ALL WIRE QUAIL CAGE - Build a commercial style quail cage at a fraction of the cost.
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- How to build an all wire quail cage. Building your own wire cages can save you up to 80% of the cost of commercially built cages. In this video I show the materials, tools and wire needed to build your own all wire quail cages. Similar to other commercial cages at a fraction of the cost.
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This is my favorite quail channel. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Good option for someone building a large quantity of cages like yourself. Great job Terry!
Thanks
Love your videos keep them up!!!
Just getting started with quail. Thank you for sharing this cage build, I have been watching your beginners series and have learned so much. Andrea
Great job and tutorial. I have made similar cages but hung them in a wood frame with a wood floor covered with plastic to scrape droppings. I really will be interested in seeing the feeder solutions you come up with. This stuff really helps people.
Wonderful job Terry! I enjoyed learning about this great project!
thanks
Thank you for this vid, just getting started.
Thank you, great video, well done.
Great video content I'm looking to get started in quail so thank you for the information and yes I think the $3 rod on front is worth it im really looking forward to getting started
I would like to see a update or explanation of which trough feeder you used and how you mounted it on these specific cages I am in the process of building these exact cages for my breeders! Thank you!
How neat. Thanks Terry. Will soon construct another Hutch, but from a Crab Traps Box (that holds the bait) wire. It may not have an egg rollout, for being kept outdoors, but tilted enough to roll to the front edge, opening the doors to collect them.
That's a really good idea for egg security with outside hutch placement! Thanks for sharing. I was already looking at alternatives because of raccoons.
Just got my first batch of White Coturnix and already have about 3 dozen eggs. Will be building my own cages, so this is very handy!
I like it. Got my wire ordered. Very clean looking.
Thanks and good luck with the build.
Thanks for sharing your skills.
Very Nice Terry!
Awesome 👏 god bless you for this
Great video and great teacher. All the details are there
This is a great design.
Thanks you very much. for sharing your idea.
Great video!!!! Thank you Sir. 🙂
Enjoyed the helpful videos. It has inspired me to give it a shot! Thank you.
Wishing you the best of luck
The #1 "tip" you've shared for me at least is the AdvancedAutoParts 35.5 x 24.5 automotive metal drip pan for $14/$10 (for 10) and free shipping, plus the occasional -%20 discounts they offer. Nothing else compares in quality/price! Mucho Gracias!
Very direct to the point, now I know how. T Y sir.
I bought a pair of electric metal shears because I had a lot of rabbit cages going a couple of years ago. But I do like your grinder.
Yeah, buddy!!! Best investment EVER! Harbor Freight for $45 & change. Makes a world of difference.
I use the pvc coated 1" x 1/2" pvc coated for my floors. It's more expensive, so I do not use the floor material for the back and instead use the 1" x 2" for the front, back and top (2 bends). If I'm making cages for sale that I will need to ship, I cut all the parts separately (floor, walls, top) and hog ring what I can so that it folds upon itself (flat) and fits in a flatter box (less costly shipping). I include zip ties for the buyer to complete the build, but I also sell j clips/pliers if they wish a metal clamp solution.
We did something similar when building our rabbit cages. After building the first dozen of the cages, I would also add some sort of ear protection and gloves to the mix to save your hearing and hands.
Gloves would have been nice 😊
His hands are probably tough like gloves 😁
Battery power impact driver will make your job easier.
You can get one from Harbor freight good quality and low price.
I think the brand is Bauer.
Thanks for sharing all this info.
Is very helpful and probably is helping someone making money by selling cages.
Harbor Freight has a $299 36" metal brake suitable for this material. Comes with a floor stand. They make a 30" cheapo one for sub$100 (no stand). The $300 one allows you to make feeders, poop trays and egg tray lids fairly professionally. Plus, when you're finished, you can resale it for $200-$250. Let me know... I've been looking for a used one every day... they go like "snap" that!
What does harbor freight have? I didn’t understand your comment
@Pete Wilson a "metal brake". It's a sheet metal angle bending machine (used to bend the wire cage material in perfect 90° angles), up to 36" wide material. Called a metal "brake" (think 'break' or fold line)
@@tullyriverquail thanks!!
i like the material you are using to make the cage. i believe your copping the store bought pvc cages. witch is a good idea, but you have to remember that they are designed it in many pieces for shipping. you better off making the sides and back of the cage one piece. install the top, bottom, and sides. then build the individual levels. starting with each bottom,(poop tray)then egg roll out bottom, then dividers. finish off with the fronts of the cage, and doors. a welded angle iron base with casters would be great if you plan on taking it out of the room for a power wash after each run.
