DenverQuail
In the Brooder
Hi! I have a male coturnix I was hoping to keep for breeding/sentimental reasons. He's been living by himself the past few weeks due to a shortage of females. He is lonely and LOUD, so today I decided to experiment with putting my biggest and toughest hen in with him to try to calm him down a bit. He immediately started trying to mate her very aggressively and then started pecking at ME when I reached into the cage (which he's never done before). I pulled the hen back out because I was worried he'd scalp her and now I'm not sure what to do next. Is his aggressive behavior due to his isolation, and is it possible it will go away given time/more females/a more careful introduction of new birds? Or is he just a naturally aggressive bird that I should probably get rid of? I had plans to introduce him and a few other females to my flock once I've finished my larger setup, but things have been very peaceful lately and I'd hate to change that
Both his parents were super chill so I didn't expect him to be so mean. Keep or cull?
