Bobwhite Quail can make excellent house pets.

[Quail lady]

Oh! Cozy lil girl!
When we go on trips away we used to just bring a cardboard base/old towels and our version of this type of hutch http://www.ebay.com/itm/PREMIUM-PLU...529583?hash=item1ea05def6f:g:py4AAMXQlgtS88I~
I transported her around in this type of thing http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Trave...263093?hash=item1ea6ba8f35:g:9pIAAOSwl8NVcivi
Hope that helps.
Q loved tearing into celery herself. Stays fresher longer whole I used to put it in a jar/vase.
They cop a lot for their "lack of intellect" from our local vet, but they sure know how to get us to do everything for them....

 

[Quail lady]

There's a whole bunch of us house quail people on instagram btw We're @quinctagram and we often communicate on there. https://www.instagram.com/p/6XXm1ezHnN/?taken-by=quinctagram

 

[Quail lady]

https://instagram.com/p/11xgCazHjB/
A holiday snap shot

 

[WigneyFarm]

Hello...
I was reading your posts about having a bobwhite quail as a pet....long story short....we have a bobwhite quail, Robert, as an indoor bird and pet. We adore him. He had not sung much more than a little trilling type noise or chuckling for several years. We recently moved and in the new house he started to sing his bobwhite song...in full volume....all hours of the day and/or night. It was so wonderful to hear him singing.....even at 3:00am. He has all but stopped singing again....haven't heard him sing for about a week now....we are already missing it. Does anyone have any experience with this? Why did he suddenly start singing? because of the new home?? and why would he stop again?? How do we get him to resume his singing?
Any advice from your experience would be greatly appreciated. We do adore Robert and know that he is an oldster so we just want him to be happy and healthy in his old age.
Thanks again....

 

[slush]

Hi there. I've had my little Lucky since July 18, 2015. I read your other thread and I'm just going to answer those questions here too. I'm not an expert, but I did a lot of research online and with the feed stores and people who have quails. Please get your quail game bird feed. They need a higher protein feed (26-30). Chicken feed only has about half the amount in it (15-16). Bird seed is good as a daily treat, but should not be used as a source food. We got some grit for her as well, because in the wild they will eat some dirt or really tiny "rock" to help with digestion. Our friends who have quails on their farm say the don't give them nesting stuff. They just lay the eggs all over their yard. Lol. But you can if you want. Lucky lives in a rabbit cage in our living room, but she let out everyday when we can watch and socialize with her. Don't use cedar in her cage as it not good for their lungs, but pine shavings, or the stuff used in small animals cages are great; also woodstove pellets. Just may sure nothing is treated with chemicals. We took the wire bottom out, because we read it is not very good for her little footies. We have 2 dogs and a cat and everyone gets along. If anything they are all a bit scared of her when she wants to snuggle with them, so they run away when she tries to - hee hee, it's pretty funny. Lucky is extremely lovable and loves to be handled and loved on! Lucky makes tons of cute sounds and we've figured out which ones are her happy sounds and when she is screeching for our attention. She has imprinted to me has her human; she'll go to anyone, but if I call her or she hasn't been with me in for a little she comes running to me for my loves. She does her natural dusting movement on our carpet or in my hair when I lay on the ground and spread my hair out. They bathe in dirt and not water, but we haven't got her a dusting bath like you get for a chinchilla yet. She really doesn't need it since she is only an in home pet. As you know they poop little hard pellets that are easy to pick up so we don't use a flight suit on her. I hope what little know know helps! We love our little one so much.

What brand of game bird feed do you recommend?

 

[Quail lady]

Hmmm, is it the calling for a mate "bob bob white" call or the weird I'm not sure about this and it's a bit startling? If it's the bob bob white one that could be a bit season dependent. And well being a new place everything is weird often. Have you pictures of your old fella?

 

[Goldie Russell]

Here is my Lucky!

So cute... I have recently acquired 2 bobwhites, Fred and Wilma... mine are not tame... they do live in my house... I'm new at all this... tips are welcome...

 

[Quails1]

So cute... I have recently acquired 2 bobwhites, Fred and Wilma... mine are not tame... they do live in my house... I'm new at all this... tips are welcome...

Have you ever thought of providing them satisfactory attention and care as chicks/babies? It's true they won't tame easily like chickens and other domestic fowl when they're adults, but what about the young? The key here to getting tame birds (whether they're domestic, wild, etc.) as much as possible is to start them off as chicks (by hatching them from eggs, obtaining them as babies, etc.), making sure you spend lots of time with that bird(s) to its desire; you want the bird to imprint and bond upon you at the presence of its human parent, forming a connection between you and the bird. When a baby bird hatches out of its egg, at the sight of a person it sees as it's primary, fundamental caretaker, it imprints to that individual, kind of like how babies see their father and mother as his/her caregiver upon the infant's birth. Make sure you spend lots of time with them when they're young!

 

[Goldie Russell]

Have you ever thought of providing them satisfactory attention and care as chicks/babies? It's true they won't tame easily like chickens and other domestic fowl when they're adults, but what about the young? The key here to getting tame birds (whether they're domestic, wild, etc.) as much as possible is to start them off as chicks (by hatching them from eggs, obtaining them as babies, etc.), making sure you spend lots of time with that bird(s) to its desire; you want the bird to imprint and bond upon you at the presence of its human parent, forming a connection between you and the bird. When a baby bird hatches out of its egg, at the sight of a person it sees as it's primary, fundamental caretaker, it imprints to that individual, kind of like how babies see their father and mother as his/her caregiver upon the infant's birth. Make sure you spend lots of time with them when they're young!

Well, Fred was dropped in my backyard by a crow who was attempting to feed him to his young... He walks with a limp... an injury he sustained due to the crow... but he's recovered... I bought Wilma to keep Fred company.. I had originally set her free in my backyard... but quickly had to bring them both into the house... Wilma would squawk and sit in the middle of the yard... every crow, hawk and cat in the neighborhood heard her!!! This was not planned... I have fallen in love with these two... and you are right they don't want to cuddle with me... LOL ... I would love to have a "newborn" to imprint on... but they live in my art studio... I live in the city... I consider these two "rescue birds"... LOL...
The Inn is full... I don't have any room for more... although I would love to... She's 6 months old... do you think she will lay eggs?

 

[Binki]

Well, Fred was dropped in my backyard by a crow who was attempting to feed him to his young... He walks with a limp... an injury he sustained due to the crow... but he's recovered... I bought Wilma to keep Fred company.. I had originally set her free in my backyard... but quickly had to bring them both into the house... Wilma would squawk and sit in the middle of the yard... every crow, hawk and cat in the neighborhood heard her!!! This was not planned... I have fallen in love with these two... and you are right they don't want to cuddle with me... LOL ... I would love to have a "newborn" to imprint on... but they live in my art studio... I live in the city... I consider these two "rescue birds"... LOL...
The Inn is full... I don't have any room for more... although I would love to... She's 6 months old... do you think she will lay eggs?

Lol omgosh! Poor Fred! Lucky he has you and Wilma now

Since they're already grown I think the best you could do to tame them is to talk sweetly to them, don't act like a predator crouched over them, staring, and try lots of treats so they will associate you with pleasant goodness

They may not take treats from your hand at first but if you patiently work with them, you could build their trust

If you do want to start petting them, pet them once lightly along their leg fluff while they're distracted but don't do it sneakily and not on their back (could be felt as dominance to them).

Just pet once and it's over and it was a good experience without them freaking out and continue slowly as they tolerate.