Use a fiberglass ('driveway plow marker") or threaded metal rod across the rollout lip of the cage to prevent bending and help support the food tray cover.
Great video
Thanks!
Omg I wanna build these
Just an idea you might wanna try Terry, use 1”x2“ wire on back wall and mount the cups outside the cage. Things will stay a lot cleaner.
Not sure why you didn’t use Horizontal Nipples, 100% clean water at all times.
HN and water cups screw into same hole. Try them out in 1 cage. I think you will be sold!
Might give that a try, thanks
I am a a new quail mama. Watching several quail cages being made. I’m a repurpose mama. I have two small animal crates with the bottom trays. I am wondering if you could modify the crates by raising the floor and make a roll out egg tray, perhaps by putting a new floor in the bottom of the crate with the hard wire you are using for the floor. I might have to build a wood frame to support this repurpose floor but on a fixed budget and two crates sitting around why not!
The animal crates are small crates 18.5” L x 14” h x 12” All I might have to do is add a hardwire piece to the opposite side of the door and anchor that on so when i raise the floor on a slant I have something to hinge it to and slate it down for the egg roll out. Looks like the hardwire you are using might be the width of what I have.
The holes are 2” w x 4” - might work! Will keep you posted. I will be keeping my quails inside. The crate cost $29.99. This might cut cost even more. I think I will use PVC to build a moveable frame, keeping my PVC building like my chicken mansion 😂 like I build for my chicken coop. Wood is expensive.
Did you make it?
How did it work?
Do you have it posted anywhere?
Food trough?? Love the vids Terry!!
coming soon!
like what u did thank u for the info
Would this mod work for outside? 1/2 wiire mesh all around and another top piece for the egg rollouts that could be "hinged" up to prevent anything engressing. Thanks
Hi Terry,
I’m getting the supplies together to build the cages. Do you have a video where you mount the feeders and where do you buy the feeders? I plan to put casters on the bottom so I can roll it around easy where I want it. How many quail are ok in each side of the cage without overcrowding? Thanks for all you do, keep up the good sharing!
Regards,
Alex
that was my question
I'm having trouble finding wire can you help me. I found 24 Inch but it is hard to find that. Love you helpful information.
AutoZone has the pans 25x36” $13 each.
Having a lot of problems with bumble foot, would just using the heavier gauge 1/2x1 wire help or does it have to be coated.. currently have 1/2 x1/2 hardware cloth. Don’t need and can’t afford a 100 foot roll of the coated and can’t find smaller roll..
What was your blade on the grinder? Thanks for your time
How do you handle protection from critters looking for a meal? Do you move the cages indoors at night?
Harbour Freight has a great deal on a 36" metal break, reg $359 (vs $600!+) and insider club discount can be had for $295!
If you're going to sell quail, why not offer cages & other equipment. After all, the goal is for all our "neighbors" to be "growing their own Protien"!
Doc & Denise - TullyRiverQuail
Just wanted to know how tall are the stands that you made for the cages?
Would you happen to have a cut sheet for the cage?
Dewalt makes a pre-loaded hog-ringger. Uses j-clips (wider rabbit cage clips) and hog rings for professional results
Can you reload it? Sounds like that would save me some swearing and hassle!
@@melhawk6284 yes. It's like a staple gun (reloadable) and you can buy the refills at any home store, online or even harbor freight
What are the specs for the wood frame for the all wire cages?
Do you suppose the deflector shields were technology given us after our alliance with the Vulcans? In any case, I find your use of starship technology in manure control to be quite logical! I use PVC planks.
Lol
I used coroplast
Where do you get the trough style feeder you mentioned at 1:26?
hope you doing well .. I saw one of your videos were you shared a link for 14 gau 1x1/2" wire for the floor of your cages.,, if you can post the link ,... thanks
Do you sell the cages? If so how much are they. You have amazing videos.
Just a suggestion, I've seen on some rabbit cages where people put plastic guards that snap on around the sharp metal edge's where the door's are.
I've used those (on rabbit cages); eventually they get loose and fall off, which is a nuisance.
What was the clamping tool you used? Thanks
Where do you find your clean out pans?thanks
not commercial grade, as commercial grade has metal ends, and a couple metal supports as well.
