an update: i got the two new birds last weekend and they've been in an adjacent pen for 6 days now. there's a section of the pen that's plexiglass that the new and old quail can see each other through and the two new birds haven't stopped pacing in front of that plexiglass even once in the past...
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unfortunately i only have one place to put the new birds (other than in with the other quail) and it's built directly next to the existing pen. i'll be getting these two new quail locally from a reputable seller who was adamant about only selling them to me if they'd be going to a good...
I have 5 mountain quail in an outdoor enclosure and in the next few days I'll be getting two new mountain quail to add in with them. My 5 mountains are a year and a half old (hatched May 2010) and the two new ones are 6 months (hatched May 2011). Of my 5 birds, three are male and two are...