- Apr 22, 2013
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My quail are about two weeks old now, and I did something yesterday that they loved and was highly amusing for me, so I thought I'd share!
I am brooding them in a plastic bin, and when the bedding gets a bit mucky I have an identical bin that I set up with new bedding, transfer their food and water to, and then transfer the birds, one by one, into the new brooder.
This time though, as I added the bedding, I also sprinkled in a bunch of dried meal worms and mixed them into the bedding. When I put the quail in, it took them a minute or two to notice that there were treats hidden in the bedding, but once they caught on, it was like an hour long easter-egg hunt. They were kicking up the bedding all over, getting excited and rushing over when someone found a mealworm (and trying to steal it). They made an absolute mess of the place in terms of kicking bedding stuff into their food and water, but I've never seen them so excited before. it was hilarious!
So what sorts of things do you all do to amuse your quail (and entertain yourself)?
I am brooding them in a plastic bin, and when the bedding gets a bit mucky I have an identical bin that I set up with new bedding, transfer their food and water to, and then transfer the birds, one by one, into the new brooder.
This time though, as I added the bedding, I also sprinkled in a bunch of dried meal worms and mixed them into the bedding. When I put the quail in, it took them a minute or two to notice that there were treats hidden in the bedding, but once they caught on, it was like an hour long easter-egg hunt. They were kicking up the bedding all over, getting excited and rushing over when someone found a mealworm (and trying to steal it). They made an absolute mess of the place in terms of kicking bedding stuff into their food and water, but I've never seen them so excited before. it was hilarious!
So what sorts of things do you all do to amuse your quail (and entertain yourself)?