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Quail Hutch Made From Wire Dog Crate
Episode 110
My previous Quail Hutch design wasn't really working out so I built this Hutch from a Wire Dog Crate. We also reduced the number of Quail in our flock.
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@freddieivory625 24 дня назад

Nice idea!!! Glad they are singing

@sam-and-angela 5 лет назад

Seeing your quail setup makes me want to get some... so tiny... little round food poopers, they are! 😂

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

The eggs can be a chore to shell when cooked but bite sized pickled eggs are so good. And quail are a good backup food if needed. Thanks for checking out the video.

@pgnanofarm9776 5 лет назад

The quail apartment looks great. Trial and error and now you got it. I would want a slide out tray for mine too. One day I will have quail.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Quail apartment. I love it. That slide out poop tray has changed my life. Haha!

@loriehabel1552 5 лет назад

We learn as we do. Looks good. Hope your neighbors are behaving themselves. Have a good week and stay safe.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Definitely Lorie. Things have been pretty quiet lately. Have a good day!

@ourselfreliantlife 5 лет назад

Now your Instagram post all makes sense.😆 Great job on the build, Jay! That's cool that they're singing. You've made them happy. 😀

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Haha! You got it. Nice to have the birds in better place for them. Thanks GDP!

@SimpleLivingAlaska 5 лет назад

Turned out great, loved that you used the dog crate! Thanks for going over your set up, we have definitely considered adding quail but would need to research that some more :)

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thanks! That crate hutch is working out so good. And that poop tray is fantastic. Those little suckers are pooping machines.

@myobmyob2215 2 года назад

Use that cheapo cushy plastic liner with holes in it, use it for everything like a bottom drawer liner super perforated. Small dog crate, yepper. Oh and line the top with it w zipties too so they dont hit their heads when they get frisky lol

@SpringRiverHollar 5 лет назад

It was so nice to see you putting out a vlog . I missed you guys . That's a really good upgrade .

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Sherry Varner Ahh...Thank you Sherry. That’s nice of you. 😁👍❤️

@denisegirmer4550 2 года назад

Omgoshwhat a GORGEOUS area you live in soooooo jealous!

@freeloaderacreshomestead702 4 года назад

I have 3 or 4 of the.smaller.dog crates and this is what I plan on doing with the quail I just bought today

@AlmostHomestead 4 года назад

Cool! Good luck with your quail.

@Jake-sz2ij 5 лет назад

That has a great setup man! The more I watch your quail videos the more I want to get some

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thank you. They are pretty easy to take care of. Aside from being little poop factories. Haha!

@CBsGreenhouseandGarden 5 лет назад

Very nice upgrade ya done on that hutch. Came out looking great!

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

CB's Greenhouse and Garden Thank you CB! It’s much cleaner and more convenient then the previous one. 😁

@tairanisa 4 года назад

Just came from your other quail house video, great set up the changes are great!

@AlmostHomestead 4 года назад

Thank you so much. 🙂 I'm glad that you checked out this video after watching the first quail hutch build. The wood floor and other areas that let poop gather and stack up were a bad design. The dog crate worked great but I did catch a mouse or two in the plastic tray under the cage. So having a place where mice could get to the quails feet was also a bad design. I wish we could have had them on real ground during the day. In the end I think that a wire floor is best. One where poo just falls to the ground below.

@AnAlaskaHomestead 5 лет назад

Ha I get it now. Was a little confused at first on the IG post. The new place looks great. Hope you guys have a great day.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Haha! It's working out very well. So much nicer to deal with. Have a good one guys.

@terryabbott5159 3 года назад

I liked your idea that much i maid 2 with egg roll out trays, and moved the door onto the front 👍👍

@AlmostHomestead 3 года назад

Oh man, sounds great! 😁👍

@VouersWiscoHomestead 5 лет назад

This looks great. Thanks for sharing

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thank you for checking out the video and commenting.

@jodysappington7008 5 лет назад

that was a great idea,,,it looks nice....have a good day

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thank you Jody. Have a good one.

@NonaMaryGrace1952 5 лет назад

Hello Jay, that is a great set up. Thanks 💕 NonnaGrace

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Hey Thank you Nonna! Have a great week.

@EccentricNature 5 лет назад

Good stuff eh! Nice inventive use of material.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thank you very much.

@mnf2021 4 года назад

Omg!!! Thank you for this video!!! This will help me so much

@AlmostHomestead 4 года назад

Cool! The only issue I had was sometimes a mouse would climb into the sliding poop tray at the bottom of the cage. I did have the little upper shelf platform thing for the quail so I figured if a mouse was under their feet they could move up to the upper deck. But we never had an issue with nice getting to the quail.

@thomasschauss6429 5 лет назад

The coop looks good

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Thanks Thomas. It's working out pretty well.

@KuzweKanfarms 3 года назад

Hey that's a great idea.. getting quail next month. I also use to live in Rockport WA. Now I am in idaho

@AlmostHomestead 3 года назад

Thanks! Good luck with your quail adventure. 😁 We are hoping to move to Idaho or Montana in the next year or two.

@KuzweKanfarms 3 года назад

You will love it here!

@raleighsbudgetlife7162 5 лет назад

That looks like it works great.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Yes, pretty happy with it. Thank you!

