Thanks for this video, we just bought this cage and appreciate seeing your review. The sections are a bit small, but you can modify them to fit the birds more comfortably. We had ours for the last several months in an outdoor tractor setup, which did not work well. We didn't know who was laying or wasn't, the wire was not good for their feet (bumblefoot issues) and they would stop laying for any little reason. We are hoping for much better results using this cage in our garage.
Eric Jennings there is nothing like snapping these things together and being done with no tinkering to get them right. Definitely watch the hatching time website vid for assembly. Really helps.
Sparkle City Quail Farm Excellent, detailed review. Thanks for the effort. I’m ordering a 5-tier. Any issues with rodents coming to your garage for the bird feed? (My birds will be in my large, unfinished, walk-out basement in a subdivision. No woods, but rodents can show up unexpectedly, I’m told.) I’m also interested in how you supply the adult quail with ample lighting for maximum eggs production.
Shane Crabtree We’ve not had any rat issues however field mice do make their way into our garage. It Has not been that big of a problem as we are constantly moving in and out of the area. Ironically enough we just had a snake get into one of our cages that is NOT this hatching time cage system but designed similarly. The rat snake we think was after the eggs in the roll out and decided to take on a quail. Unfortunately we lost one of our layers but the snake was dispatched and hopefully won’t have any more issues suffice it to say rats mice and snakes can get into this cage system. We just acquired a property to expand our operations so our update video has been delayed. But there is much more to say about this five tier cage system. In the pros and cons. Stay tuned
Sparkle City Quail Farm Thanks! I now have 2 cheap WiFi cameras ($30 each) on my incubator and my brooder. I’ll get another for my cages to detect any movement outside the pens. It’s so easy to monitor multiple cameras from a single app on your phone.
Shane Crabtree what product do you use? We have debated getting something like that because our new quail setup will be detached from our home and not easy to access
Well explained I have this system here in the UK but I have only a single unit as I am looking at moving to the states soon with my fiancee who lives in NC maybe we could visit you as she would love to see a set up like that
Being in the garage what’s your light situation? Do you get much natural in there or do you have a light? Would a heat lamp melt the plastic? How do you think it would hold up outside?
Juan Suarez oh yes we’ve got another vid that covers this issue coming up once we move to our new property next month. It will be an in-depth follow up review to this one
Nice! I learned that from someone else’s videos lol. I want quails for eggs at home but I’m really scared of flies ruining my small back yard lol. I pick up my dogs poop every day to avoid them but man quail poop feels like it might make my back yard an oasis for flies.
Catrike & The Flaming Eyeball yes with our current setup we have our birds in our garage. We can control the environment with light and less temp swings making for more consistent laying. We empty/spray down our trays every morning so smell is minimal. And if it needs it we open the garage and put a fan on for ventilation. Compared to our first pen setup this has very minimal waste outside the trays.
Hey, it's been a few months since you posted. I am very close in pulling the trigger to purchase some of these. Can you please provide an update on how these are performing? Do you still like them? Are they worth the investment? Down below you suggested that you'll be building industrial grow out pens. Why not use more of these? Too expensive or is it something else? Thank you sincerely.
Aaron we still do really like these snap on cage systems. It’s held up pretty well. Since making this video we had two waterline clogs. And we figured out how to quickly flush the system. So it’s not that big of a deal. One of the pieces of plastic on one of the doors broke still does work. It depends on your situation us personally we would not hesitate if given the opportunity to redo things to buy this product again. The reason why we are looking to build our own again is due to the fact that we want a bit more room for our quail and I want a brooding system that stacks underneath it. there is nothing on the market that does this so we’re making our own. I’ll be posting a video soon about that.
@@sparklecityquailfarm1068 I just assembled mine. You CAN buy a brooder system. Mine is at the very bottom, grow outs just above it and egg layers above that
Most we’ve had is 12 when they were growing out to maturity. (4-8 weeks old both male and female). we had max 10 when we separated male and female. And for breeding we had max 1 male and 5 female total 6 per cage. Anything beyond those numbers we were getting in fighting. That is what worked for our flock.
I have a question. When the rooster makes his call, do you still hear him loud outside of your garage or shed? I live in a urban area and I was wondering if I could keep some in my detached garage so my neighbors don't complain.
