I'm about to put out a couple quail feeders on our new place. Just looking for ideas. What works for you?
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Made this in my garage, there is a plastic 55 gallon barrel that gravity feeds the dog bowl with a float. The roof is tin, and has a small gutter, so the idea is that it catches rain/moisture. I put a 35 gallon metal barrel with milo in it, but haven't heard a quail in a while.
Just a heads up, there are a lot of different opinions about having a permanent feeding station for quail, some will say that hawks or any other predator will hang out over the feeder and pick off the birds coming and going.
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Originally posted by hog_down View PostMade this in my garage, there is a plastic 55 gallon barrel that gravity feeds the dog bowl with a float. The roof is tin, and has a small gutter, so the idea is that it catches rain/moisture. I put a 35 gallon metal barrel with milo in it, but haven't heard a quail in a while.
Just a heads up, there are a lot of different opinions about having a permanent feeding station for quail, some will say that hawks or any other predator will hang out over the feeder and pick off the birds coming and going.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YCOaBqEHY"]Quail Station Assembly - YouTube[/ame]
I do plan to set mine up next to escape cover so the quail won't be sitting ducks out in the wide open. Gonna put panels around it to keep hogs out, but hopefully provide a little bobcat protection as well. Don't know if I'll do a metal roof rain catchment or not, but that's a great setup.
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Originally posted by Shane View Post
Yes sir, saw that and made my own, cheaper version. I can post a few others if you’d like, just have to dig. The price tag for the one above was stupid high.
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