I have the aggressor in a separate pen with a different male presently. They are getting along, and he's pretty docile. You're right, the dynamics can change in a single day. See how they fare tomorrow. He was happy with the bachelors but let's just hope he knows how to treat a girl right.
I watched the girlies for a bit and think I did pinpoint an aggressor.
I now have 3 single ladies in a pen, and 1 nasty girl out with 5 boys. They want nothing to do with her. :lau
I'm working on a separate pen to try to better suit myself and the birds.
Thanks for the reply.
They were quite frazzled by the original male and seemed discontent, but I didn't expect them to become completely male aggressive savage man haters.
I will definitely try introducing the females to a male in the spring on different turf to see how that plays out.
Wondering if anyone here has experience with this and if there is anything I can do about it.
I had 4 female coturnix in a pen with 1 male. (Indoors, 7.5 sq feet)
They are 14 weeks old. They've each been laying an egg a day for around 5-6 weeks.
About a week ago, the male began constantly...