Thank you for your review on the cages. Do you still have them? How are the holding up? Have you been forced to make any modifications? I have two brand new Hatching Time cages. One came missing parts. The other leaks like crazy from the square end plug that is assembled at the factory and on the black hose at the connections. We made sure there was no space in the black hoses and worked to get a tight fit. To get items replaced from HT, one must take several pictures of the box, label, problems, etc. It creates more frustration and emails than necessary. I asked them how was I supposed to take a picture of a missing part? So many emails and time! Not very efficient. We gave up dealing with their customer service and are using JB water weld and hose clamps to solve the problems that came with the $826 5-layer cage. For that price, you would expect turn-key, but we are having to make daily repairs to brand new cages. When we looked to see if others have an issue with them, we learned the heavy leaking issues goes back several years and is a very, very common complaint among their customers. I've had my floors and furniture (office in quail barn) damaged, and we lost a few quail due to them running out of water.

@@mamaasbell8044 Sorry no longer have them or quail but they did work well. Never had any problems with the water hoses but having the wire bottoms did cause a lot of foot problems in my quail. I used cardboard for the backs to keep the poop from falling out the back. I've decided if you want to keep quail indoors only keep a small colony. They make a mess.

@@1safeplanet785 I have mine in a shed built just for them in the HT cages. They poop out the sides and the back of the HT cages. A YTer like yourself used aluminum signs to stop the poo from coming out the sides. I am still trying to think of what to use for the back. TY for answering me. I subscribed earlier, btw.

@@mamaasbell8044 Shed is a good idea. I had to stop raising my quail due to my old age and price of feed. Do miss the fresh quail eggs though. Good luck with your new hobby.

@@1safeplanet785 I have been raising them on and off for 30 years. I recently decided to increase and streamline what I was doing.

There are. pearls and snowies behind me.

@@CoturnixCorner they look massive

I have a 5 tier so u can get multiple ones just call wynola so they can do the legs for it for multiple cages

Yep

I would still build my own cages, mainly because I am able to. But, the commercial cages are great for those who can’t build or just want to save time. I am partial to the wire cages due to the flooring which has the larger wire which helps prevent manure build up.

@@CoturnixCorner I'm with you. I can build a multi-tier cage incorporating a lot of their great ideas, such as watering and floor wire... without spending all of that $$. I like the metal look. But I like "green" in wallet too. haha. I'm about to kick my rabbits out of the shed and build some quail cages!

I do like the all wire cage vs. the plastic - the home made ones require wood which has to be sealed with something; also the wood can harbor pests. The wire may be a bit more costly at the beginning but in the long run I think they will pay for themselves. As my quail numbers increase I will continue to buy the Winola cage even if it has a few flaws. Hugs Tobias Ralph W Brown Eloy AZ

Both are nice, but I prefer the Wynola cages, they have the larger floor wire which helps with dropping build up.

If you only want a few quail this is great if you want 50 or so. Yeah build your own.

@@junitalkrue9407 If you rent and space is limited the Winola cage is perfect. However, I was gonna put the quail in my greenhouse. But as the greenhouse is now, the neighborhood cats would sit on top of the cage and as the quail stuck their heads out to eat so also would the cat eat the quails little heads. So if I want to move 'em out their I'd need a totally different set up. Also afraid of attracting rodents of which now I have none. knock on wood. Tobias Ralph W Brown Eloy AZ