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[ChrisEllis]

Im thinking of getting myself some quails next year - now are they able to live alongside chickens? this might be a stupid quesiton but do they eat everything a chicekn eats aswell, and while im posting to ducks eat the same as what chickens eat too

thanks

[Lewis]

Me again

You might want to look at getting a quail book, and do a bit of reading, the rest of this section is good and the answers may be there , they're a bit different to keeping chickens. They can't be outside in your big run, they'll need a separate run as they'll try and escape.

 

Your questions are mostly answered here

[ChrisEllis]

even with 100sqm2?

 

ohh it all gets so confusing

 

i might jus have to get a book lol

[Lewis]

Yes, even with 100m2

 

You really do need to get a book and some reading - if you want to get chickens, ducks and quail all together; they all have different needs and will be best kept separately.

It might be best to wait, try and get the chicken husbandry all sorted once these chicks have grown up and then think about breeding or getting other birds.

 

I probably sound harsh, but I think you're rushing into this and you need to slow down and make sure you do everything properly

[ChrisEllis]

oh if i did anything it would be after christmas i cant take on ducks or quails now it would be mental i got 2 batches of chickens different ages i cant deal with no more than that, they run me riot especially trying to catch the chickens to come inside at night coz its too coold - they dont understand - if you let me hold you i will put you with your siblings - but they keep running - around the whole of the 1oo sqm2!

Edited October 26, 2009 by Guest

[Janty]

My quail live inside my WIR but they have their own section. The chickens would kill the quail if they got them. My ducks, chickens and quail are all separate. I know that other people keep ducks and chickens together (my in-laws included) but my friend lost two chickens when they drowned in the duck pond.

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Yes, even with 100m2

 

You really do need to get a book and some reading - if you want to get chickens, ducks and quail all together; they all have different needs and will be best kept separately.

It might be best to wait, try and get the chicken husbandry all sorted once these chicks have grown up and then think about breeding or getting other birds.

 

I probably sound harsh, but I think you're rushing into this and you need to slow down and make sure you do everything properly

 

Lewis, you are not being harsh!

 

Chris, please slow down and get to know your chooks before moving on to other birds. You are young and keen which is no bad thing at all, but you really have to walk before you can run.......by which I mean get proficient with chooks before you move on to quails or ducks, they all have different needs, and if you make a mistake it is unlikely that you will suffer but the birds may well.....I'm absolutely certain this is not your aim but could well be the outcome without thorough research into the subject.

 

As Lewis has suggested, get some books and read up over the cold, dark winter's nights and think seriously before embarking on your next venture....... not least, will your parents be happy having another set of young birds in the front room so soon after the Polands vacated it......as you know this forum is fantastic for asking questions, please just accept the advice in the manner in which it has been given - we all want happy, healthy chooks (and ducks & quails ) and if someone newer to chook keeping or less experienced than ourselves is saved any nasty happenings due to our sharing of mistakes and experiences, then that is wonderful and gives us a very valid reason for being here.

 

Good luck with the little ones,

 

Sha

 

I hope you heed this advice and think of the birds before your own wants and wishes

[ChrisEllis]

Yes, even with 100m2

 

You really do need to get a book and some reading - if you want to get chickens, ducks and quail all together; they all have different needs and will be best kept separately.

It might be best to wait, try and get the chicken husbandry all sorted once these chicks have grown up and then think about breeding or getting other birds.

 

I probably sound harsh, but I think you're rushing into this and you need to slow down and make sure you do everything properly

 

Lewis, you are not being harsh!

 

Chris, please slow down and get to know your chooks before moving on to other birds. You are young and keen which is no bad thing at all, but you really have to walk before you can run.......by which I mean get proficient with chooks before you move on to quails or ducks, they all have different needs, and if you make a mistake it is unlikely that you will suffer but the birds may well.....I'm absolutely certain this is not your aim but could well be the outcome without thorough research into the subject.

 

As Lewis has suggested, get some books and read up over the cold, dark winter's nights and think seriously before embarking on your next venture....... not least, will your parents be happy having another set of young birds in the front room so soon after the Polands vacated it......as you know this forum is fantastic for asking questions, please just accept the advice in the manner in which it has been given - we all want happy, healthy chooks (and ducks & quails ) and if someone newer to chook keeping or less experienced than ourselves is saved any nasty happenings due to our sharing of mistakes and experiences, then that is wonderful and gives us a very valid reason for being here.

 

Good luck with the little ones,

 

Sha

 

I hope you heed this advice and think of the birds before your own wants and wishes

 

Well thats what i said in my earlier post i wouldnt be doing anything until next year now i was just asking the questions to start to plan out but i wouldnt do anything tunil my chickens are grown tol POL and their settled and until the frost has gone

[Chook n Boo Mum]

In the grand scheme of things Chris, that is still very quick.

