(sorry bout the pic quality, it was going through glass and i didn't get a good shot.)
that was the result of only seven hours pecking, i fed the birds this morning before i went to school, when i came home i went into my basement to get a saw and found blood splattered around the cage. Its a young blonde coturnix, he? really likes picking fights, especially with the older birds, i had moved him out of another group of birds a few days ago cause he was getting beaten up when he picked the wrong guy to mess with. he was in with a pair of wild, brown, colored birds and i hadn't seen any fighting. I cleaned him up as best i could with peroxide and put him in a hospital cage. I'm amazed hop tough these little things are, he's missing half his face and he's still walking around, eating, drinking and doing quail stuff. He seems to be doing good, but when he recovers i think he'll go out with the doves instead of back with the other quail.
that was the result of only seven hours pecking, i fed the birds this morning before i went to school, when i came home i went into my basement to get a saw and found blood splattered around the cage. Its a young blonde coturnix, he? really likes picking fights, especially with the older birds, i had moved him out of another group of birds a few days ago cause he was getting beaten up when he picked the wrong guy to mess with. he was in with a pair of wild, brown, colored birds and i hadn't seen any fighting. I cleaned him up as best i could with peroxide and put him in a hospital cage. I'm amazed hop tough these little things are, he's missing half his face and he's still walking around, eating, drinking and doing quail stuff. He seems to be doing good, but when he recovers i think he'll go out with the doves instead of back with the other quail.
