Moving Baby Quail From the Brooder to Grow Out Pens - the SR Quail Update 6-11-18

The brooder box is getting pretty crowded and it is time to move these baby quail out to the grow out pens. During the summer I move my quail outside at about 2 weeks old. I had to make a few modifications to my pen to make sure they could get to the water.

[@jodyflores601]

What a good boy Max! A dog that knows the command "leave it" is a blessing. Thank you for sharin' your babies! :)

[@Slightlyrednecked]

He is a very good dog indeed. :) thanks for watching and I am glad you liked it.

[@stevenhazel4445]

What a well trained dog!!

[@FearoftheLord]

I want to raise quail. Your videos are so helpful Chris! Really appreciate what ya do!

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thank you so much.

[@webmasterrip]

I got in to growing my own quail because you are so enthusiastic and encouraging about growing your own food. Thank you so much for your videos I do really appreciate it. Hatch my first 9 quail and they are looking great ty again

[@gerardolora4406]

Dude I learned so much from you. I am building my grow out pen by end of next next month I'll be ready for my quail

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Awesome. Good luck with your new birds. I am sure they will do fantastic for you.

[@tenealsimpson4893]

I love your channel 💜by far my favourite I have literally learnt everything I know about quail from you and thanks to your interesting , informative information they are absolutely thriving😊 ,I was so nervous about starting quail but I no longer feel that way thanks to your amazing channel 😊

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I am so glad to hear that things are going well for you. Thanks for watching my videos and I am glad that they have helped.

[@lindalannon2039]

Look at you back in the day! Well, it's 2022 now and I needed to know when to put the young ones outside. Thank you luv. Ma 2

[@Slightlyrednecked]

It was a long time ago for sure. :) thank you for watching and glad you go the info you needed.

[@maratomlinson5785]

Your dog has a black dot on the back of its head like an a&m so cute🐶

[@Slightlyrednecked]

it is actually brown. But I think he is pretty cute too.

[@reneebrown2968]

Hey Chris. Here's a tip. Try putting a few cups around the bottom of a plastic coffee can. Easy way to ensure that the baby quail get their water without having to completely revamp your water system. It's an easy DIY set up that's super easy and can be used or taken out with no mess.

[@Kat09tails]

Your dog eating that bush is cracking me up.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

lol. He likes to chew on sticks.

[@budgieredeyes8202]

Finnaly a quail video !!hey my 5week baby quail started laying eggs. it does not lay daily but like thrice a week.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

nice. That is an overachiever for sure. :)

[@jimmiranda7587]

Thanks for the update. Can't wait to see your new grow out.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Thanks for watching. Hope to get it completed this weekend but got to find the time to work on it.

[@mariadefatima6469]

I had13now I took from the incubator 15 I have in 48eggs again love your videos

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Awesome. Congratulations on your new birds.

[@thorium9190]

I got a grow out pen that is double that size. And mine is kept within an aviary where the adult birds are. The Adults can see them through the mesh.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Sounds like a nice set up.

[@donnasouthwood]

What's your dog eating off the bush beside you? Lol. Mine used to snag all my raspberries before I could get to them :-)

[@Slightlyrednecked]

lol. who knows? He likes to chew on tree and bush limbs for some reason.

[@jackywaldon359]

I like the idea of what you're putting the feed in.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

thanks. It has worked well for me.

[@butterflykiba]

He has a video where he shows you to make it

[@jackywaldon359]

Jennifer McLaughlin. Thank you for letting me know this I will have to search for the video. God bless.

[@MakeitMake]

Hey Love, I don't have a grow out pen so can I transfer the quail to our regular pen?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I do that all the time. I move the younger birds in with the adults when they are about 3 weeks old and it has worked very well.

[@JustMe-dh6is]

Hi Chris, once again I come to you with another quail question. All my females outside are laying eggs and are 8 weeks Sunday. However I have 1 lady in my house. She was injured as I think I mentioned on a different video. I took her to the vet where he said it may be soft tissue damage, but he was sure it was dislocated. He would need to do 200.00 X-rays to know for sure. As bad as it sounds I explained that she is NOT a pet and I wasn't going to spend that. I asked if she was in pain so I knew if I was going to go on and put her down so she wouldn't suffer. He said no she made no noise when touching it and they adapt quickly. We keep her in with us as she can't have a full life outside. She can't move fast and sure couldn't get in the sand box or house outside. We did feed her antibiotics for 10 days the vet gave. Could that have an effect on her, do you know? Is it possible to get females who never lay? Also my boys are in a above ground hutch. it has 2 sides and 2 sandboxes. I have 4 males in each side. It's a good size maybe 7ft long. I thought this was good enough but they keep going at each other. 1 was bloody and he too is now just in our house. I don't know if they think they are matting or what as they go for the feathers on the back of their heads. Is there too many maybe? As soon as I think I am going above and beyond things seem to not work. Thank you for your time

