How do I get my male coturnix quail to stop crowing in the morning!?

[luvburds]

As far as I know there is no practical way to curtail crowing, you might get experimental with a shock collar... but that will probably make your rooster start laying....

too funny, would try if they made teeny little ones fer sure

 

[Quail Jailer]

And, also, is it OK for quails to eat a bit of hardened, dry, 2-year-old frosting from an old gingerbread house? One of my quails got out of its cage, and it snuck out and started eating the frosting...

I think he was eating for about 5 seconds before I caught him. But, still, is it OK for them to eat a bit of frosting?

Well, a good keeper would've fixed him a pot of coffee to go with...

 

[SCOUT123]

Well, a good keeper would've fixed him a pot of coffee to go with...

Ha! Good one

 

[SCOUT123]

As a treat sure. 

Probably. I've seen them eat plastic on several occasions with no ill effects. 

Well, I think the quail really likes to eat the dried frosting...

 

[Quail Jailer]

Well, I think the quail really likes to eat the dried frosting...

I'm sure I prefer frosting to plastic...I mean plastic does not taste too bad, but man its so hard to chew....

 

[elmendorfquail]

Ok, so... my male quails keep on crowing, like, 70 times (literally) at 6 AM, and they do that every day. Anyone have any idea on how to make them shut up?

:/

Maybe they're calling for some female attention.

 

[dc3085]

Maybe they're calling for some female attention.

Of course they are, that was established on the first page. When you are keeping a lot of quail the extra males get loud. This thread is discussing ways to make them be quieter or at least not drive your neighbors up the wall.

 

[SCOUT123]

Of course they are, that was established on the first page. When you are keeping a lot of quail the extra males get loud. This thread is discussing ways to make them be quieter or at least not drive your neighbors up the wall. 

Yeah, I know. The only problem is that I have 2 roos and no females. But it works out fine now, cause I put the quails in my garage every night.

 

[SCOUT123]

I'm sure I prefer frosting to plastic...I mean plastic does not taste too bad, but man its so hard to chew....

I just caught one of my quails eating the dried frosting... again.

 

[Quail Jailer]

I just caught one of my quails eating the dried frosting... again.

Yep, and here you are posting in the chicken forum when you should be in the kitchen making coffee.....