Originally Posted by Topgun 3006

I would suggest rather than doing what you mentioned that you do what Oldtimr posted to make a good, comfortable place for them. Quail are very delicate little birds and they can't take much weather like a pheasant can and they don't have fat reserves like a pheasant does either. A pheasant can go quite a few days without food, but quail won't last long without daily sustenance.