Favorite quail lost

[Celeste Cannon]

My beautiful falb fee that I just posted about has gone missing. My mom was taking care of them while I was away. Literally yesterday the same thing happened (she left the door unlocked and they got out) but she found both of them. I’m upset she didn’t learn her lesson. Anyways, this morning she came to see that two were missing again, and she found one pretty close to the coop. I can’t find the other.
This sucks for many reasons including:

1. She’s bottom of the pecking order, no reason for her to come back
2. She’s my favorite
3. She’s small and could fit through the fences around my property
4. Our property is big, so many hiding spots and camouflage
5. She’s hard to spot
6. We don’t know how long she’s been out/how far she could’ve gone (we know its been before 10:30 this morning)
7. I was already depressed

Do you guys have any tips or tricks on how to find her? I know it’s very unlikely that we will, but it’s best to try right? Also, I assumed that we would see feathers if something had gotten her, but since she’s so small do you think this is true? We do have hawks, coyotes, raccoons and others in the area.

 

[Kale the Quail]

@Nabiki , @FloorCandy

I hope you find her

 

[Celeste Cannon]

damn.

 

[Nabiki]

That doesn't look good. Unfortunately, in my experience, if you don't find them quickly, you don't find them at all. There are just so many things that like to eat quail out there.

I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[Quaicken108]

I’m so sorry that this has happened to you. I know that it will be hand for you because of those reasons and I hope you can somehow come through this terrible situation stronger. Remember that the BYC people are always here to listen and to help you.

 

[le_bwah]

Dang, sorry to hear about your quail. Always sucks to lose an animal. I wish you and your remaining bird the best.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Leave a thing of food and water out for it. I had a male that came back exhausted and in heat shock and I was able to get him after he had water

 

[3 quails an 2 humans]

I’m so sorry I hope you find it where do did you find those feathers?

 

[MomFoldingLaundry]

Good luck. I had a male fly into the neighbors’ yard and came back a few hours later. But...if you found feathers, its probably not a good sign.

 

[Quailobsessed]

I'm so sorry for your loss She was such a beautiful quail