Bobwhite outside the pen...

[Fat Daddy]

I was mowing the grass yesterday, when to my surprise one of my half grown Georgia Giants roos ran out of the grass just ahead of the mower... He ran for 20 ft or so and took flight for another 20' or so, and landed back near the quail pens. He then scooted off into the field behind my house.

This surprised me on several levels, mostly one of my birds being out. But also because all my birds are pinioned and this guy got off the ground for longer than I expected a pinioned bird could.

Well then I went to see how he could have got out and how many more were gone. As you likely already figured, it turned out not to be one of my birds at all, but a wild bird attempting to win the favor of one of my girls.

I have been hearing wild birds for a week now back there. This is not unusual, there are lots of wild bobs around here.

I have never had daughters, but I feel a little un-easy about this new "wild bird" showing interest in my girls..... I WILL BE WATCHING HIM!!!! Bill

 

[JJMR794]

Next Time You Hear Him Out There Just Go Sit By The Pen And Clean All Your Guns....

 

[peepsnbunnies]

The 'wild boys' come to visit here too. We went on vacation once and my son was house sitting for us. He calls me on the phone just furious one day, ranting about one of my quail had gotten out, he couldn't figure out how it got out and he was trying to catch it and couldn't and it flew over the fence. He was so MAD! (probably because he hates taking care of the critters when I am gone

). Finally I got a word in and asked him to tell me how many quail there were in the coop. He said 3. I started laughing (which made him madder...) and told him that is how many should be there - you have been trying catch a wild bobwhite that comes over the fence to check out the girls!

It was silent on the other end of the phone while that sank in.

Still makes me laugh at how mad he was and it was not even my quail.


Lisa