We have taken a break from regular breeding and selling quail due to family health issues and travel for drs. But if you have any questions I’m more than happy to help
BooBooBaer71720 In the summer when it gets hot if the garage door was shut without opening at least once for ventilation and airing out it would get pretty livestocky.
I built a slightly larger 5 tier cage with lighting, water and feeders for a third of the price. Chewy.com has a much heavier duty tray for only $12. Those manure trays you have look like 1020 trays and will eventually break. The plastic they walk on doesn't look like it'll stand the test of time either, some birds can have pretty sharp nails and they love to scratch at the floor. If you're going to get a grow out cage, I would suggest not getting another plastic one.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely be sure to check it out. As stated in the vid, we originally built our own pens and although they worked great, we found that these are working much better for us in our current situation. We will be building our industrial grow out pens coming up in February. Probably do a vid update for that as well :)
Does anyone else have any issues with the watering system on this? I keep finding mine not supplying water to complete layers. I take it completely apart and put back together but never find what the issue was that caused it to stop flow.
We had the same issue. Start at the very bottom at the very end of the run hold the water nipple down until water starts to come out. Did the same thing to the next layer at the very end and so on. Sometimes it takes a bit. Kind of annoying. To be honest I think that every watering system has problems whether it be algae, overflow, or water freezing.
Would Be J.R. Lol I hear ya. It was hard to get a lot of the quail cage in the shot because of the vertical nature of the quail cage that we decided to do the vertical style. Don’t worry they won’t all be like this
Leda Kerrigan Unfortunately I spent probably more money in the first cage system that we built that was a failure. So I completely understand the sentiment. After having these cages for long enough I learned what works and what does not work and will be building our own again. With the same concepts in mind and with modifications from what we’ve learned. It does truly take a huge load off your back when all you have to do is assemble and you’re done. Hour of work rather than days of work.
We ordered waxed butcher paper. Super cheep... so we cut a stack of sized sheets. So this is what we do sheet of butcher paper, fine pine shavings from tractor supply. We even save our spent coffee grinds and sprinkle on the shavings. Pull out trays fold up the paper. Lay new paper put down shavings and coffee grinds. We do this once a week and we have no Oder issues. Easy easy! Romans 10: 9-13
James Dyer good deal! We use our quail manure inan anaerobic digester to produce methane so putting that type of material down would not be beneficial and a little too much work for us but if we weren’t doing that that sounds pretty awesome
these are super messy my quail make a mess of the feed in these cages. the brooder is the worst super messy and the chicks go in the feeder tray and make a huge mess worst design
I don’t know how they are getting in the feeder unless the birds are small enough to get out through the egg layer rollout and then get into the feeder above? Sounds like the quail are not big enough at the time you are putting them in. Can you clarify?
I am waiting on one coming next week try. Painting the water tank black to stop alge😊
Thanks for this video, we just bought this cage and appreciate seeing your review. The sections are a bit small, but you can modify them to fit the birds more comfortably. We had ours for the last several months in an outdoor tractor setup, which did not work well. We didn't know who was laying or wasn't, the wire was not good for their feet (bumblefoot issues) and they would stop laying for any little reason. We are hoping for much better results using this cage in our garage.
Excellent share thank you!
Thanks for for the review, we should receive our four tier in a few days.
Eric Jennings there is nothing like snapping these things together and being done with no tinkering to get them right. Definitely watch the hatching time website vid for assembly. Really helps.
Sparkle City Quail Farm Excellent, detailed review. Thanks for the effort. I’m ordering a 5-tier. Any issues with rodents coming to your garage for the bird feed? (My birds will be in my large, unfinished, walk-out basement in a subdivision. No woods, but rodents can show up unexpectedly, I’m told.) I’m also interested in how you supply the adult quail with ample lighting for maximum eggs production.
