X 2 and build a solid wall for support of the overhang. With the addition of a door you will have a storage area for feed etc. Some SS screws through the panels will keep the wall in place while the wall will support the roof panels. You are already storing the lime there. Why not some feed, etc. also ? The exterior plywood will shield from the weather.

[@karenr67]

Good planning

[@willworkforliberty]

Thanks.

[@JasmineCherie]

You can frame out strapping on the overhangs..use 2x6 and cut out in arch shaped, dovetail joints...create an X brace to support snow load.

[@anthonywilson7304]

A couple of rio rods hammered into the ground and fit a length of black flexi irrigation pipe over each rio rod and arch over to the same shape as your over hang. Use electric ties to secure.

[@Brainchild69]

They will probably be safe from most small predators but snakes will be able to go through the chicken wire. Also, I would thing they would need some shade. Otherwise it looks like a good build.

[@benthere8051]

I would put the ends of the cattle panels on a 2-foot stem wall on each side. That would increase your interior space enormously. You would have enough room to house your quail and still have enough room left over for rabbits or chickens or just plain storage. I plan on growing fodder for my rabbits and quail and the extra space would accommodate that.

[@alfilkemper9240]

I like it, but fear the sun will make the clear plastic a sauna. Maybe in the summer time use a reflective tarp over it.

[@fspurrier1594]

On the end, inclose it for a small shed to store ur food and nest for birds. Move the coup end to the north during the wintertime that has small she'd end for protection during bad weather

[@avrevs]

there is no shade for them

[@denveradventures589]

He solar bakes his quail, lol. It’s mobile so he can move it in shade.

[@thomashudson7780]

a quansit hut for quail- 👍 great idea

[@elizabethcope1502]

He mentions tarp is off.

[@RalphLaurant]

Excellent video.... thank you for sharing... New to your channel .... Seems like if you ran an axle/two wheels, through one end, that would allow you to move the birds, keep them healthier, ie. away from the poop they are living in, fertilize your large yard for other purposes, make them grass feeders more and cut your grain/feed costs... or maybe grow quail habitat grass or feed grass... but then I know nothing about quail.. Thank you...!!

[@daleval2182]

for overhang, use a piece black water pipe already shaped by the roll,to make a support bow drill few tiny holes, cable tie the pipe to the sheeting,if were me, put wheels on that cage, move it 2 or 3 times a week, lawn tractor, quad, or a few hands, pasture change, great for birds and the lawn, use the lime on area cage was, as it is leaving, may not be good if they get it on them , can burn feet , good luck, and good job bud

[@yoc20]

My suggestion for the back roof in the winter...stack hay up to the roof for support and insulation..

[@angelabaril104]

Use bent pvc tubing to support the end of your roofing and you need to put some shade on one end so they can get out of the heat.

[@joanneferec3851]

You did a great job on your cattle panel quail run. I built a chicken tractor last year with one cattle panel so I can relate to the building challenges with that. Hats off to you!! What i'd like to know is the dimensions of your quail run? Width, Length, height? I'm adding to my chicken coop and would like to follow your design.

[@passionfruiter3184]

Sorry to tell you but you didn’t need to make the cage so tall. Could have saved a lot of money here but it is very nice. I like the design!

[@andrewarmstrong5764]

For the unsupported overhang on the backside, could you slide a 3-4x 5ft lengths of 3/4" EMT between the polycarbonate and the cattle panel?

[@myothernewname]

Strap a piece of 3/4 pvc on that far end hanging out. A couple of small pieces of rebar driven in the ground should hold the ends.

[@willworkforliberty]

Thats a good idea. I do have some 3/4" pvc, but not 16' lengths. I was thinking of laying a 2x4 on the ground and bending a piece of strapping so that the tips of it are fastened to the 2x4.

[@myothernewname]

willworkforliberty , that would work as well. Stability is what your looking for. Are you not worried about your quail cooking in the sun?

