Write an article based on this "Change the floor litter regularly. Provide food for the quail. Make sure your quail always have access to clean water. Perform weekly security checks. Keep count of your quail. Do not disturb your quail."
Quail droppings will build up quickly and contain high levels of ammonia. It's important that you clean out their habitat on a regular basis. If your quail live in a hutch with a wire floor, you can easily collect and clean up the droppings by placing newspapers or shallow containers (like litter trays) underneath the hutch. If you wish, you can use the collected droppings for fertilizer. If you keep your quail in a deep litter habitat, you may only need to clean the litter once every couple of weeks. How much your quail will need depends on how many quail you have, how mature they are, and what breed they are. Adult Japanese quail, for example, eat approximately 14-18 g (.5-.63 oz) of feed per day. Buy food designed specially for the age and life stage of your quail. Their nutritional needs change as they grow and mature. If you are unable to get feed specifically formulated for quail, you can give your quail turkey or game bird feed supplemented with calcium. Add a little shell grit or ground limestone to their feed to provide a calcium boost. Store the food you plan to feed the quail in a dry, cool, well-sealed container. Do not give your quail food that is more than 8 weeks old. Clean water troughs and containers daily to prevent illness. Wash water containers with hot water and a mild detergent, and rinse thoroughly before refilling with fresh water. If you have chicks, fill the water troughs with clean pebbles or marbles to prevent drowning. Regularly examine the quail habitat for damage. Look for rotting wood or holes in the wire or net that could allow predators in (or quail out). Rats often try to get into quail enclosures, so be sure to maintain a secure pen. You may want to do an overall count of your quail daily, weekly or monthly. This is so you know that they're all there and that the quail are living healthy lives in the habitat. Quail are easily startled, and excessive stress or handling can kill them. Don't pick up or handle your quail any more than necessary, and enter their habitat only as much as you need to. Keep their enclosure as quiet and natural as possible. Monitor how other pets or wildlife affect your quail, as too much interest from these animals can stress out your quail.