[@Slightlyrednecked]

hey there. As far as the hen not laying. If she was injured and taken to the vet that is a pretty stressful experience for them and it will take her at least a few weeks to get over it and start laying again. As long as she has about 14 hours a day of light she should start though. Don't eat the eggs until she is off of antibiotics for at least 30 days. It is pretty common for quail to get aggressive with each other no matter how much room they have. Especially when they first come into the breeding cycle. If you can identify that one bird in particular is the more aggressive one you can remove him and that will help. Usually they work those things out themselves and the injured birds heal up just fine but it sounds like you may have a bird or two that is more aggressive than normal. I hope that helps.

[@JustMe-dh6is]

VERY helpful thank you. My husband went on and processed 4 of the males that were attacking even him as he tried to change food and water. Now with 2 on each side they are still as can be. Thank you for the info on my girl. We will wait a bit longer and more patient, it was an hour ride to find a vet that took birds so I know she was really stressed, and the vet didn't mention not eating the eggs, so thank you for that information. Hope you had a great father's day

[@JustMe-dh6is]

How did they do Chris? I know when mine starting hatching 7 weeks ago I took the brooder light off of them at 2 weeks of age. Less than 5 hours later I had 3 die. I never took the light off of them after that. I did however take them outside brooder box and all for 3 days in a row. I was hoping this would help them adjust from artificial red light to real sunlight and outdoor sounds. It worked and they were out and on the ground before they hit 3 weeks, we just made sure we put their brooder light in their house on a timer for a week to ensure they stayed warm if they wanted to go in.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I did lose a few when a storm and cold front came through but for the most part they did just fine. I should have paid a little more attention to the weather. We ended up with a pretty good storm and the temp dropped down to the 60's. Some of the birds got wet and chilled and ended up with losing about 6 of them. the rest are doing just fine though.

[@JoseRodriguez-gn3xl]

I have 45 quails eggs in the incubator that is supposed to hatch this weekend

[@flamingfir3774]

Hey Chris, I am incubating my first lot of coturnix quail. They started hatching about 2.5 days ago. There is about 16 in all. Could i get your advice? 2 have splayed legs and one really badly - is there anything which can be done? The band aids seen else where don't really seem to help. Also, another one is scratching its bum with its beak often, like a lot. It's tiring itself out. Is there anything which can be done about that as well? I am am really novice here Chris - thanks if you can help.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I am so sorry to hear that you are having problems. I am also sorry about the slow response. Splayed leg can be very difficult to treat. Unfortunately, it may be too late for your 2 birds. I find that it is usually caused by late hatching. That can be an indication of a temperature issue in the incubator but if it only happened with two birds, it is probably just bad luck. Sometimes adding vitamins to their water (thiamine and vitamin E) can help (along with splints to hold their legs up) but I find it hit and miss. I usually have to cull out those chicks eventually. I am not sure about the one that is scratching. I don't think I have ever seen that before.

[@ynotshowme2ur3times]

Lol.......max is full.......he ate leaves of the tree behind you lol

[@Slightlyrednecked]

lol. yeah, he sees the goats next door eating brush so he thinks he should as well.

[@mrjon75]

Max says TREAT TREAT!!!

[@nefariousvii5255]

I have three different cages, number one is the brooder, number two is the teen cage and number 3 in the adult cage

[@Slightlyrednecked]

nothing wrong with that.

[@KetoKevin]

Are your pens made of 1/2 inch or 1/4 inch hardware cloth?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I use 1/4 inch myself.

[@KetoKevin]

Slightly Rednecked thanks.

[@JoseRodriguez-gn3xl]

I moved my baby quails yesterday out to the grow out pen, they have 2 week old.I live in Las Vegas today was 104f* so far, so good they handled the heat well tomorrow temperatures is going up until 108f* we will see how tomorrow goes. Waiting

[@Slightlyrednecked]

that is hot for sure. I am betting they will be just fine.

