Goldy locks
Hatching
so I wrote a ton but the truth is do you want a friendly quail or a quail who is imprinted and thinks it's human.that is my case. I found her stuck going in circles in a tire on our ranch I brought her in no one was around must have been her first day out of shell. She cried all night in box with light food and water. She was so weak by morning she couldn't stand so I filled her crop with a syringe. I have rescued and released birds before. I replaced her in box and two hrs later she was standing I sat by her box a long time talking to her and pecking her food with my finger till she did same I tapped my finger in water over and over till she did same.then day two took her out of box and sat in living room put her down and told dog no. We did our thing she did hers then I noticed she followed wherever I went. SO I tried to take her out and introduce her to other young quail around ranch at 2 weeks she didn't even look at them or care. She doesn't like other birds she doesn't like or trust other dogs only her brother. So I tried to breed her I did. ENTICED a wild male into mating with her outside right by my feet. HE had been calling to her for weeks. she wasn't to keen on idea but allowed it to happen for forty five minutes. NEEDLESS to say she is 3 yrs old and never laid a single egg. I even let her invite the guy in house for two weeks. INTERESTING enough because he wanted to be with her but was a little scared of us and dog. THERE were a few flappy flying moments of hilarity when he was surprised. Finally she could take sharing her space no more and began pecking him. I let him out for all our sanity. No eggs. She is 5 now and does quite well on her own. However I imagine our story is one in a million. SO good luck and best of happy quail raising they are amazing little birds. my husband can't even shoot one anymore now that he knows how smart and how truly emotional and sensitive individuals they are. she plays nurse when my dog hurt his arm yelled at him every time he got up and followed him with his collar scolding him poor guy tripped over her a few times couldn't see her with collar. If she wasn't looking at his face to make sure he was ok. She was sitting next to him and every few minutes would peck him to make sure he moved. POOR dog he never got a moments rest. LolI have a completely tame California quail who lives in the house with my 95 pound dog no cage goes for car rides sits on my shoulder is very opinionated and gives her two cents all the time. her favorite things are gardening outside with mommy and watching TV. Her name is Goldy and her favorite movie is spirit she pecks the screen to show you what will happen next and looks away at the scary parts she loves vanilla ice cream but gets a brain freeze and she loves anything mommy has. Best are balloons they are fun to run with and napkins are fun to throw in the air and hide under. I may have a few ideas for you. SHE WAS a rescue who turned into a family member. SHE is not a quail she is Goldy has a mom a dad and her big brother Hershey the dog who she bosses around.
[/IMG][/IMG] hopefully you can see all three images. I am new to posting and I keep looking for people who have quail like goldy but I find everyone keeps them in cages and doesn't let them roam outside without restraints. So sadly I'm kinda alone I have chickens in a chicken coop. GOLDY hates them they are filthy load birds to her I guess. I do have advice to how I did it on accident. BE prepared to have a full time companion. There poops are not messy so easily contained she has a spot at the tv on her own bean bagchair. SHE has her own room with a table and fake grass under window with stairs thar have a ledge spanning between two bookshelves. It is also my office she has a big wood box below table filled with dirt for bathing and flinging and her own cascading little waterfall to drink from. But no bars no cage she comes out to living room if I call her she follows around if she has something on her mind. SHE stays in her room if she is mad at us. SHE hates it when I leave if she sees me put on shoes and I don't have her bag out she chases my feet pecking ferociously at my shoes. SHE gets tuck ins every night and is afraid of dark so has night light. SHE is scared of mice and screams for mom or dad if she sees one and wants it caught and removed immediatly. You can hardly set out a trap without her running all over u. She understands what I say for most part. I would say she is as smart as a dog and way funnier and awesome in some ways. SHE doesn't like to be pet but loves to cuddle her version of cuddling is sitting right next to you or on top of you. SHE chases her tail like a dog and dies her morning evasive manuvers in front of her mirror. Quite a different pet. My advice is hatch just one with only you as mom let it follow u everywhere even outside and make sure to take precautions in public places they get scared easily so get a carry soft bag while traversing across streets lest you have a scared quail on top a building who won't come down till everyone has gone and it's been quiet for an hour. EITHER that or you'll have to call the fire department to let you go up and get em. Thank god that hasn't happened but that's how it would go.
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