Kate's Adventures

Coturnix Quail & Tractor

We ordered 20 Coturnix quail eggs in January and started designing and building a moveable quail tractor shortly after.

Me building the quail tractor with some of my favorite tools! We built the tractor out of cedar boards, chicken wire, wire mesh, metal bracing, pine shingles, wood screws and staples.
My mom and I began building the tractor in February.
We worked very hard and I got to design the whole thing!
We were getting close to the quail eggs coming in the mail so we made it a priority to finish. We worked on it in the living room and back porch.
We finalized the coop and tested it with our new chicks from Tractor Supply (which was not the original plan)

The Coturnix Quail eggs arrived the week after Spring Break and we let them sit for 24 hours before putting them in the incubator.

Quail eggs incubate faster than most poultry — Just 18 days! We made sure the temperature stayed around 99.5 degrees and humidity above 65%. Our incubator automatically turned the eggs every 90 minutes until lock down on day 15.
The first quail that hatched!
They started to hatching one after another and most of them hatched on the same day! Out of 20 eggs, 12 hatched. All of our quail chicks were healthy. One had splayed legs but we made it a brace and fixed the problem.
A week after our quail hatched, two of our turkey eggs hatched! Here are the quail chicks and turkey poults in the brooder together.
Me holding Zeb (Zebra) a Pharaoh Coturnix quail. Quail grow very quickly. They are full grown by 6 weeks. We are looking forward to finding some eggs soon!
Quail tractor in use!

I loved making this quail tractor with my mom and I am so excited it’s working! there are somethings we could have done differently but I love it! 🙂

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    Gramma

    I’m so impressed with your knowledge & skills, Katie! I can’t wait to see you & your “friends” in a few weeks. Love, Gramma

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