Clean up the post and stop with the arguing. Agree to disagree and move on. Enough is enough.

I think we did, as the thread has been dead for a week!

Yep it was enough, that is why the post has been dead.

I am as of now raising 6 quail in a 10/5 foot pen. We are arcing 10 foot pieces of 1/2 inch pvc piping across the pen. I just takes up the spot and sprinkled some foxtail seed on the ground. We are going to put 2 or 3 cinder blocks in because I read that the quail will crawl into the holes in the blocks to get out of rain and snow. We are going to feed them millet and sunflower heads and are putting a waterer in there because we can't have natural water in a pen. We are going to find out if they lay eggs next spring. Any insight I am glad to take.

They may lay fertile eggs next Spring if they're still alive and there are both sexes in the pen! What have you made available in the pen for them to get out of the bad weather that will hit this winter up there?

Pheasant shooter, I suggest you build a decent sized wooden box on legs about 4 ft high with the front at least half closed and set with the back to the prevailing winds in your pen to protect the birds in bad weather. Click on the link below and you can print out info about bob whites from the PGC. You may be surprised about how many eggs a hen will lay. The info will give you an idea of what kind of habitat to create on your land for the quail for food and cover. Don't be afraid to contact the PGC to ask for advice if you run into a snag. Good luck.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal...=596812&mode=2

The pvc pieces are going to be 2 feet apart and we are going to put a 2 foot piece of plywood in between the pvc pieces and they can get under it to get out of the rain and snow.

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.

Ok will do!

How many square feet are needed to raise
k-thunder pheasants