Thank you the clear and concise information you provided in both hutch videos. You've made it look so easy that I've finally cut up all my wood and will be starting the build soon (weather permitting). Lots of rain here in South Florida this time of year. Anyways, I plan on building two as well and I can't wait to get started. Cheers.
Do you find that the quail make a mess with their food on the sand or does your wall feeder prevent a lot of waste because they can eat it off the sand?
Thanks for doing this part two with the detailed info and measurements. I may be following this design to make a few and start raising quail. One thing that i wondered about.....on the open side, do you get poop getting thrown out the back and getting on your fence? Mine would be going up against a white shed, so im thinking maybe a plywood piece across the back might keep that mess from getting on the shed. your thoughts?
Thanks for the concern. It was in the 90's the day that this was filmed. And they were about 5 weeks old in this video. They were totally comfortable. They were just afraid of me. Quail are that way unless you handle them or interact with them a lot.
This design I copied from the TH-cam channel Slightly Rednecked. Its his design. He says he put that gap in for increased air flow, and to give him a place to set things he uses all the time when he is out their. I like it, but you could definitely build it without it. It has a lot of air flow without needing a higher roof like this design has.
There beautiful. I have chickens. And was wondering if i build one. Place it next to my chicken run. Fence in the bottom to my run and let the chicken pick threw everything. Would that be an good idea?
Yes it keeps the flies down some. Depends on how much other yummy food they have to eat. But mine always pick through their poop. If your chickens are not free range and you deep litter them it will really keep the flies down.
@@theemergencyprepguy yea thats what im thinking. Throw all my deep litter under the quails coop. My chickens are not free range. They are beautiful. Awesome builds.
Great question. I listed most of the materials on the screen in this video. I will be writing an article on my website EmergencyPrepGuy.com going through this entire build and listing all of the materials and their dimensions. That article will be out within about a month, to a month and a half. I hope that is helpful. Thank you for watching the video!
Great question. It does not cost much now that lumber prices are reasonable again. I bought all the lumber at one time for both quail hutches and my chicken coop when lumber prices were at their highest last summer, so I didn't break out the cost for each project. But it should be super simple to calculate. Here is an article I did on my website giving a lot more details on the build including a parts list. emergencyprepguy.com/building-a-quail-hutch-slightly-rednecked-style/. If you just compare the parts list with the current prices on your local lowes or home depot website, and you will be able to total it up pretty quickly. I hope that is helpful.
Excellent build, I'm going to follow your guide for my quail here in the UK :) What gauge hardware cloth do you use and what size holes let the poop through? I've been struggling with wire mesh that is to weak and gets chewed through or to strong with tiny holes that prevent the poop falling through.
Thank you for the kind words. Glad you liked it. 1/2 inch hardware cloth is what I used. For the most part it works well. You want to get the thickest gauge you can. The thickest they had at the big box store I went to was 19 gauge, so that is what I got. A little poop gets hung up on it so far, but when they walk across it it breaks and falls through. We will see how well it does once my quail are adults. Chris at slightly rednecked youtube channel used 1/2 inch hardware cloth for his and he says it works well for adults. Hope that helps.
Thanks. I also will be doing one on how I will prevent sideways rain from getting in the feed holes and getting the food wet. I have a couple ideas that I think will be simple, easy and work well.
No, quail just have to be feathered out enough to be weened off the heat for a few days. In the summer when it is warm at night, two to two and a half weeks, and they are off the heat and almost fully feathered out. 3 to 4 weeks if the weather is colder.
With all that food in there wont it clump up when it becomes moist? Aren't you just inviting rodents by having all that food in there. I think you'll find its better to put enough food in for a day or two. Maybe I am wrong?
I haven't had a problem with either of those things. I have had some pretty big rain storms and so far the food has all stayed dry. If I do ever get clumping it is not big deal to reach in from the top, or even take the back wall of the feeder off so that I can clean stuff out. I have `7 birds in there and they go through that feed pretty fast, about a month and a half to two months tops.
![ไลฟ์สุ่ม iPhone 295 บาท... โกงมั้ย?[ โกงมั้ยครับ ep.97 ] | DOM](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gdstHEE4UUE/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you the clear and concise information you provided in both hutch videos. You've made it look so easy that I've finally cut up all my wood and will be starting the build soon (weather permitting). Lots of rain here in South Florida this time of year. Anyways, I plan on building two as well and I can't wait to get started. Cheers.
You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, that clamp trick at 07:40 did make things more easly for me.
I love the paint job and over all looks super good job!
Thank you!
What was the measurement for the plywood walls
Very cool! Nicely done...
Thank you very much!
How much do you charge ‘built-&-delivered?’ 😁
Too much for anyone to want to pay me lol
Do you find that the quail make a mess with their food on the sand or does your wall feeder prevent a lot of waste because they can eat it off the sand?
