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Simple Habitat Cheats for Happy Coturnix Quail
One of the greatest enjoyments of keeping Coturnix Quail is watching their quirky behaviors when they are happy and healthy. The following habitat features create a healthier, cleaner environment that may reduce stress and aggression within the covey. BeddingThe key to good bedding is finding something with small enough particles that the quail can organically turn over as they scratch around. Large flake pine shavings are too large and will lead to poop that spreads over the flakes and then…
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Meet the Coturnix Quail
Here at Love Sown Garden (I feel a little ridiculous naming my garden), there is a new flock of feathered friends. I went to the monthly flock swap at The Urban Chicken and came home with six young quail. Why? They were there, and I had a grow-out pen that could comfortably hold them. I honestly had no intention of getting into another kind of animal, but some of my friends have been talking up the ease of raising quail…