I know you might not have the chance to respond, but I'm hoping you do! I'm planning to follow your method for my quail setup but I'm having trouble finding 2x1 inch HWC/welded wire here in the UK. Would using 1x1 inch mesh work just as well? Are there any adjustments I should make if I go with the 1x1 inch option?
Thanks so much!
if you put the waterer outside of the cage it won't flood the poop tray if you have a leak
So the frame is just at each end and then you mounted the cages to each end? If I screw another two pieces of wood that goes lengthwise on top and make a smaller square will this support a full 5 gallon bucket of water on top? Sorry for so many questions. I'm an old dog trying to learn new things.
Do they sell quail hach for outdoors?
Hey Terry I really like the design but if you were keeping outside wooden the wire be too big for predator to be able to get in thanks
Yes, these are designed for indoor use or in a protected enclosure.
What happened to the other cages that you build before?
Sir, do you have links to the tools and things you purchase to build that cage? I want to make sure to buy what you bought.
Sorry if I missed the answer, but I'm not sure why you want to limit it to 20" deep if you have to cut off the extra wire anyway.
20 inch depth seems to be a standard for Quail cages. GQF makes theirs that depth. I have a few of them.
I still have not learned how to search the comments so I will have to be impolite and ask a question I expect is already answered somewhere. What gauge are the two rolls of wire? I looked over the Amazon links but the description there are for multiple gauges so I cant tell about the ones you are using in particular.
Like your build, but for mine, being outside, isn't quite applicable, but like the simplicity of it
Terry, did you buy the coated wire in 100' or 50' rolls? I don't see 100' x 36" for sale.
I ordered 100' rolls, but I see it is only available in 50' now.
Correct, the 36" rolls aren't available right now (10/17/212). If you are wanting some soon, you can order online from Home Depot and they will drop ship to your house. I ordered from Amazon but didn't like the delivery time so I also ordered from Home Depot. I paid about $20 more from HD. They both ended up arriving on the same day, lol!!
Where you get j hooks and tool
Maybe I missed it, but do you have an estimate of cost for the entire 3 tier system? I know you mentioned the cost of the wire rolls, but that would be enough for 10x the amount of cages of this 3 tier, correct? Seems like what I was looking to do.
Not sure that any estimate would be accurate with inflation of materials costs lately. Quail is a step towards self sufficiency. I hope you have a good journey!
Wynola ranch makes a 2 tier system for 220 dollars with watering and feeders and trays the whole deal, seems pretty reasonable, all you do is put the legs on basically
@@krisalan5327 we ended up just going with the Hatching Time cages and have been satisfied with the quality. Thanks for the reply
Where do you get the manure trays?
Please show the feeder set up. And how you keep the birds from making it a total disaster and mess falling down onto the manure trays. Thanks
You certainly did not ask me, but my solution is to keep my quail in 1/2" wire cage, 4' high to prevent feet nabbers, and outdoors away from me (stankie). Each day I release 80 free range chicken hens who require no additional feed thanks to the quail throwing it all out!
@@brianandlynphilippines not certain how you afford that! Mine are all outside in separate cages but in my chicken coop but they seem to get it in the manure tray I’ve tried all sorts of different feeding methods. Thanks for your input
@@gcranch9913 I don't think Doesn't Matter has manure trays so the feed just falls on the ground for the chickens.
@@smckee9063 that be true! I keep seramas, chicken chicks, and quail on wire and let them kick the feed down to the ground, I add enough 2x a day for them to be fed, but definitely do not fill for playtime/boredom. The chicken hens are fat and produce eggs thanks to this system.
@@brianandlynphilippines My same concern as he used 1/2 on floors of the wood framed cages.
I live in the country and would be worried about the occasional rat or weasel. Would you think this would be a good choice or you wooden design that has smaller mesh? Thanks
1/2"x1/2" wire mesh
Do you have any idea on how to keep mice from getting in cages?
Which rubber mallet did you use , a 16 18 or a 32 oz mallet?
not sure, 16 I believe. It's not very heavy.
How many jumbos males and females do you put in that cage
Where do u get coated wire
Is the egg roll out tilted at all?
Hey I'd like to build some of these, having a hard time finding the right wire. Where are you buying it?
