Fur-N-Fowl
Fluffy Dinosaur Breeder
Hello everyone!
I'm hoping i've put this thread in the correct section, I was unsure!
Anyways, I just wanted to post my little pet Quail here.
This little Quail was the only quail egg that hatched along with 8 Silkie eggs. So, I popped him in the brooder with my Silkies and now at just over 4 weeks old he's left his buddies and is now in his outside pen.
Being raised with Silkies, I have found that he doesn't act like a normal quail. His chirps varied and sounded similar to the Silkie chicks, he's very calm and has never attempted to fly like all my other Quail at his age used to.
I sold his parents (which were a monogamous pair) and I felt bad at the time but I knew they were going to a new home that'll love them just as I did.
I did have plans of also selling this little Quail off but I think I caught that illness again where it makes you fall in love with them and not want to sell them...
That being said, he's a male and I know exactly where he'd end up if I sold him...so he's staying! Unless somone comes forward and genuinely wants a male pet Quail.
In an ideal world he'd have a group of females to keep him company but that won't be happening. He's got me for a few hours everyday, taking him out and getting cuddles and having fun exploring the garden.
His parents were friendly, but this Quail is something else and he loves his little belly tickles...
He's an English White Coturnix and at this moment, doesn't have a name so I need to get thinking.
I'll post back here with any new photos of adventures he goes on!
I'm hoping i've put this thread in the correct section, I was unsure!
Anyways, I just wanted to post my little pet Quail here.
This little Quail was the only quail egg that hatched along with 8 Silkie eggs. So, I popped him in the brooder with my Silkies and now at just over 4 weeks old he's left his buddies and is now in his outside pen.
Being raised with Silkies, I have found that he doesn't act like a normal quail. His chirps varied and sounded similar to the Silkie chicks, he's very calm and has never attempted to fly like all my other Quail at his age used to.
I sold his parents (which were a monogamous pair) and I felt bad at the time but I knew they were going to a new home that'll love them just as I did.
I did have plans of also selling this little Quail off but I think I caught that illness again where it makes you fall in love with them and not want to sell them...
That being said, he's a male and I know exactly where he'd end up if I sold him...so he's staying! Unless somone comes forward and genuinely wants a male pet Quail.
In an ideal world he'd have a group of females to keep him company but that won't be happening. He's got me for a few hours everyday, taking him out and getting cuddles and having fun exploring the garden.
His parents were friendly, but this Quail is something else and he loves his little belly tickles...
He's an English White Coturnix and at this moment, doesn't have a name so I need to get thinking.
I'll post back here with any new photos of adventures he goes on!
