Pigeon/Quail combo coop

WiskeyJaR · Post by **WiskeyJaR** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:19 pm

can you have both in same coop? Maybe entry on ground for quail and entry at top for pigeons?

Have limted space for a coop..was hoping to combine them.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:41 am

Yes, they live together fine. I often keep quail in my pigeon pens. I thought when I first did it that the pigeons might kill them but that is not true. Accually I think the pigeons are more scared of the quail. Should work just fine.

SwitchGrassWPG · Post by **SwitchGrassWPG** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:12 am

Depends on your pigeons. I've had them peck at the quail's head until it killed it...

Jay

tip · Post by **tip** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:29 am

I'll go with Switchgrass on this one. I've had pigeons keep pecking untill they peck all the feathers off the quails back.

Post by **topher40** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:20 am

You should be just fine Whiskey, I keep mine all together all the time. Sure I lose a few but not enough to worry about.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:04 am

Maybe your pens are to small cause I have never had this and I have done it for years. Or maybe the quail was sick?

jhoughton · Post by **jhoughton** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:09 am

I have never seen pigeons peck the feathers of the quail, but if you have too many quail in a pen, the other quail will definitely peck the feathers off of the other quail.

Th eonly concern I would have is putting wild pigeons in with quail and spreading some disease around the coop. I would put raised homers in there though...

WiskeyJaR · Post by **WiskeyJaR** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:15 am

Ohiogsp said:

Maybe your pens are to small cause I have never had this and I have done it for years

How big would you say the coop need to be? Would a 8x8 floor be big enough?

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:03 pm

How many birds?

WiskeyJaR · Post by **WiskeyJaR** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:28 pm

proabily 10-15 mixed birds, quail/pigeons, as I just have the one dog to train.

my 3 sons gsp · Post by **my 3 sons gsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:43 pm

hey Wiskey i have a 8x8 coop that houses around 20 birds and 15 quail never had a problem .

WiskeyJaR · Post by **WiskeyJaR** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:48 pm

thanks folks,....(wonders what a half breed pigeon/quail would look like, and chuckles)

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:02 pm

Probably like this.

WiskeyJaR · Post by **WiskeyJaR** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:06 pm

LOL...how much Tobasco sauce would ya need to get that thing down?

WildRose · Post by **WildRose** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:47 pm

WiskeyJaR wrote:LOL...how much Tobasco sauce would ya need to get that thing down?

What the heck is that thing? Looks like a cross between a road runner and a pea cock!

You wouldn't need much tobasco though, I know a heck of a lot of cajuns and koonasses that could make a darn fine gumbo out of it HA! CR

Post by **ezzy333** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:04 pm

Charlie that was my first impression too. Could take a prize for being ugly.

Ezzy

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:22 pm

It is a Hoatzin. They are from south america and the amazon. It is a real bird believe it or not. It eat only leaves and has a gut like a cow. Also when the birds are babies they have claws at the end of their wings. This allows them to jump from a nest when scared and climb back up the tree after. Weird bird for sure.