Quail 101

[CayugaJana]

Wait! I think I learned that bob white males have lots of white on their head.
So the red would be a female.
I like her!

How are they as far as maintenance? Surely they can’t be as much maintenance and messy as my ducks?

 

[CayugaJana]

I just googled red quail and it said red is a mutation of the northern bobwhite quail. So surely that’s what it is. The Wikipedia pictures of bobwhites look exactly what I have. So minus the red one, there is 3 females and 1 male.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Yes, those are bobwhites... how long have you had them? it could just be stress.

 

[Kiki]

How are they as far as maintenance? Surely they can’t be as much maintenance and messy as my ducks?

You are asking the wrong person though..I'm a little on the nutty side.
I don't do poop.
That being said I keep my quail on a wire floor and collect the poop in trays under neath.
Doesn't take me but 30 seconds to dump the trays.
I only clean it a few times a day.

 

[007Sean]

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They are flighty little things. This is the best picture I could get without scaring them into flying into the ceiling. What I think is the male is behind the red one. He has a lot more white on his head.

Those are Bobwhites, if they are this year's hatch, they won't lay until next spring. They are seasonal layers. You might be able to "force" them to lay by artificial light but that isn't healthy for the birds.

From the pics it appears you have 4 females and 1 male. The pic is kinda dark in the back but the reddish color bird is a Tennesee Red! It's another color mutation of the Bobwhite.

 

[CayugaJana]

Those are Bobwhites, if they are this year's hatch, they won't lay until next spring. They are seasonal layers. You might be able to "force" them to lay by artificial light but that isn't healthy for the birds.

From the pics it appears you have 4 females and 1 male. The pic is kinda dark in the back but the reddish color bird is a Tennesee Red! It's another color mutation of the Bobwhite.

That’s what I looked up and thought they were. It’s kinda cool looking!

 

[CayugaJana]

So while we were at church today, our Drahthaar broke their coop and set them all free minus one unlucky bird. So now we have quail sitting around our yard but can’t catch them. I’m thinking we will incubate some eggs next spring.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

So while we were at church today, our Drahthaar broke their coop and set them all free minus one unlucky bird. So now we have quail sitting around our yard but can’t catch them. I’m thinking we will incubate some eggs next spring.

Drahthaar? so sorry!

 

[CayugaJana]

This is what she will look like when she’s an adult. She doesn’t have a beard yet....

 

[Kiki]

Shucks. I'm sorry.