HELP!!!! ESCAPED QUAIL!!--GOT HIM!!!

The sounds ofthe others will bring him back .

I had the same thing happen . It was duck and i whent to my rabbit hitch where i had my quail . Well i didnt relise my dog was under the hutch and as soon as i opened the door she moved and spooked 2 of my quial and they fle out . I let them be and about an hour i went back with a flash light and they were huttled in a little ball under the hucth so i netted them . They cant se at night so maybe you can do the same thing . He will be back

Good luck

 

yea the sounds of the other quail should bring him back but if you really really want your quail back use this Its a bit pricey though:
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/quail_recovery_pen.html

 

I don't think it's much more than a tunnel made so that it expands as the quail moves through and curled enough to close on its own once the bird is through. I think all you need to do is get a little bit of hardware cloth and curl it enough so that it fits the mouth of a cage and fasten it once you can push your hand through it or a small ball better yet so you can see if it closes once it's through. When you have that place a female in the cage and that should covince him to come home and try to explore the cage.

 

Ive had them escape on me, but i wait till it gets dark and they normally sleep right near the pen, theN i have a small net used for catching fish(fine mesh) once dark i take a flash to see a bit and wack getum in the net..I dont like to chase them as im always affraid theyll fly off and not come back..or hold up in heavy brush where you cant get at them..

Hope you catch the little bugger...

Charlie

 

LOL that is so funny. Glad you got your bird back though.

 

I'm pretty sure you'll see him trying to get back inside the quail pen before you know it.

 

Get some latches for your cage in the future?