Thanks for doing this part two with the detailed info and measurements. I may be following this design to make a few and start raising quail. One thing that i wondered about.....on the open side, do you get poop getting thrown out the back and getting on your fence? Mine would be going up against a white shed, so im thinking maybe a plywood piece across the back might keep that mess from getting on the shed. your thoughts?
The quail look cold all huddled together. Take em back inside for 2 more weeks. Hope they dont get sick!
Thanks for the concern. It was in the 90's the day that this was filmed. And they were about 5 weeks old in this video. They were totally comfortable. They were just afraid of me. Quail are that way unless you handle them or interact with them a lot.
what is the purpose of having the elevated Roof with mesh under?
This design I copied from the TH-cam channel Slightly Rednecked. Its his design. He says he put that gap in for increased air flow, and to give him a place to set things he uses all the time when he is out their. I like it, but you could definitely build it without it. It has a lot of air flow without needing a higher roof like this design has.
There beautiful. I have chickens. And was wondering if i build one. Place it next to my chicken run. Fence in the bottom to my run and let the chicken pick threw everything. Would that be an good idea?
Yes it keeps the flies down some. Depends on how much other yummy food they have to eat. But mine always pick through their poop. If your chickens are not free range and you deep litter them it will really keep the flies down.
@@theemergencyprepguy yea thats what im thinking. Throw all my deep litter under the quails coop. My chickens are not free range. They are beautiful. Awesome builds.
@@williamjenkins8566 Thank you! Then you will have no flies. The chickens will eat all the fly larvae.
do you have a list of materials?
Great question. I listed most of the materials on the screen in this video. I will be writing an article on my website EmergencyPrepGuy.com going through this entire build and listing all of the materials and their dimensions. That article will be out within about a month, to a month and a half. I hope that is helpful. Thank you for watching the video!
What is the dimensions of the door on that hutch?
Great question. I give those measurements in this article on my website: emergencyprepguy.com/building-a-quail-hutch-slightly-rednecked-style/
How much does building one of these cost?
Great question. It does not cost much now that lumber prices are reasonable again. I bought all the lumber at one time for both quail hutches and my chicken coop when lumber prices were at their highest last summer, so I didn't break out the cost for each project. But it should be super simple to calculate.
Here is an article I did on my website giving a lot more details on the build including a parts list. emergencyprepguy.com/building-a-quail-hutch-slightly-rednecked-style/. If you just compare the parts list with the current prices on your local lowes or home depot website, and you will be able to total it up pretty quickly. I hope that is helpful.
Excellent build, I'm going to follow your guide for my quail here in the UK :) What gauge hardware cloth do you use and what size holes let the poop through? I've been struggling with wire mesh that is to weak and gets chewed through or to strong with tiny holes that prevent the poop falling through.
Thank you for the kind words. Glad you liked it. 1/2 inch hardware cloth is what I used. For the most part it works well. You want to get the thickest gauge you can. The thickest they had at the big box store I went to was 19 gauge, so that is what I got. A little poop gets hung up on it so far, but when they walk across it it breaks and falls through. We will see how well it does once my quail are adults. Chris at slightly rednecked youtube channel used 1/2 inch hardware cloth for his and he says it works well for adults. Hope that helps.
@@theemergencyprepguy Thanks for the reply :) Looking forwards to seeing the video with your integrated water system.
Thanks. I also will be doing one on how I will prevent sideways rain from getting in the feed holes and getting the food wet. I have a couple ideas that I think will be simple, easy and work well.
@@theemergencyprepguy Looking forwards to your ideas! Have you thought about hinging the floor beneath the sandbox for easy cleaning?
@@imaxjam I thought about hinging the back, I hadn't considered the floor. I am sure I will have to make modifications as I identify its shortcomings.
Water pipes behind the wire and just the cups through the wire. Then it does not get pooed on nor take away from quail space inside.
Yep!
The rodents will love all that food in their new feeding station.
I have not had a rodent problem at all. Squirrels would be about the only rodent that could climb up the legs, but they are too big to get in.
I thought they were supposed to stay in the brooder for 4 FOUR weeks!
No, quail just have to be feathered out enough to be weened off the heat for a few days. In the summer when it is warm at night, two to two and a half weeks, and they are off the heat and almost fully feathered out. 3 to 4 weeks if the weather is colder.
With all that food in there wont it clump up when it becomes moist? Aren't you just inviting rodents by having all that food in there. I think you'll find its better to put enough food in for a day or two. Maybe I am wrong?
I haven't had a problem with either of those things. I have had some pretty big rain storms and so far the food has all stayed dry. If I do ever get clumping it is not big deal to reach in from the top, or even take the back wall of the feeder off so that I can clean stuff out. I have `7 birds in there and they go through that feed pretty fast, about a month and a half to two months tops.