Female quail screaming w/ head out of cage.. WTF?

[Oob Child]

"At first I thought it was an egg call because she had laid an egg at around 4pm, but the egg definitely wasn't fertile."

The egg call has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the egg is fertile.

I know that now. I read it in a forum from 2013..

 

[Oob Child]

You can try a decision tree chart and just go through her needs.

Food, water,

They are fresh, but I'm currently switching them to layer feed.

shelter,

She is indoors.

health problem,

Not that I know of.

safety...

That could be a problem, but I'm going to get them some fake plants and hides today as well as some appropriate toys.

Any injuries?

No, not that I know of.

You can try isolating her?

She would be mainly stressed from this.

You can check for... forget the term when some avians have an egg get stuck and can't get it out.

No, she doesn't.

 

[Kiki]

I hope this one works, in this video she is calming down, but when I walked in she was screaming at the top of her lungs. I'm working on putting measures in place to keep my sister out of the area.

She is scared.

 

[Kiki]

I did get a video, but when I try to upload it it doesn't work.
The top of the cage has bars on a part of it that she stuck her head through. She does that when I give her a mealworm.

Maybe it was my little sister running past that set her off? I doubt she is getting picked on, as she's the dominant female.
There are only three females in the cage.
She only started doing it when another jumped over her while she was napping.

She hasn't done it again all night or this morning. At first I thought it was an egg call because she had laid an egg at around 4pm, but the egg definitely wasn't fertile.View attachment 3593030
Ps: I am going out today to get fake plants for them, as well as some containers/baskets to hide behind. I'm also going to get some toys, as they seem to enjoy playing with paper towels.
They love it when I put fresh paper towels down on the top level, playing and rolling around in them.

They don't need toys but please get some hiding spots in there today.

 

[Oob Child]

They don't need toys but please get some hiding spots in there today.

I'm about to go to Bunnings now.

 

[Oob Child]

She is scared.

Ok. I'll get them some hiding spots and fake plants today.

 

[Kiki]

I'm about to go to Bunnings now.

Go...get outta here.
I look forward to seeing what you buy.

 

[Oob Child]

Will a few of these work if I cut holes in them?

 

[Whiskybear]

Will a few of these work if I cut holes in them? View attachment 3593170

Sure

 

[Nabiki]

I hope this one works, in this video she is calming down, but when I walked in she was screaming at the top of her lungs. I'm working on putting measures in place to keep my sister out of the area.

That is a scared bird. She'll be happier when she has places to hide.

Will a few of these work if I cut holes in them? View attachment 3593170

Yes, those will work. So will cardboard boxes, flower pots, or just about anything that they can get in and out of easily and still hide in.