Shane Crabtree We’ve not had any rat issues however field mice do make their way into our garage. It Has not been that big of a problem as we are constantly moving in and out of the area. Ironically enough we just had a snake get into one of our cages that is NOT this hatching time cage system but designed similarly. The rat snake we think was after the eggs in the roll out and decided to take on a quail. Unfortunately we lost one of our layers but the snake was dispatched and hopefully won’t have any more issues suffice it to say rats mice and snakes can get into this cage system. We just acquired a property to expand our operations so our update video has been delayed. But there is much more to say about this five tier cage system. In the pros and cons. Stay tuned
Sparkle City Quail Farm Thanks! I now have 2 cheap WiFi cameras ($30 each) on my incubator and my brooder. I’ll get another for my cages to detect any movement outside the pens. It’s so easy to monitor multiple cameras from a single app on your phone.
Shane Crabtree what product do you use? We have debated getting something like that because our new quail setup will be detached from our home and not easy to access
Algae needs light to grow..have you considering blacking out the bucket with masking tape or anything?
It you put Tin foil around the tank it will prevent light coming in therefore the algae won’t grow
Are thise jumbo quail? Does the poop completely fall thru the bottom?
Is it jumbo quail in the cage? If so, does the jumbo quail poop completely fall through on to the pan?
It can build up but for the most part the system works well
Well explained I have this system here in the UK but I have only a single unit as I am looking at moving to the states soon with my fiancee who lives in NC maybe we could visit you as she would love to see a set up like that
Where in NC?! we’re super close to the border. Let us know we would love to have y’all visit and talk shop.
@@sparklecityquailfarm1068 she lives in Wilson
DUNCAN OSBORNE thats about a 4 hour drive but we’re all for a visit :)
Being in the garage what’s your light situation? Do you get much natural in there or do you have a light? Would a heat lamp melt the plastic?
How do you think it would hold up outside?
Wondering the same, how it would hold up outside.
Depends on the ground it’s on for movability and if there is shade they need to be able to get shade to stay cool on hot days.
Install automotive drip trays for oil for the poop so you can catch the front wall poopers.
Juan Suarez oh yes we’ve got another vid that covers this issue coming up once we move to our new property next month. It will be an in-depth follow up review to this one
Nice! I learned that from someone else’s videos lol. I want quails for eggs at home but I’m really scared of flies ruining my small back yard lol. I pick up my dogs poop every day to avoid them but man quail poop feels like it might make my back yard an oasis for flies.
Juan Suarez Yes we use automotive drip trays in another one of our quail pen systems that will be in the next vid. They definitely work well
Does it smell a lot in your garage or shed?
What about smell and waste outside the trays? Seems you keep them in your garage.
Catrike & The Flaming Eyeball yes with our current setup we have our birds in our garage. We can control the environment with light and less temp swings making for more consistent laying.
We empty/spray down our trays every morning so smell is minimal. And if it needs it we open the garage and put a fan on for ventilation.
Compared to our first pen setup this has very minimal waste outside the trays.
Hey, it's been a few months since you posted. I am very close in pulling the trigger to purchase some of these. Can you please provide an update on how these are performing? Do you still like them? Are they worth the investment?
Down below you suggested that you'll be building industrial grow out pens. Why not use more of these? Too expensive or is it something else?
Thank you sincerely.
Aaron we still do really like these snap on cage systems. It’s held up pretty well. Since making this video we had two waterline clogs. And we figured out how to quickly flush the system. So it’s not that big of a deal.
One of the pieces of plastic on one of the doors broke still does work.
It depends on your situation us personally we would not hesitate if given the opportunity to redo things to buy this product again.
The reason why we are looking to build our own again is due to the fact that we want a bit more room for our quail and I want a brooding system that stacks underneath it. there is nothing on the market that does this so we’re making our own. I’ll be posting a video soon about that.
@@sparklecityquailfarm1068 Thank you!
@@sparklecityquailfarm1068 I just assembled mine. You CAN buy a brooder system. Mine is at the very bottom, grow outs just above it and egg layers above that
@@suzannemoltz3937 Where can you buy a brooder system?
How many quail can you fit in each cage
Most we’ve had is 12 when they were growing out to maturity. (4-8 weeks old both male and female). we had max 10 when we separated male and female. And for breeding we had max 1 male and 5 female total 6 per cage. Anything beyond those numbers we were getting in fighting. That is what worked for our flock.
I have a question.
When the rooster makes his call, do you still hear him loud outside of your garage or shed?
