- Jul 9, 2012
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So I am kind of new to quail but not new to poultry. I built this coop about a month ago after picking up 11 Coturnix chicks. My plans are to collect a few hens for egg production. Out of the 11 I only managed to get 2 hens and of course 9 roosters.
A week later I decided to buy 11 more 6 month old cots off a local breeder and got 5 more hens along with 6 more roosters. Obviously 7 hens and 15 roosters is a bad ratio so I culled 6 of the older roos and took 5 out of the main coop and put them in a bachlor pen. So in the end I have 7 hens and 4 roos in the main coop.
The coop is homebuilt out of pressure treated and barn siding. I also just installed a home made PVC feeder that is working great and really frees up valuable coop space. Everyone is doing great and the older hens have been laying like crazy for the last 2 weeks! They are on Purina Game Bird Layena and Breeder and soon will be adding in some scratch.
The coop....
Inside the run...
Outside of the PVC Feeder...
Inside the coop with the feeder in the backround
My rooster pen, these guys are about 8 weeks...
The urban farm ...
Thanks for looking!
A week later I decided to buy 11 more 6 month old cots off a local breeder and got 5 more hens along with 6 more roosters. Obviously 7 hens and 15 roosters is a bad ratio so I culled 6 of the older roos and took 5 out of the main coop and put them in a bachlor pen. So in the end I have 7 hens and 4 roos in the main coop.
The coop is homebuilt out of pressure treated and barn siding. I also just installed a home made PVC feeder that is working great and really frees up valuable coop space. Everyone is doing great and the older hens have been laying like crazy for the last 2 weeks! They are on Purina Game Bird Layena and Breeder and soon will be adding in some scratch.
The coop....
Inside the run...
Outside of the PVC Feeder...
Inside the coop with the feeder in the backround
My rooster pen, these guys are about 8 weeks...
The urban farm ...
Thanks for looking!