➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[muddy75]

just went out to collect eggs and check on the “littles” about a dozen were huddled in the corner of the fence looking sooooo pitiful, so i scooped them up and put them with their smart friends in the hideaway box for the night. then i found a few stragglers and put them in as well. didn’t do a complete head count but hopefully they are all safe and warm inside.

 

[muddy75]

Finally got some pics of the escapees! 6 months ago these two got out of their pen, (pair Reeves pheasants) along with some others that I managed to recover.
Predators haven't gotten them, yet nor have they moved on? Usually if they get out they are gone in quick chilly minute! they have completely reverted back to being "wild"! I can't even get close to them at night when they roost. too smart to be caught in a recall trap.
I apologize for the poor quality of the pics....dadgum phone camera.
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so happy they are doing well in the wild! i have a bad feeling that my escapees were not so smart nor lucky! I haven’t seen any trace of them other than the 1 male that came home twice.......i think i’ve got my aviary almost to fort knox level so will have to try again in the spring and chock this up to a learning experience!!

 

[Pennys Mama]

Finally got some pics of the escapees! 6 months ago these two got out of their pen, (pair Reeves pheasants) along with some others that I managed to recover.
Predators haven't gotten them, yet nor have they moved on? Usually if they get out they are gone in quick chilly minute! they have completely reverted back to being "wild"! I can't even get close to them at night when they roost. too smart to be caught in a recall trap.
I apologize for the poor quality of the pics....dadgum phone camera.
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That's awesome that they've stayed nearby, and have managed to survive! That's pretty cool, actually!

just went out to collect eggs and check on the “littles” about a dozen were huddled in the corner of the fence looking sooooo pitiful, so i scooped them up and put them with their smart friends in the hideaway box for the night. then i found a few stragglers and put them in as well. didn’t do a complete head count but hopefully they are all safe and warm inside.

They're not the brightest crayons in the box, huh?
Cute does not mean intelligent, unfortunately!

 

[Nabiki]

@Kiki It's a feather sexable selection on auction now...

 

[Kiki]

Three days in a row I have collected five eggs from my cage with only six birds.
I was pretty sure that three of the six were male.

 

[Kiki]

Three days in a row I have collected five eggs from my cage with only six birds.
I was pretty sure that three of the six were male.

Thank goodness I didn't off all the males this time.

 

[R2elk]

Thank goodness I didn't off all the males this time.

 

[Kiki]

I'm learning.


I still have three males caged together and they're doing great but I want that cage freed up.

I think I'm going to take the Tibetan male and put him in with the five girls and then eat the other two.

 

[BantyChooks]

Three days in a row I have collected five eggs from my cage with only six birds.
I was pretty sure that three of the six were male.

I knew it.

 

[muddy75]

@Kiki It's a feather sexable selection on auction now...

i was so close to putting in the 26 bid.....thank goodness i didn’t because that bid WON!