Raising Quail in the Winter

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[@splitarrowfarm]

Thanks for watching! Comment where you are keeping your quail this winter!

[@algonquinwoman1921]

We are in Northern Ontario 🇨🇦 and see -40C 🥶 so we have a converted ice shack. It’s insulated and we do saw dust with the deep litter method.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Oh wow! Ice shack sounds awesome!

[@livingtherufflife]

I was surprised our quail survived neg temps last year, only to get attacked later in the year. I’ve learned we need multiple layers of protection. They just had a box and straw inside a 4x4 wired box with insulation & a tarp when it got below freezing freak weather. The girls didn’t lay even with light so we’ll see how they do this year with their kids who are now laying.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Wow, yeah when predators are hungry it’s very hard!

[@johnalexander7609]

Hi from Katy Texas 👍 thank

[@splitarrowfarm]

Welcome!

[@mullenfarm5638]

We just brought our quail inside with additional light to keep egg production. But make more mess and work with keeping droppings cleaned up. Thanks for the tips, another winter we will try some in outside cages but will want the eggs to keep rolling.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Best of luck!

[@quailcity]

Summer Time here🥸

[@splitarrowfarm]

Jealous!

[@quailcity]

@@splitarrowfarm Love your short funny reply. I am in Australia and live in the Subtropics. Heat is more of a problem here. but goes to show how resilliant these little guys are

[@unemployable1747]

I’m pretty sure the quail jumping and getting hurt is a myth. They don’t accelerate after they jump. Low headspace does save in material costs though. I’m in Texas, so more concerned with summer heat than cold. My cage is 2.5 feet and only a roof to protect from rain. I want them to get access the a fresh breeze as much as possible and shade

[@splitarrowfarm]

Interesting

[@CoolBreeze640]

We live in North Carolina, but keep ours in our basement due to having a lot of predators in the area. I like your hutch setup. Unrelated question: do your birds have trouble with bumblefoot while living on the wire? Our birds keep getting it.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Interesting, we haven’t had any issues with ours yet!

[@eyalbension6059]

Hi! Thank you for the excellent information. Do you need to worry about the water in their coop freezing? This will be my first winter raising quail .

[@splitarrowfarm]

Yes we do refill their water every day. Usually 2x per day in the really cold weather

[@chickensquailandbirds5650]

I have Button quail which are not very cold hardy so they live in a large cage in the garage with tons of things to do.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Oh button quail are the cutest! Breed defiantly matters

[@teresaschutt4251]

I’ve saw on numerous sites the square foot per bird. Yours looked like they didn’t have that much. I’m new to quail so wondering if 1 square foot per bird is really that necessary. I may just keep mine in inside aviaries.

[@splitarrowfarm]

Good luck!

[@dojodance]

"good luck" is your answer.

[@Ali-ml2hn]

Hello dear, thank you for this video. I am from Iraq. Please, the temperature in Iraq is between .70 and 35 degrees in winter. I have a question: What is the best temperature suitable for quail to lay large eggs, knowing that the cage is relatively small?

[@Ali-ml2hn]

To lay many eggs, meaning the ideal weather for them

[@splitarrowfarm]

It will depend on the type of quail but you want to make sure it isn’t an extreme temp where they are using most of their energy to heat or cool themselves. Best of luck!

[@Yeppo_]

First!

[@splitarrowfarm]

Yayyyy!!!

[@Yeppo_]

@@splitarrowfarm Thank you! Can i get a shoutout?