COTURNIX QUAIL SAND BATH - Do Your Coturnix Quail Need One?

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Do you need to supply a sand bath for your Coturnix Quail? In this video I explain the benefits and why I provide sand baths for my coturnix quail.

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@adventureswithrobinc3262 3 жыл бұрын

I just did this with my birds. It is one of my favorite times to sit and watch them.

@MagicGate814 2 жыл бұрын

My quails love it when I give them the sand bath. They seem to know when I carry it to the cage and they seem really happy

@Genesysgrl 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all ypu videos I can't stop watching. I'm a new quail mom and I have already fallen I. Love with my 16 chick's and look forward to this journey and you help me to feel like I'm doing good being there mom so thank you so much. 😊

@user-gk2ut8mc5e 7 ай бұрын

Interesting, I use 2 cups wood ash, 2 cup sand, 2 cup dirt and 1 Tbsp DE, mixed well. I usually put 2 cups of the mix into their plastic bath. They so enjoy it and are very entertaining while bathing.

@shymouse1604 3 жыл бұрын

You can get oil pans or kitty litter boxes at the dollar store. They work great for dust baths or if it's too hot you can put some water in them for the quail to stand in to cool off.

@jodyflores601 3 жыл бұрын

Mine absolutely love their sand bath. My quail hutch has a built in sand bath and definitely notice it keeps them busy and not bored. I sift my sand once or twice a week to get any solids/feathers and such out to stretch the sand life. Most of my eggs are laid in the sand box and stay really clean. Great video Terry! :)

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@mysongzz1521 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your informative vids, blessings!

@damnitbadger7119 Жыл бұрын

i use a tub with ash from the burn pit. they love it

@Juana4ev Жыл бұрын

Got my answer lol. Covered everything. Thanks

@barefawker33 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry, for the great info.

@10seconds415 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information!

@gkamenarska 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your help

@frankbellinger905 3 жыл бұрын

Love the videos Terry!!! Keep em coming!!! Please

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@karenmatson9369 3 жыл бұрын

My birds love this too!!

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

I think they all do 😀

@elenakurus2010 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@whatsthetruth23923 3 жыл бұрын

I use budgie sand it's also has broken pieces of sea shells in it

@lb-bz1yp 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@TheC920996mmkj 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever costs a dollar a piece in the US, always costs $5 in Australia. We must be so much richer than the rest of the world. You can't get a decent incubator under $500

@nickrock5761 Жыл бұрын

Do you still provide sand baths in your all wire cages? It seems small for 6 quail and a sand bath inside that cage, doesn't it?

@aarondelagarza7855 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Terry i got quail and they're laying eggs and i think im ready to try incubating this will be my first time so if theres any info on products and when to do what itd be greatly appreciated its not a bunch just 3 females and a male. Just dont want to overlook anything and thanks for the help sir.

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen this video? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nKiSmpt4y9zDf58.html

@mamacherie9902 3 жыл бұрын

How much feed is best for adults per day . I have been feeding free choice. When I Butchered the Extra males seemed like they were very fat.

@macymakesmagic Жыл бұрын

My quails refused to take a sand bath when the tray is given to them. One appears to be itching. What should I do?

@honeytoone8610 2 жыл бұрын

How much DE is too much?

@amyb5339 3 жыл бұрын

Half of my 8x3 coop is sand (see Slightly rednecked coop) and this has been the summer of carnage. Blinded roosters due to aggression, overbred hens, despite good hen/rooster ratio. I sift the sand and add new periodically and they do love daily sand bathing. I also raise mealworms and encourage them to hunt in the sand, as a treat. It gets them off the wire and helps prevent bumblefoot, although I had to cull a hen due to her bumblefoot earlier this summer as well. *Sigh*. Just candled my 40 incubating eggs two days ago and had to pitch 30 due to infertility, and have a rooster with a broken beak. Thinking about starting over with a new group. Any feedback is appreciated.

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

I would watch for an aggressive bird and cull. Also, if they are overheated or stressed out in anyway, ie predator, cat, hawk, etc. could be causing unrest with your birds.

@amyb5339 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Terry! I have premier one electric poultry netting around all the pens now. No more predators, only insurgency from within! Hens in the kitchen hospital cage aren't bad, but roosters are downright noisy!

@jbelme1 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the only thing my birds truly enjoy.

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@snowyg357 3 жыл бұрын

Give em live mealworms. They go nuts

@KB-2222 Жыл бұрын

@@snowyg357 roaches too

@snowyg357 Жыл бұрын

@@KB-2222 small ones yes

@KB-2222 Жыл бұрын

@@snowyg357 yeah I breed thousands a month 300 females and 50 males a container.

