How to mix dust bath for quail
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- How I like to mix my dust bath. A little trick to mix it easier and smoother. Few tips on prepping your supplies.
Get some sand, ash, and diatomaceous earth. Keep your birds happy and healthy.
This is awesome! I use a big open bin but they definitely kick it out all the time which is super annoying. I’ll give this a try. Thank you for giving your quails a good life! No matter if they’re being used for meat, eggs, companionship, all 3, or something else, it’s important they’re treated well and given the right kind of setup with the things they need to thrive.
@@christiansaravia7865 I appreciate it. I hope this works well for you. If not well I hope you find better way. Then let me know. Has been very effective for me and makes egg collection much easier.
Nice! I thought about mixing everything together as well. I just started my “quail adventure” with 250 newbies. They are a week old now and I’ve only lost 6 which I feel like is a good ratio so far. I thought about a dust bath (sand) and my wife said “yeah but mites and other bugs” so I said “I think DE would handle that” and this video is where I landed. I didn’t think of ash even though we use it in our gardens and under rabbit pens along with DE. So now I’m thinking of ALL the possibilities with mixing like this and basically making a huge litter box under my rabbits and quail and just scooping it out like a litter box lol my view on life has been changed forever!! 😂 great video, thank you!
Really hope it helps.The main thing is keeping it dry. That’s why I use buckets plus is contains the substrate making it last longer and turns into a great egg collection area. They love laying eggs in them. I actually have been wanting to try your exact idea under my larger brooder and like you said just scoop it out like cat litter. I’ve thought about adding fine pine shavings/saw dust to the mix as well. Only concern I’ve had is how wet and how much poo a full brooder of quail can produce. That’s on my to do lists of experiments. Just remember the diatom fit much is really dust and can be bad for your birds. I don’t use it autumn through winter. I have 3 year old birds with no bad health effects but again a little goes a long ways so use it sparing. I only add full scoops when remixing a new batch. I’m happy the video is helpful.
I’m currently doing a series called (chick food waste experiment). I’m about to do my final video using all that I’ve learned and tried. Cut chick food waste 60 percent if not more down to a minimal. Game changer on saving food cost for chicks. Worth it if you hatch a lot. I’m always trying creative ideas to change the many bad habits/common beliefs people have raising quail. Trying to find better ways.