I live in a urban area and I was wondering if I could keep some in my detached garage so my neighbors don't complain.
Yes
Can u use these for button quail? They are smaller would they be able to reach the watering system?
Hmmm I’m not too sure as I’ve never raised button however before they are full grown both bob white and Japanese quail can reach no problem
Thank you! I'm looking into raising quail. Do you sell them? I live in Anderson, SC. Seems you could be close enough for me to come pick up.
We have taken a break from regular breeding and selling quail due to family health issues and travel for drs. But if you have any questions I’m more than happy to help
@@sparklecityquailfarm1068 Thank you!
Need info to get it .i'm at Sénégal
Do you have regular or jumbo quail?
Jumbo
Use piece of copper to keep algae from forming...just let copper sit in reservoir
Mister Martin hey just to let you know we put copper from Romex into the water bucket and I’ve had zero issues. Great fix!!!
Wow! Thank you for the tip. Very helpful... who would have ever thunk it. Blessings to you Martin
Interestingly enough we are now starting to get algae with temp swing but it also coincided with tarnishing of the copper in the watering reservoir
Where can I get this type of quail cage?
HatchingTime.com
We have same cage and we're strugling with manure....cage floor is covered with thick manure layer. Need to remove it every week....and it's haaaaard
What’s the smell like in a garage?
BooBooBaer71720 In the summer when it gets hot if the garage door was shut without opening at least once for ventilation and airing out it would get pretty livestocky.
What is the capacity, how many quails in one cage
15-21 per layer
I built a slightly larger 5 tier cage with lighting, water and feeders for a third of the price. Chewy.com has a much heavier duty tray for only $12. Those manure trays you have look like 1020 trays and will eventually break. The plastic they walk on doesn't look like it'll stand the test of time either, some birds can have pretty sharp nails and they love to scratch at the floor.
If you're going to get a grow out cage, I would suggest not getting another plastic one.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely be sure to check it out. As stated in the vid, we originally built our own pens and although they worked great, we found that these are working much better for us in our current situation. We will be building our industrial grow out pens coming up in February. Probably do a vid update for that as well :)
What did you use or get from chewy.com.
As good as these cages are, I'll never own one. Something that expensive will always be out of my budget.
Does anyone else have any issues with the watering system on this? I keep finding mine not supplying water to complete layers. I take it completely apart and put back together but never find what the issue was that caused it to stop flow.
We had the same issue. Start at the very bottom at the very end of the run hold the water nipple down until water starts to come out. Did the same thing to the next layer at the very end and so on. Sometimes it takes a bit. Kind of annoying. To be honest I think that every watering system has problems whether it be algae, overflow, or water freezing.
Man turn your phone sideways
Would Be J.R. Lol I hear ya. It was hard to get a lot of the quail cage in the shot because of the vertical nature of the quail cage that we decided to do the vertical style. Don’t worry they won’t all be like this
9:23 auto zone pan 10$.
I love these but why are they so fricken expensive and then postage, forget about people on a budget.
Leda Kerrigan Unfortunately I spent probably more money in the first cage system that we built that was a failure. So I completely understand the sentiment. After having these cages for long enough I learned what works and what does not work and will be building our own again. With the same concepts in mind and with modifications from what we’ve learned. It does truly take a huge load off your back when all you have to do is assemble and you’re done. Hour of work rather than days of work.
We ordered waxed butcher paper. Super cheep... so we cut a stack of sized sheets. So this is what we do sheet of butcher paper, fine pine shavings from tractor supply. We even save our spent coffee grinds and sprinkle on the shavings. Pull out trays fold up the paper. Lay new paper put down shavings and coffee grinds. We do this once a week and we have no Oder issues. Easy easy! Romans 10: 9-13
James Dyer good deal! We use our quail manure inan anaerobic digester to produce methane so putting that type of material down would not be beneficial and a little too much work for us but if we weren’t doing that that sounds pretty awesome
these are super messy my quail make a mess of the feed in these cages. the brooder is the worst super messy and the chicks go in the feeder tray and make a huge mess worst design
I don’t know how they are getting in the feeder unless the birds are small enough to get out through the egg layer rollout and then get into the feeder above? Sounds like the quail are not big enough at the time you are putting them in. Can you clarify?
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