ilovechickens Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hi guys, become an owner of quail in august and they have seemingly lived happily under our chicken coop -the chickens free range during the day and hop into the coop at night-so the quails inhabit the run under the coop-they seem to get on fine in there-however i was wondering if there was anything i should be doing for them now the weather is getting colder. The seem to like to sleep out in the open air- they do have the choice of going inside and getting warm, but they chose not to! do i need to force them inside at night or just leave them and hope they are sensible enough to go get warm if cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 They like some undergrowth to hide in so some bushy evergreen foilage would be good for that and also for some shelter if they are silly enough to sleep outside. I think I'd also be tempted to add some cover/tarpaulin/plastic to at least a couple of sides of the run so they have a windbreak and at least one very sheltered corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yep, as long as they are covered and dry they should be ok. If they won't go in at night I'd make sure they have a think layer of bedding or straw to keep them a bit warmer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