[@myothernewname]

willworkforliberty, oh, and under your water bucket, I dug out about 16" with posthole diggers. Then used 1 x 1/2" wire buried in the ground under you bucket. The quail walk on the wire and any water goes down the hole. No more dirty feet.

[@willworkforliberty]

That's a great idea. I've since switched to the standard water fountain, and that seems to be working pretty good.

[@willworkforliberty]

With the sides open, and them being on ground level it doesn't seem to be an issue. I do have some tubs on their sides so that they stay in there for some shade. Im considering adding some shade cloth next summer, but they did fine this past summer without it. One funny thing is that the hawks can see though the polycarb so more than once I've walked out in the morning to find a hawk perched on top of the dome. Also the neighborhood dogs are frequent visitors. I think just seeing the predators makes them feel uncomfortable, So if I put up some shade cloth that should help "hide" them a bit, and help with the temps.

[@Ingridnow]

how about putting a large flat rock under your water so drips will evapoate?

[@willworkforliberty]

That's actually not a bad idea. But I've transitioned to the standard 5gal water fountain with a heated base for winter. I think the large flat rock would ice over pretty quick in the colder months.

[@Zenica204]

You could salt the rock in winter to prevent it from freezing couldn't you?

[@orlandojohnson5742]

🎧We don't need another hero!...... The quail dome🎧 Which male quail playing mad max?! 🙄

[@randyrocket461]

just a thought but using the rear overhang for a coup might work

[@reneebrown5598]

You do know that a racoon can go thru that chicken wire like it wasn't even there right? Might want to extend your 1/4" mesh

[@willworkforliberty]

It's more expensive, and I haven't had a problem yet.

[@hermithag]

@@willworkforliberty any problems with snakes?

[@TrapperJOutdoors]

Great video

[@bambooacresfarm1962]

Bend a PVC pipe or two on the back end like they do in hoop green houses to support the plastic overhang.

[@jdjz62]

Very impressive build! Thanks for taking the time to make and share. Please tell us approximately where you live in the about tab of your channel.

[@cloakanddagger1]

Overhang should be an entrance porch. Two door separation .I lost a king quail that flew out ! Worried about your floor of your design. Predators could dig under and get the quails. I would use a mouse mesh under the quails and drawers to pull out collected waste . supported on treated timber timbers.

[@stevenmorris3181]

Accordion three holes on both sides wrapped around a pipe or such with a sixteen penny/ screw penetrating opposing holes and you have a one hole clamp that grips like there's no tomorrow.

[@thegravityrebel]

That's a really cool idea. Thanks for sharing!

[@mmangla5575]

Thanks For The Information

[@thomasbenoit9325]

Does it ever get too hot in the summer

[@dirkwilkinson1403]

You could take 1\4 plywood and laminate several pieces together to make arch paint it white to protect it

[@nicholasburuse950]

Use a greenhouse hoop for frame and roof support or get the tubing and bend a hoop. What do you use for collecting eggs?

[@l.janescroggins2555]

Great idea for my bantams!

[@HomesteadingCityStyle]

Really nice! Maybe just wood frame the back overhang to support it!

[@australorp]

Çok güzel olmuş

[@kmonnier]

Do they burst into flame when the sun is at the right angle?

[@omnivideoful]

EXACTLY! You have built a Hot House!

[@omnivideoful]

Dont get me wrong. You have a beautiful durable building. But grow veggies in it. Not quail. They need ventilation and cool air!

[@TheHamadanners]

kmonnier bwahahaha

[@willworkforliberty]

The sides are open in the spring, and I close them up a bit in the winter. So they stay cool in the summer, and it actually helps to keep them warm in the winter.

[@adamchurvis1]

The combination of the facts that the sides are entirely open and the SunTuf roofing creates no net lens effects means that there would be no additional heating by radiation from the sun; in fact, because the roofing is not optically perfect, it provides a bit of a filter from some of the radiation spectrum. His design is apt.