[@JoseRodriguez-gn3xl]

Slightly Rednecked thanks Chris 👍🏻

[@alemanfamilyloft6752]

I have a 50"rabbit hutch 2 levels will that work for my 20 meat makers?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Probably. They really only need about 1 square foot per bird when fully grown out.

[@dejuan4972]

I just finish putting 84 coturnix eggs in my incubator a couple of hours ago this should be my first hatch after failing twice

[@Slightlyrednecked]

oh no. sorry to hear about the problems you are having. Don't give up though, and best of luck on this hatch.

[@dejuan4972]

Thanks I'm going to need it

[@dejuan4972]

Day 17 or 18 somehow my days on the incubator malfunctioned not sure but I have 3 hatched and maybe 115 eggs left. So it's finally happen, thanks my friend.

[@BackwoodsRaised]

Great info in this video. One question I have for you is the wire on the bottom, is that 1/2” hardware cloth? I was wanting to build a grow out pin but didn’t know if 1/2” or 1/4” is what I should use.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I use 1/2 inch wire. 1/4 won't let the droppings fall through. You need to wait until the birds are about 2 weeks old to put them on it though. I hope that answers it.

[@sirrobbysterling9493]

I am looking for a video on how you or what you do as far as water in the winter time. I'm here in Jeff City so we basically have the same weather

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I switch to water bowls in the winter. basically the same thing I use as feeders. I just take water out to them a few times a day when it is below freezing. I hope that helps.

[@butterflykiba]

I have the same water feeders that you do but i havent been able to get mine to figure out how to use it...they have had iy for the last couple weeks, and are only 7 weeks

[@Slightlyrednecked]

are you sure they aren't using it? If you go out and press the yellow plunger and fill the cups up do they come running to it and fight over drinking out of it? If not, they are probably using it just fine. If they do then you may have to do that a few times a day for a few days and they will figure it out. I hope that helps.

[@jamesritchie2167]

The plumbing stuff gets tricky Trying to get it set it up is not so easy. 😟

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Are you referring to the watering system? I use a flexible hose to feed the water cups. Makes it a lot easier. I did a video on that recently if it helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHvEh4uNfZ1jnMU

[@yardpimps8327]

Main question how did you train your dog to listen and be gentle?

[@polish2x91]

and eat leaves off a tree, that's gotta save you money on feed

[@MLGkeeeza]

Hi chris between 50f and 63f is the tempreture range where I live at the moment (Scotland UK) what age would you recommend I can move baby quail outside I have birds that are 14 days old this is my first time ever doing this by the way ? Thanks in advance.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I think I would give them another week before moving them outside just to be sure they are ready. Hope that helps.

[@chrisshanestone]

How do you keep the flies down. I’m in the south and the flies are Rampant.

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I don't. They become a problem at times but for the most part it isn't as bad as I would have thought it would be. fly traps can be pretty effective.

[@denisegirmer4550]

How well can quail fly? Do they need wings cut

[@Slightlyrednecked]

They are not really strong flyers. I never clip their wings and I don't have any problems.

[@mamineben]

Is it true that the so called Giant, Goliath, Colossal or Mammouth quails are very week quails ?

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Well if you are talking about Georgia Giants, those are a form of bobwhite quails and I am not real familiar with them. As far as the jumbo coturnix quail go, i have not had any experience with them that would make me consider them to be week birds. I hope that answers it.

[@mamineben]

Hi! I actually found some australians and south african farmers who clam to have a coturnix quail over 500Gr (that's over a pound). But every time I try to buy some I have the bad surprise to have answer saying they had too many diseases!

[@theteacherbm2914]

Week????? I guess u meant weak

[@AmarjitSingh-mm1jc]

What proteins do you give to your quails??

[@Slightlyrednecked]

I feed all my birds a 30% game bird starter.

[@tyaanadawkins3471]

What age to remove from brooder back

[@zayfsbaitshop5828]

Did you’re dumbass not watch the video?

[@thequaileans4690]

Hi, looking for an expert to help identifying a quail. Could you watch my latest video and see if you know what type of quail he is? Very nice looking bird. Probably a mutation of different quails...

[@Slightlyrednecked]

Interesting bird. I would guess a mix of a couple of different kinds but I don't know that i have seen one just like that before. Snowflake quail are bobwhites not coturnix so i don't think that is what he is.

[@nefariousvii5255]

I wonder why this only has 1 like xD

[@Slightlyrednecked]

lol. I don't worry about it. Plenty of people watching and commenting.

[@nefariousvii5255]

Yep!