bronze Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm giving up on quail for now I hope to start again when I move, whenever that may be This morning I went to feed them and found that my stopping the rats getting to anything edible, no veg s"Ooops, word censored!"s on compost, taking feed in at night had just made the hungry so the crafty little ****s decided to find a way to get into my quail instead. My last four girls taken in one fell swoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh no Bron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh no So sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh, that's such a shame Bron - we've been there as well. We now have a concrete base for the quail run......although the rats are living under the concrete at the moment I hope you do have some more in the Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bronze Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 mine were on slabs, the gaps are less than a cm apart yet they still managed to get in next time I'm laying slabs staggered over slabs my poor girls I hope it was quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm sure it would have been........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Sorry to hear it Bron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 So sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufusrooster Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 omg, how dreadful for you i am hoping to get some quail next spring. was intending to have a small seperated area in the wir for there house, with a door into there own run alongside the wir, on grass, will have to have a rethink now, do the rats just attack them and kill them instantly ? can the quail not defend themselves at all aren't they bigger than the rats ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 theyre about the same size maybe a little bigger but a whole lot dimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Some of the rats we've seen are bigger than our quail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 so sorry to hear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