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

Using the watering cup attachments would eliminate the water issues.

[@MaruAdventurer]

Forget the lime! You need to set up a move schedule with pen. You will nitrogen burn on the patch if the aviary sits too long.

[@paulponinski425]

Awsome Job. I am going to build one just like it. training my bird dogs.

[@PrashanthBalasubramanian]

I would say leave it as such and no need for additional support ....... since the dome shape has good load distribution tendency the force (weight due to snow) will be evenly distributed across the entire structure and not a cause for worry if the central dome structure is good which i assume it is .........

[@willworkforliberty]

It held up great this past winter, even though we got some really heavy snow. I meant to do a video update but just didn't have the time. The beam is really just piece of mind.

[@PrashanthBalasubramanian]

:) :) :) I understand now ......

[@jeanchappa3077]

Tent poles for the overhang???

[@rustynails113]

Great vid....thank you. My wife will love this.

[@coyotebite397]

Use a piece of PVC. Curve it to roof. Support it at base and it'll do it.

[@Horselackey]

good ideas , but need to upgrade zipties...they don'st survive sun very long. may need to add something to keep predators from digging under...Hotwire offset keeps just about everything out.. They would need shade (shade sail or something) from sun... chickenwire will not keep out raccoons, dogs, coyotes, etc. only keeps birds in....

[@willworkforliberty]

Those zipties are still looking good after about 2 years. They have some shade via the black tubs. However in hindsight I would have used the partially tinted suntuf panels instead.

[@nickslingerland4155]

Very nice dome. How is holding up

[@jeremiahdollaga6724]

I have a question does planes park inside that hanger?

[@deakzoltan5546]

would that make them hot when the sun is up bright and shiny?

[@LILTRadio]

totally awesome!!

[@songmania8230]

If you dont mind, how much was the cost please? Thanks :)

[@willworkforliberty]

I don't remember exactly, but roughly speaking: The hardware and PT lumber was probably less than $100. Cattle Panels from Tractor Supply: $44 Suntuf roofing: 32 * 9 = $288 You could use palruf instead of suntuf, so the roofing cost would be 22 * 9 = $198. I would recommend going this route. So, total you should be able to get it all done for about $350. One recommendation I would make is to space the cattle panels apart in the middle (about a 1-2 foot gap), and run a full 12 feet instead of 8.5 feet (50" x2 = 8.33 ft).

[@8Jory]

How has this been holding up? Have you found the plastic panels to go brittle? If some of the coloured panels (non see thru ones) for the bottom row, as well as on the ends, it helps to deter smaller predators since they can't see the birds.

[@willworkforliberty]

Going strong! I've paused the quail for now as I have too many other things going on. This product is standing up great to the sun, but I would recommend the tinted panels all the way around. If I had to do it over again that is what I would use.

[@reneebrown5598]

How about using a metal top rail and bend it to support it

[@kaushikhandique1117]

Nice sir

[@goylanddefree80]

Rats or raccoons ate my quails. With this set up do you think rats could dig a hole under at attack the quailsies?

[@kamolergashev2346]

Very professional job man👍😎

[@oodlez_uv_doodlez]

I love this idea!

[@richardshomestead849]

Why did you chose clear roofing panel? also thanks for the ideal rabbit cage.

[@willworkforliberty]

I was a bit concerned with a tinted panel filtering too much of the color spectrum. Now I think that concern was unfounded. But the clear gives me more options in the sense that I could always tack up some shade cloth on the inside. Also, I used panels over plastic because they last longer (10 year warranty), vs 6mil plastic sheeting.

[@ociana]

Plus, you can see them better. I love watching mine.

