I came home from work and went quail hunting for the first time!

[Denninmi]

And I hope the LAST time. Probably not, but I can hope.

I went in the spare bedroom where my 7 button quail are in their rubbermade brooder. I saw 6!

So, I kind of wondered if my springer spaniel had a quail snack. He wasn't saying one way or the other.

Then, I heard a little call coming from under the bed.

After 20 minutes of chasing little lost guy around the room, I finally corned him against the base of a bookcase and got him.

When I popped him back into the brooder box, he started to eat right away, so I guess he's OK.

I have the top of it covered with nylon mesh secured with clips, and towels over about 2/3rds of it. But, there is a small slit where the cord for the brooder light slips through the nylon mesh.

I've decided its time to move into the finch cage.

 

[quailmaster]

Glad you found him. Those little sneaky quail are allways looking for any opening to fly out of.

 

[missred871]

haha the same thing happened to me the other day, they are sneaky little boogers, I had a coturnix get out the other day and I didnt even know it till I saw him sitting on the floor, I think he was so bored that he decided he wanted back in LOL. I just picked him right up no arguements

 

[shelleyd2008]

Button quail are like mice, they can get through verrrrry small openings! I have some of mine in an 'open from the top' tub, and don't usually lose anyone. If I'm cleaning, though, I put a towel over the top. They don't seem to like the dust pan scooper in their cage