Hi everyone, any help at all is appreciated.
I had a pair of button quails for about two years. The female died suddenly a few weeks back, and afterwards the male crowed constantly out of loneliness. 4 to 5 days later I was able to get two more females. I divided the cage and kept him and the new females on different sides so they could get used to each other. After a few days he stopped being so aggressive towards them, and I took the divider out. Everything's been peaceful between him and the females, they sleep huddled together and the females even groom him, but he still crows excessively. Its particularly bad at night because I live in an apartment and there's no where I can put the cage where I can't hear him.
Further details: When I first got this boy I had him for a week before I was able to get a female, and he crowed constantly during that time to, including at night. After I got the female he stopped, and would only crow maybe once a day. He would crow more than usual when she was broody and not spending time with him, but it wasn't this bad and wasn't at night. He also bonded very strongly with that female, they were always grooming each other, and whenever I gave them treats he always gave his to her (ie he would make the food noise, and offer her the food and not try to eat it. He could keep this up for a long time until she finally decided to take it. He's a dedicated little guy). They raised two clutches together, and if they couldn't see each other (like if one escaped) they would call to each other constantly.
He hasn't bonded with the new females like that. They groom him, but I haven't seen him groom them, and he doesn't like sharing his treats with them. He's noticeably calmer now that they're around, but he still crows incessantly.
I'm at a loss as to why he's still doing it, and would love any advice on the matter.
I had a pair of button quails for about two years. The female died suddenly a few weeks back, and afterwards the male crowed constantly out of loneliness. 4 to 5 days later I was able to get two more females. I divided the cage and kept him and the new females on different sides so they could get used to each other. After a few days he stopped being so aggressive towards them, and I took the divider out. Everything's been peaceful between him and the females, they sleep huddled together and the females even groom him, but he still crows excessively. Its particularly bad at night because I live in an apartment and there's no where I can put the cage where I can't hear him.
Further details: When I first got this boy I had him for a week before I was able to get a female, and he crowed constantly during that time to, including at night. After I got the female he stopped, and would only crow maybe once a day. He would crow more than usual when she was broody and not spending time with him, but it wasn't this bad and wasn't at night. He also bonded very strongly with that female, they were always grooming each other, and whenever I gave them treats he always gave his to her (ie he would make the food noise, and offer her the food and not try to eat it. He could keep this up for a long time until she finally decided to take it. He's a dedicated little guy). They raised two clutches together, and if they couldn't see each other (like if one escaped) they would call to each other constantly.
He hasn't bonded with the new females like that. They groom him, but I haven't seen him groom them, and he doesn't like sharing his treats with them. He's noticeably calmer now that they're around, but he still crows incessantly.
I'm at a loss as to why he's still doing it, and would love any advice on the matter.