➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

No, they would run off. I only let them into the coop if it's locked.

Maybe Muddy let's hers run wild with the chickens?

Muddy get back here.

 

[BantyChooks]

Maybe Muddy let's hers run wild with the chickens?

Muddy get back here.

Remember when mine escaped and ran wild for about a week and a half? I couldn't believe they weren't dead.

 

[Kiki]

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[Kiki]

Remember when mine escaped and ran wild for about a week and a half? I couldn't believe they weren't dead.

You got lucky.

 

[BantyChooks]

You got lucky.

Very. They didn't come back the last time.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Kiki, here's the one you were looking at. Her name is Bilbo.
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Ooh! I used to have a male the same color. Not a red range, not a scarlet. Just called him a "german pastel red" I got one chick from him before he died, but she's also blue and I can't tell whether she's carrying the same red underneath it.

They're all from the same hatch. The one you pointed out is Gandalf, the pied one. Or, is it tuxedo in quail? I never can remember.
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I mean, kind of both. "Tuxedo" should really be reserved for birds with a good 50/50 penguin split. I don't have any, but I think @Texas Kiki definitely does if I'm remembering her birds right. Pied is a better descriptor for birds with irregular patches or a color mix tipped heavy to either solid or white. I definitely have a few of those. Sometimes I call them "semi-tuxedo" if all the white feathers are on the breast.

Beautiful birds!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Bond, this is the new fencing. It gets closed at night, in the front.

 

[007Sean]

Bond, this is the new fencing. It gets closed at night, in the front.
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That keeps the bears out?

 

[BantyChooks]

That keeps the bears out?

So far, yes. They aren't very determined around here, maybe? The research we did said that would be enough to keep them out. Also, these are black bears, if it makes a difference. Not grizzlies. Shudder.
We've got a bunch of motion lights and a dog out there too. Actually, a lot of dogs. The neighbour's Beagle pack roams our property all night.

 

[007Sean]

So far, yes. They aren't very determined around here, maybe? The research we did said that would be enough to keep them out. Also, these are black bears, if it makes a difference. Not grizzlies. Shudder.
We've got a bunch of motion lights and a dog out there too. Actually, a lot of dogs. The neighbour's Beagle pack roams our property all night.

Ok, I guess between the dogs and not easy to get into, they go elsewhere.