@rajriyaz9185 3 жыл бұрын

Can we put clay instead of sand ?

@jenniferlynne10 3 жыл бұрын

How often do you put the sand bath in? Once a week? or more frequently? I just got a male and female, they are just about 6 weeks old. I left the sand bath in with them and they enjoyed it thoroughly, but then just slept in it and pooped it all up~!! How long do you leave the sandbox in with them and if they haven't pooped in it, do you ever re-use the sand?

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

I try for once a week but sometimes it's every other week. Mine do the same, they sleep and lay eggs in the sand box.

@terrydutton2262 3 жыл бұрын

I am just starting to raise quail u said can put little ash in the sand box pellet stove ash will it work

@kcoker9189 3 жыл бұрын

I imagine since it's ultimately wood it would work still! Let us know how it goes

@NoName-mb7iw 3 жыл бұрын

uumm just want to say umm that i love your channel Terry umm great content umm best quail channel hand down!

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Um, are trying to be funny? LOL ... thanks man!

@thefarmer828 3 жыл бұрын

i mix diatomaceous earth and wood ash in mine

@thefarmer828 3 жыл бұрын

i put sand baths in at 3 weeks old, no harmful effects

@gregboshell4532 2 жыл бұрын

Terry would it hurt to leave the sand box in with them

@CoturnixCorner 2 жыл бұрын

Not at all

@cockeyedhomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Terry, Why not keep a sand bath in their cage all the time?

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

You can

@winstonjohnson5896 3 жыл бұрын

My 23 quail are outdoors in a aviary that I built for them. I provided a sand box for them and they just go crazy dusting themselves, especially after I've screened it - they get the wood chips that I put over the ground in the aviary. There's times that I just set there in the aviary watching them, it's quite comical. My 13 hens started laying eggs a week ago, I'm collecting 7-9 eggs per day. Does anyone have any tips on getting the hens to brood their eggs?

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean, I love watching my quail when they are in the sand bath. Congrats on the new egg layers!

@jecriggs 3 жыл бұрын

@Road2Training if you cut down on the male quail load, the females will be much less stressed, and you may have a better chance of having hens go broody. We also have our quail on the ground in a large pen with housing, and "hidey holes", places to dust bathe, lots of greens in season, microgreens and sprouted grains out of season, fermented grains, meal worm treats, and even songbird seed when there are no other treats readily available.

@winstonjohnson5896 3 жыл бұрын

@Road2Training I've made hiding places throughout the aviary by using Cedar tree boughs, also some rock formations. I feed them greens from my raised-bed garden - leaves from the broccoli, Swiss Chard, kale and lettuce plants - they really tear into the greens when I first put them in the aviary each morning. I've got two really aggressive males that will be dinner in a week or so. I'm trying to get the hens to brood but no luck so far.

@Jessicajanelove Жыл бұрын

My Avian sand was cheaper than play sand I suppose it depends on how much you are getting 😊

@davidlai555 3 жыл бұрын

Can I just use sand from a beach?

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, I would run the sand though a screen to filter out the larger pieces of debris first.

@jochemherkert 3 жыл бұрын

hi, i have quail for 2 months now and they have laid eggs now, i put them in the incubator. they all came out, but after a few days they started to get weaker. and the next day they are dead. it has happened a few times now. Do you know how that is possible?

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

Could be anything really, from genetics to feed. I would need a lot more info to help you.

@jochemherkert 3 жыл бұрын

Ok no problem thank you

@jochemherkert 3 жыл бұрын

I think it hase to do with the genetics, Do you think it would help if I bought some quail from another place.

@No-sg7ms 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my quail mabey a week ago is 6 hens to 2 males too many

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

No, you should be fine. That's a 3:1 ratio so you should get good fertility rates.

@ABESLIN 3 жыл бұрын

WHAT IS YOUR PROTIEN % YOU FEED YOUR QUAIL. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS RECOMENDED. HELP PLEASE.

@thefarmer828 3 жыл бұрын

25 plus grower, 17 layer

@CoturnixCorner 3 жыл бұрын

I feed 30% gamebird starter until they start to lay, then I switch to a 16% layer formula.

@ABESLIN 3 жыл бұрын

@@thefarmer828 i just bought 30% game bird starter. Will that work..

@thefarmer828 3 жыл бұрын

@@ABESLIN 100 mines 28 25 would be a minimum in my opinion

@thefarmer828 3 жыл бұрын

@@CoturnixCorner wanted to say a huge thank you for having Mr Schofield on, i contacted him and am now getting his silver hatching eggs sent by the man he sold his birds too, very excited.