[demonfarmer2630]

i have been brooding quail after hatching but they matured faster than i thought and now i need help asap if anyone has time and can either trade materials or build i will offer you quail eggs or even a hen or to but i made the mistake of thinking they take as  long a hens to brood now i need a run and cage asap im broke till after xmas and am calling for any help i can get please message me asap i really need help there too close together and have eaten 2 of them little cannibals please i will do anything for help let me know asap im desperate martin-kennoway -fife ky8 5jr

[Womble]

Hello stranger! 

Just a quick thought - you'll have them inside at this time of year, and with the DEFRA restrictions, right?

If so, can you knock something up quickly using some big cardboard boxes and duct tape? That's what a Womble would do, until he had the chance to figure out something better  .

[demonfarmer2630]

there in a 5"x3"x 3ft but theres 53 i only expected there to be 30 i know the restrictions but im out of materials only 16 were male and i stumped what to do all i can do is hope i can find the materials soon i have an old shead i can use tomorrow but it needs to be winterised a bit im doing all i can but i think im in trouble why didnt i just stick to hens

[ellied]

Is chicken wire too big mesh for them to stay in?

[demonfarmer2630]

can be used depending on size but any help is a great thing may have somthing coming thanks to someone on here will need to organize transport for it though anyone got a pickup or flatbed van can pay fuel

[Steph Hen]

I have a couple of old chicken hutches you can have. Still Weatherproof. One about size of 1.5 pallets, other size of two. Prob have some wire you could take too.

You'll need two men to get them loaded into your transport.
Nr Brechin, Angus.

[Eve]

How old are these quail exactly and which breed of quail are they (some breeds are much larger than others)?

[demonfarmer2630]

there surposed to be painted quail but they look like cross breeds

[mojocafa]

I'm near steph hen, I can give you chicken wire if that's any help

[Steph Hen]

Also got couple hundred old bread crates - I've used them in past to make chick pens. you can tie them together in a line to make walls very easy, but bulky to transport.

[demonfarmer2630]

thankyou im trying to sort transport and arrange to collect alot of stuff but im waiting till defra bird flu thing to end should be around the 6th of jan i bought 8 rubs till i can sort something out thank you all for helping i will be in touch asap

[nimbusllama]

Could you eat a few?.... or are they too young? Sorry if this is inappropriate 

[shygirl]

quail make fantastic eating, we ate our at 10 weeks ish.
be careful chicken wire as one of ours nearly lost her head getting stuck. they can live happily in rabbit hutches, what about using old baths with mesh over the top?
if your not ready just eat them then start again next year.

[demonfarmer2630]

there 4 weeks old and 15 cm long a bit small trying to find the killer there in 4 different rubs every time i find one injured i split the group again so may be alot of boxes soon lol thanks womble for the ideas

[in the hills]

Have you got males in with the hens?

It's usually the boys that fight and they will seriously injure or kill each other.

You need to sex and separate the boys from girls.

You can put things in to help distract them. Eg conifer branches, dust baths, cardboard boxes. Lots of places to hide and get out of each others way. Obstacles help to break their running attacks.

Rats will get in and kill them unless you use that strong small squared wire.