yup it is fall rush to get the chores done time.....
canning, mowing, fencing, winterizing coops (that means cleaning out and resetting up for more interior space for me, and cleaning the blackberry canes out of the run so they will have more room once I am confining them a bit more for hawk protection). and then there is winterizing the stuff that has motors, and moving the stuff that can't freeze out of the shed and coop, and finding the winter shovels and getting firewood, and....and....I'm working up a sweat just making a list!
I love these bobwhite quail. They got hauled up in a cage on a trailer behind a truck, out in the open. You would think they would be terrified, but got them into the run and they ran straight for the dustbaths and started dust flying for about 10 minutes. Small! like softball size. Really wanted water - the water in their cage was slimy brown. they make a tiny whistling coo noise, but the people who gave them to me said they can make quite a racket. I ended up with 8 as there were some apparent escapees in their yard. I think there must be males and females in this group but haven't figured that out yet. I will try with pictures again, but they blend in so well with the weeds and dirt in the run that you can hardly see them in person, let alone on a camera.
I've read they need really high protein, but they will make do for a day or two on chicken feed. I have some finely ground stuff with oats that they seem to appreciate. Oh do I have a lot to learn!
Off to go fishing! ok, I'm planning on just vegging, but....nothing nice than a group of good friends on a pontoon on a river and lake, and a beautiful day like today!
Enjoy the day everyone
And Ralphie,.....don't get tossed off the turkey thread!