BOBWHITE QUAIL CHICK EMERGANCY!!!!!

[shortgrass]

I'm not saying it isn't posable but those wild bobs could be lucky so far or going off somewhere to die also. Without a way of tracking & testing there is no way to know for sure. I only know what I've seen & what I've read so I try to put the two together for best practices. I have set my own rules based on this knowledge. So far I've made an exception to these rules three times. I must be the person that hits on the lest of odds because eveytime I've made an exception it cost me money.

I've read that ducks are immune to almost everything by truthfully even after raising them I know nothing about them or geese ether. I don't know if geese & quail can be raised together. I wouldn't try it to see tho. Animals in the wild aren't as likely to infect others as is those that are always kept close together but they do still make others sick. Most animals don't allow the same species in their territory which protects them form spreading sickness to each other.

Oh i totally gotcha... We run a closed herd of red Angus, and we wouldn't DREAM of bringing a foreign animal, even another bull, without quarantine and health check, so I can see where the species probably each have their own niche... The bobs are usually running the perimeter of the creek; they don't meander up by the coops, so they are most likely avoiding any area that might cause them distress...

A big one being if the bobs aren't native to here; mine came from Iowa or wherever McMurray is... No adaptation to Colorado yet, so I wouldn't risk it for THEM. But I'm hoping down the line to be able to give some back to the wild, help out with native populations of quail, pheasant, and wild turkey; I'm saving a nice chunk of pasture for a preserve of sorts, but chickens won't be included

 

[kingmt]

In a reserve is different then releasing to the wild.

I'd suggest against releasing. First off it likely wouldn't hurt anything & the wild life would enjoy their tiny feathered treats you just served them. However on a worse possibility the ones you release might catch something from the wild birds they have become immuned to allowing it to mutate to something new. Or bring something else in that they have never had. & lastly it is illegal in most states for the reason above. along with they could eat out the crops the native critters are living on killing them all.

Eco systems are tricky things. It is a butterfly effect.

 

[shortgrass]

In a reserve is different then releasing to the wild.

I'd suggest against releasing. First off it likely wouldn't hurt anything & the wild life would enjoy their tiny feathered treats you just served them. However on a worse possibility the ones you release might catch something from the wild birds they have become immuned to allowing it to mutate to something new. Or bring something else in that they have never had. & lastly it is illegal in most states for the reason above. along with they could eat out the crops the native critters are living on killing them all.

Eco systems are tricky things. It is a butterfly effect.

Lol well its not how you think... It's a hunting preserve in the making; Neighboring an already established one... The state actually PAYS us to do it

But you ARE absolutely correct on just letting them go from my yard.... We have wild mallards that brood in our creek, so we have had to do the song and dance with Wildlife on which ducks have tags and actually BELONG in the creek, and which ones are just "visiting" lol....

I'd better shut up lol; I have a bad habit of taking off with a thread...perhaps I shall pose this very question in a new thread, lol apologies.... Again...

 

[kingmt]

That is why I made my first statement. I understood what you was saying. The rest was for other readers that may come along. You wouldn't believe the amount of members that will "rehome" or "rescue" without considering the damage they are doing to the ecosystem in that area. & before anyone gets offended I'm referring to all the post I've seen over years & not any one person.

It should make a fine thread.

 

[shortgrass]

That is why I made my first statement. I understood what you was saying. The rest was for other readers that may come along. You wouldn't believe the amount of members that will "rehome" or "rescue" without considering the damage they are doing to the ecosystem in that area. & before anyone gets offended I'm referring to all the post I've seen over years & not any one person.

It should make a fine thread.

Lol I'll add "relocation" and see how it spins

*I respect the fact that you clarified that for everyone; I have a hard time with words ha-ha

 

[jeanetteiacovon]

Because I don't have any broody bobwhite hens. I mean they protect the nest and bite me when I try to get eggs but they don't sit on them. But when they do they only sit on the eggs for a few minutes and never set on the eggs again till the next day. I tried trying to get them broody but they refuse. Do you have a broody? I wish I did. I get jealous when o hear other people have broody birds because I have never had a broody bird of any kind.

try leaving the eggs on the nest I had a bird that would only sit after she laid her entire clutch. Trade the new eggs for fake ones and see if she sits after a week or so, then when she sits replace the real eggs for the fake ones for her to incubate. Just make sure the eggs stay viable but not developing yet so they hatch out together. Maybe this will help.

 

[dc3085]

Quail brood about as frequently as money fall from the sky. Not very often.

 

[shortgrass]

Quail brood about as frequently as money fall from the sky. Not very often. 

Is it the sunlight? I mean, is the photoperiod long enough to trigger their hormones? Days are getting shorter, so anything on a photoperiod is gearing down for winter.

Bobs are probably more acclimated to lay and set in spring, when their little biological clocksctell them thecdays are getting longer and, "its spring"....

But bobs don't like white light.... Hmmmmm additional lighting like we use for chickens won't work.....

But its just a theory... ?

 

[bekaboom]

I'm fairly knew at quail. I have jumbo brown coturnix and Georgia Giant Bobwhites. I feed them 28% Gamebird starter until they are fully feathered. Never anything medicated, ever. I keep them on straw and keep them warm and away from people. I did the same with the pheasants. I also keep marbles in their waterers so they don't drown. I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[313759]

Is it the sunlight? I mean, is the photoperiod long enough to trigger their hormones? Days are getting shorter, so anything on a photoperiod is gearing down for winter.

Bobs are probably more acclimated to lay and set in spring, when their little biological clocksctell them thecdays are getting longer and, "its spring"....

But bobs don't like white light.... Hmmmmm additional lighting like we use for chickens won't work.....

But its just a theory... ?

I believe it is the amount of light along with how much space for territory and cover. They will probably need lots of cover and plenty of space for enough feed to feed chicks. But I don't know I've never had a broody.

I lost 3 chicks so far, I have 5 left. They are getting feather barbs on their wings and are getting big quick. I hope these guys make it. I have them under a heat lamp, I have to raise it though because obviously they are getting too hot but I can't afford to put another hole in the wall. So I just put a sponge over the screening to provide shade. Now I need a window screen over the box because they like to get out. One of the chicks died because it got out of the pen while I was gone and got chilled. When I found it I put it under the heat lamp but it died later in the day.