@elflordsjourneys 5 лет назад

We have wild calif.quail nesting in one of our plant pots for the second time. Never saw them hatch though.Had a wild mallard lay eggs under one of our trees in the back yard,got to see them hatch .😀

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Elf Lords Journeys Wow, that’s cool James. Are they the quail with feather(s) sticking up on the top of their head?

@elflordsjourneys 5 лет назад

Yes,the males have the plumage.

@quailsnest8354 2 года назад

I love this video because i did the same thing with two dog kennels end to end and use the side doors for entray way,, i use the oil pan trays cause i get used kennels cheap with no tray, works great and is inexpensive,, the kennels are 3 ft. tall 42" long ,22 inches deep.. wooks great..hagd.

@AlmostHomestead 2 года назад

Oh that's great. 👍 Sounds like you have a nice setup.

@christinatucker6153 Год назад

Can you/have you considered lining the tray with newspapers? The paper will compost as well. Seems it could make easier cleanup to just pull the paper and droppings off the tray rather than have to scrape it. Where I live there are free community newspapers to pick up in grocery stores and other places. The publishers collect old ones to recycle and may be happy to have someone offer to take some. I don’t have my quail yet but that’s my plan.

@AlmostHomestead Год назад

Sounds like a good idea. I think that could work. We haven't had quail for several years now. 🙂

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Год назад

Please dont keep them on wire floors it can damage the birds feet among other things. It is best to use bedding such as pine shavings and then scoop it out when its time to clean.

@Oceancrab80 4 года назад

It should have been easy if u made a small aviary with bushes in the first place .. small suggestion

@joshstubbs7582 2 года назад

They say that there hutch shouldn’t be more than 10 inches high. How have you avoided your quail from flying up and injuring themselves? I have 10 identical cages and wanted to do the same thing as you.

@AlmostHomestead 2 года назад

We don't have quail anymore buy we never had any injure themselves in the cage when we did have them.

@user-nu6nh7cj3j 3 года назад

Привет супер 👍👍👍

@savannamiller44 3 года назад

How many did you have in the cage? How many females to males?

@AlmostHomestead 3 года назад

We ended up keeping 5 females in this cage.

@savannamiller44 3 года назад

Almost Homestead did you keep any roosters in there? Or do you have them in seperste cage

@bbqfisherman69 3 года назад

What kind of wire and how did you wrap it around waterer to hang it? Nice little setup.

@AlmostHomestead 3 года назад

I picked up the wire in a free bin at a garage sale. Not sure what kind it was but it was thin enough to work with easily. I just started the wrap at the open end without covering the threads. Then wrapped up toward the other end, back to the open end back to the other end until I had the jar cradled in the wire.

@bbqfisherman69 3 года назад

@@AlmostHomestead THANKS, I'm gonna give it a try.

@dusj1179 2 года назад

What type of wire did you use? I had used chicken wire on the bottom but it seems a little big, I am worried it might inure my bird with sustained use.

@AlmostHomestead 2 года назад

I believe that it was 1/4 inch hardware cloth (wire). I made sure to have a few solid surfaces that they could be on if they wanted. We don't have quail anymore but if we ever get them again I would love to figure out how to have them on the ground.

@dusj1179 2 года назад

@@AlmostHomestead I used chicken wire for my little crate for my chukar since she was getting dirty feet, what sort of solid surfaces should I put in her cage and also how do you keep the wire fastened and from drooping downward, I have been using zipties and string right now but don't know if it is good enough.

@dusj1179 2 года назад

What would you use if you wanted to make a safe floor grate for a bird like a chukar or a pigeon?

@AlmostHomestead 2 года назад

I'm not sure. 1/4 inch hardware cloth is what I used. I did try to give them solid objects to climb around on as well like branches and a flat piece of wood.

@dusj1179 2 года назад

@@AlmostHomestead do you know the best way to prevent birds from getting bumblefoot on grated floors?

@gardeningingnometown5644 5 лет назад

But can you build one while wearing a beaver coat?

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Gardening in Gnome town Haha! I think that coat would have gotten stuck on that hardware cloth and shredded. 😁

@gardeningingnometown5644 5 лет назад

Almost Homestead your right! My bad

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

Gardening in Gnome town Haha! No, you good. 😆👍

@gardeningingnometown5644 5 лет назад

Almost Homestead ah ha ha thanks Man.

@user-nu6nh7cj3j 3 года назад

Я бы хотел этих перепелак развести как насчёт яйца друг

@vforsejrv7801 3 года назад

Really??? No animals should never ever walk or live on wires!!!🥺🥺

@AlmostHomestead 3 года назад

We didn't like them being on wire either. We no longer have quail.

@vforsejrv7801 3 года назад

@@AlmostHomestead But you did it anyway! 😳😳. Hope you have become more aware of how to treat animals for a better life for all!🙏🏻❤️

@lynnedow9381 5 лет назад

This cage is far too small for any living creature let alone sensitive birds like quail who's instinct is to hide undercover. What is the point of poor animal husbandry when improvements are so simple.

@AlmostHomestead 5 лет назад

I'll keep adding branches and foliage for cover and food. I might add a little shelter structure at some point. If they start to show signs of stress I will reduce the number of birds in the cage. Thank you for your comment.