If I remember correctly, I ordered mine from HD online (that was the coated 1/2" x 1". Then, I bought some more wire at Tractor Supply. We were getting ready to move but I saw stuff running out and I ordered it before they were totally out. NOW, all I have to do is figure out if i got the right width or not because I got quail cage wire and rabbit cage wire, LOL! I've got to have the correct dimensions in there somewhere.
Just a thought, why not just bend the top back up as a tray holder instead of cutting it.
Do you think I could build an all wire aviary?
Terry I realize its been a while since this video but where did you get your wire? The coated wire seems to be harder to find.
TSC had some, but the wire I got was 24 wide. I should have looked to see if they had 36 wide. It just means more pieces and reinforcing.
Home Depot my friend. only in 50ft rolls though.
Someone that has a predator or egg stealer could make a lid for the egg roll out either out of wire or light metal like you have on the sides
Good idea
I see wynola ranch added a lid for feeder and rollout to their new cage on myshires new video I guess I should ask for a royalty.Lol!
This type of cage is for inside a shed / room with protection from predators .. the 1 by 2 wire is big enough for any raccoon to steal a birds life easy!
@@MrsStevenBrown yes I use all 1/2" hardware cloth.I merely was talking about covering the egg roll out. With hardware cloth or solid sheet.
how many birds per section on these cages?
Could I please get the measurements of wire you cut please
How many birds fit in one?
Is it necessary to separate the cage into 2 sections for strength? Also, what gauge wire did you use? If you told, I missed it.
14ga
@@cherylkygirl7181 It's 16ga, just click on the parts link to amazon.
What gauge is the wire?
Why different size hardware cloth/wire for floor? Am wondering if my current sized wire floor is too hard for my birds feet
The 1/2 x 1 coated wire is easier on their feet and is large enough to prevent manure buildup.
Where did you order the wire from..I'm having a hard time finding any...
@@MrCutter133 got mine at tractor supply and Home Depot
My wire arrived today! By chance do you have the dimensions of the stand or a pdf of the project?
He said in a different vlog that the lumber was 1 x 2", with an inside dimensions of 36". Then drill 1/4" holes and use a pan head bolt 1/4 20 that is 2 1/2" long with a flat washer and nut to secure the cage to the frame, 4 sets of those bolt/washer/nut combos per cage. He said he could fit 3 cages per wooden frame. About 8 inches off the bottom of the uprights he had a rectangular 1 x 2" frame with a center support as a mess-catcher pan holder for the bottom cage. I believe the cages themselves provide frame integrity, and I don't remember seeing any cross pieces at the top. Only the two side frames.
@@amyb5339 you are amazing!!! I got everything built out just need to hang cages. Thanks for the excellent details
How much do you charge for a fully built cage like this?
Hi, I checked previous questions first but did not see an answer. About how many birds do you put in each side?
Check my math?
I calculate 18" x 20" area per room for 360sq inches. (2 rooms per cage built). If jumbo quail need 25sq inches per bird that's 14.4 birds. Subtract 1.4 sq inches for feeder and water cups(+pipe) and you have enough room for 13 birds per room or 26 birds per cage built.
How many birds will it hold per cage?
Standard quail are 3.5 birds per sq. ft. Jumbo quail are 3 birds per sq. ft, per Zack at Myshire farm.
Why are the tops of the cages angled down? Why can’t they be flat? Wondering why the cage can’t be square.
If I had to guess its because of the slant needed for the egg roll outs to work. In their final mounting the tops seem to be fairly parallel to the ground. Close anyway.
How many birds per unit?
Will painting the wire prevent rust from all the poop?
PVC coated wire helps with corrosion, and helps with bumblefoot
@@amyb5339 Will paint help?
So where do you get your manure tray
It's an auto drip pan for when changing oil or fluids. I'm pretty sure he said that in another video I watched. Can't recall where he orders from but I think it was a pack of 10 for $98. Or something close to that.
How many birds per cage ?
How many birds per side?
Looks like about 4 based on the size? At least according to other videos I have seen about quail cages. 🤷
4 or 5 jumbo coturnix hens and one roo per cage.
Most folks keep 6 in such a cage. 6 layers or 1 rooster/5 hens (%90 fertility without over exerting the females).
What did you use for the feed
How many birds per unit each side?
@@timtassin3234 I want to Know also but I don't see the answer
Game bird starter is a good starter feed. Birds are 3.5 standard quail per sq ft and 3 jumbo quail per sq ft, per Zack at Myshire farms.
Where it the trays