[@tadeudaviola]

Hello friend. Good job whith this quails. If you have some time available, I would like to talk about the bobwhite quail. I live in Brasil, and I am going to start my quail breeding: bobwhite and european. The first eggs are hatching at the moment. I find it difficult to get good matrices around here. If you have some free time and we can talk about it, I would like some guidance and maybe negotiate some eggs if possible. Thank you in advance for your attention. And congratulations on the video

[@infermieristicaunimol734]

I want know how many quails can put in that chicken tractor? thank you

[@GoodmanMIke59]

How many quail do you anticipate maxing out at? I keep ~50 (36/12+) ... and you say 80 SF ... so poop is the major consideration. Wonder if you ever considered a light bed of straw and let them scratch through that. Kind of defeats the purpose of free range ... so ... maybe just the lime.

[@willworkforliberty]

I layer it with pine shavings during the winter then shovel it out in the spring or move it. They also have a dust bath, check out that video on my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ6QnJqoeLt8ebs

[@Camboge]

You could use a hog panel for the third one, they are 34”

[@matthewhambright6453]

Do you have the exact measurements of the boards?

[@annaglber5095]

Too hot under that not enough air go through it. Ok for rain but not hot summer days. ✌✌🆗

[@jacknanuq6119]

How about putting a pallet under the watered? the bird will be able to drink and not be standing in mud/crap.

[@NorthFloridaMan]

How much did it all cost thanks!

[@frankstockton4480]

Frame the end so it can be used as a storage.

[@HighAdventures]

Add a wire mesh platform an inch high they can stand on it and shit as much as they want

[@willworkforliberty]

Yeah, but that will fill up too... I just drag it around when they need new turf.

[@glenncollins294]

Use a top rail from fences

[@jessicaphifer9195]

They need shade. Too much sun.

[@yilengyang3325]

How about if the winter time what are u got to put them somewhere else ?

[@willworkforliberty]

Yileng Yang Nope. They are fine in the winter. We get as far down as -10 degrees F where I am. I do put up panels (painted plywood) on the lower half so the snow doesn't blow in.

[@yilengyang3325]

willworkforliberty oh ok cool I will build one too than thanks

[@exercisemyrights]

kind of curious..does water find its way thru the sheeting being horizontal like that?

[@willworkforliberty]

No because I overlap the lower one with the top one. The center one overlaps both sides. A tiny bit of water does collect in the groves, but it evaporates in a few hours after a storm.

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

That's awesome!

[@mojoflyingsolo639]

No perches??????

[@l.janescroggins2555]

off topic but I tried quail but they didn't seem to tolerate outside temperature and 3 out of 4 died. #4 is a pet inside! Help!

[@willworkforliberty]

How cold are we talking? I have kept hundreds of quail in this dome (not at the same time) in temps that get down to -10. I loose one or two here and there, but there's not correlation between season and number of deaths. Are these coturnix quail? What was your male to female ratio? For only 4 quail, you can't have more than 1 male.

[@lunaflamed]

Where do you buy corrugated the sun tuf plastic sheeting ?

[@melchlepp]

Home Depot

[@kentcostello8099]

I thank you n

[@chrislecky710]

Are you trying to redefine the word dome? Because that looks like a tunnel not a dome.

[@willworkforliberty]

Yes, so far efforts to modify the english language have been met with poor results. I considered using tunnel, but unfortunately this is above ground so that's also out. I think the technical term would be a "half-cylinder" but that is so boring..

[@peterdkline]

you get a permit to build that structure? I believe the town considers that an improvement on the property and needs to send out an assessor.

[@MisterMitchMM]

Wile E. Coyote would just blow the door with something from ACME.

[@willworkforliberty]

He's been by... and went home empty handed :)

[@bradpayn8058]

Don't worry about Wiley, he never has any success. If he only spent all that money he spent at Acme at a grocery store he would of eaten well.

[@ezrahopkins1913]

Gonna be too hot for them they'll bake in 10 minors in the sun.dont think so?walk into it at 2 o'clock in summer and see how long you can stay