Quail and hens

Reggie. · 26-08-2015 09:24AM #1

Hi all. MIL bought some quail and wants me to let then out loose with the hens. I'm not too sure about this because of thier size. Anyone have the two breeds in the same house/ area before?

Bullocks · 26-08-2015 01:13PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Hi all. MIL bought some quail and wants me to let then out loose with the hens. I'm not too sure about this because of thier size. Anyone have the two breeds in the same house/ area before?

The quail will fly out of a fenced area if there is no net over the top anyhow . I used keep them in the same shed together but the quail would be kept in a cage /box on the wall and they wouldn't be on the ground together but I don't see it being a problem either

Reggie. · 26-08-2015 01:27PM

Bullocks wrote: »

The quail will fly out of a fenced area if there is no net over the top anyhow . I used keep them in the same shed together but the quail would be kept in a cage /box on the wall and they wouldn't be on the ground together but I don't see it being a problem either

Looked it up on the Internet afterwards and apperently it's not a good thing as the chickens can pass on diseases to the quail

Kevhog1988 · 26-08-2015 04:46PM

Used to keep them on the floor of the aviary to eat the seed dropped by the canaries and finches.

arse..biscuits · 27-08-2015 06:56AM

Keep them apart as disease can be a problem.
Quail will fly away if not contained.

Quail and hens

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