Pimp My Quail House

Hello everybody,

I wondered if anybody could advise me on any types of plant or shrub that I could put in my Quail House for them to scratch about in, lay eggs under etc.

All advice appreciated

Martin

hello martin i think you are suffering from the same problems as me i cant stop breeding quails as well i am at this very moment renewing all my quails and have 2 incubator going
at the same time god only know where i am going to put them if they all hatch.
i have 34 chinese about 5 weeks old plus 48 japs & italian as well they are just over a week old .
i have just started off 42 jumbo's japs and i have 12 silkies
bantams in another incubator.
i was very amused when i read all your comments and your problems too i felt like saying hello and good luck with your quails. kindest regards joy riverside-quails

Thanks Joy.

i also would like to know just like martin what plants or shrubs to put in my averys which im in the process of building! the 1st 1 is to be 16ft L x 7ft T x4ft W the 2nd 1 is to be 20ft L x 7ft T x 3ft W with a door in the middle to gain access and to split it into 2 pens plus i have a small pen 5ft L x 4ft W x 1.5 T on the side of a rabbit hutch which is moved round the garden ! any ideas any1

While building my aviary for my CAG's I looked at a few sites listing safe plants for parrots and aviary birds and can only presume they will also be safe for quail, so here's a couple of links -

http://www.robharvey.com/information/plants.html

http://www.nfss.org/Depts/Eduction/safeplants.html

Hope these help

Suz

thanks will have a look

Hi,

One thing you must remember when planting aviaries is, The plants must be planted a few months before the birds are introduced.Otherwise, they'll soon scratch them out and kill the plants.Derek.

Thanks Suz and Derek again!