 

All we are saying is slow down, gain all the information you possibly can from here, books, experienced owners......if my memory is correct, you are about 15 aren't you, maybe try & get some work experience at a local pet farm, sanctuary or breeders where poultry are raised to sell so you can see all the hard work that goes on and pick up tips along the way, another example of learning from others which may benefit your eventual flock in the long run.

 

Nothing beats first hand knowledge we all know that, but you have to take into consideration that you will also have vitally important exams coming up in the not too distant future which will be taking up a lot of time with revision etc.......I'm sorry if I sound like an old worrywart.......for the record I'm not old !!....but I do worry when youngsters have the "I'm invincible" attitude.... you have displayed this many times over your chicks and the announcement that you would take all our advice with a pinch of salt & you know better..this is extremely hurtful to others who want to help and seen by many as arrogance and deeply disrespectful........ I'm hoping that you didn't mean it that way & simply spoke before you thought, causing the words to be harsher than intended.

 

Chris, because you are getting involved with young creatures you are showing a caring side which is to be admired and applauded in this day & age of computer games & violence....we do not want to quash this instinct, far from it, nurture it carefully rather than follow a trail of tears and disappointment. I hope you understand.........

 

Sha x

[ChrisEllis]

 

ok, well, it wasn't too early to ask question about keeping ther things - was it? I did my research for the chicks, i have my neighbours 15 years of experience - i think i have done well seeing as many people by now wuld have had - leg problems and many others aswell and i've had absolutely none

 

and no i wasn't disrespecting anyone, im in a very different position to most people in the respect of i live somewhere where many people keep chickens and none have had theirs lost as there is not a risk of foxes so my choices have been made to suit wher i live - hence i have made my wall 4.5 ft high and my chickens are already outside after having spending an hour out and raually putting them out for longer - another poland and silkie owner told me that silkies and polands are more hardy than people say and that if i make them hardy they will be ready for the outisde which has been shown. I knew they were reayd to go out whereas i think my polands will take more time - my silkies from day 1 never went underneath the heat lamp however high/low i put it and they came off heat after 1.5 weeks

 

When i said taking it with a pinch of salt, i wasn't saying anyone was wrong, but i was never going to keep my chickens inside until march and i spoke to a owner of chickens who has been keeping polands (which are known not to be hardy) for many years and she has 100 and she said there is no need to be keeping them inside tht long and if i raise them properly and get them used to the outside then their bodies will adjust to it, but when i saw at one point them huddle up i knew they were a bit cold so i brought them in, and since then they havent huddled together since - and i wouldnt say its quick getting research on quails or ducks.

 

But i am interested to hear what people have to say as i know that i DO come across ignorant but at the same time with the research i have done plus 15 years of experience under my wing from next door i dnot think i have done too badly so far as im yet wihtout any problems

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Not ignorant Chris..............enthusiastic and impatient but not ignorant..............I wish you well and hope you never experience any of the problems which have befallen others.

[tom123]

Chris,

 

I do think that you need to listen a bit more and take in what people are saying instead of quickly disagreeing with them. In another post you wanted to put your ducks in the same run as chickens and now quails, defiantly not a good idea.

 

 

they came off heat after 1.5 weeks

 

 

 

This is defiantly too young even in summer. Please don't do this again for the sake of the young birds health and growing.

 

No one is trying to be harsh we just want whats best for your birds. I have been through a lot with my hens including bad things as many people on here know and I still find it hard to cope after 2 years of keeping hens, I am always learning new things and would never ever disagree with someone who has more experience with me even if I didn't really understand it or think it was wrong as they probably know better!

 

Tom

[Lesley]

There's a lot of good advice being given on here Chris.

 

We have hens, quail and ducks, all within one large area but in separate runs. The whole area is protected by electric wire even though the fences are nearly 6', as we do have foxes around.

 

As has been said, they all have different requirements and are best kept separate.

[Patricia W]

Chris - do be careful with your Polands.

 

I have just got another 6 ( chamois laced ) and have discovered that they are definitely NOT as hardy as some other breeds. They do get colds more easily than other breeds it seems, ( I've had to have all of them on Baytril last week) and some of them have an inheritary weakness for cerebral hernia - which means they can't control their heads. It's likely to occur between 1 and 4 months and can be a complication of a cold, or just be a result of a hard peck on the head by another bird or simply be genetic. I will probably lose the one who has this.

 

I'm only mentioning it as I didn't know about all this until the last 2 weeks - and I'm VERY old!

 

Tricia