➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

More skittish than coturnix, much smaller but adorable and fun to hatch and raise

More fun my arse. They are nuts! I couldn't get rid of them quick enough. Lol

 

[muddy75]

They are a 1000 times more skittish. They are little fast nutters.

We called them flying mice

 

[007Sean]

I only had a few that were nutsoid...they have since passed on to their reward but those that were calm, passed on their genes to their offspring and they were also calm. The second and third generations were calm as well. I'm at 9 or 10 generations now and their still calm.

Just depends on environment and handling when they are just hatched. If all they ever see is a huge predator coming at them from above, they will be skiddish. Like any other bird or animal....the more you work with them, around them, the more 'comfortable' they are around you!
Just my 2 francs

 

[muddy75]

I only had a few that were nutsoid...they have since passed on to their reward but those that were calm, passed on their genes to their offspring and they were also calm. The second and third generations were calm as well. I'm at 9 or 10 generations now and their still calm.

Just depends on environment and handling when they are just hatched. If all they ever see is a huge predator coming at them from above, they will be skiddish. Like any other bird or animal....the more you work with them, around them, the more 'comfortable' they are around you!
Just my 2 francs

Most of mine were calm and friendly as adults and they did the best in the small aviary setting. Having them inside with the cage elevated worked well too

 

[Nabiki]

We called them flying mice

Aren't flying mice bats? I believe the German word for bat is literally "flying mouse."

 

[Luna bean]

Nice!
What colors did you order?

I just ordered the jumbo wilds. Im thinking next time I will order the jumbo mix.

 

[Fishychix]

More fun my arse. They are nuts! I couldn't get rid of them quick enough. Lol

Uh oh. Well, everything has a learning curve, right?

 

[007Sean]

Uh oh. Well, everything has a learning curve, right?

Only thing is, sometimes the 'curve' is a cliff!

 

[muddy75]

Aren't flying mice bats? I believe the German word for bat is literally "flying mouse."

Ok, but button quail are a close second when they escape the brooder

 

[007Sean]

Ok, but button quail are a close second when they escape the brooder

They can still be calm but when 'freedom' presents it's self ....I find that they run faster than a cockroach running when a light turns on!