Quail bachelor flocks?

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Hii ppls!
I hope y'all are well
I have pet Courtnix quails,
Recently I put a quail egg under my pet pigeon. I candled it a few days after and saw no development, I did it the week after and nothing. So I thought it was infertile.
Turned out it was fertile and hatched .
Got through the baby stages with this one and they're around 4 weeks old. They currently live with my pet pigeon and they still love each other. Is this okay?
I don't have enough females for 2 males. Could I make a bachelor flock for them?
All advice appreciated (no culling)
Attached photo of my pigeon and my baby quail who we named Bambi 🩷
 

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You can try housing the males alone, but make sure they can't see or hear the females. If they get along, great, if they don't, you will need to find homes for them with plenty of females.
Im really worried about if I am not able to rehome to a good home/I'm worried about culling
 
Unfortunately, when you hatch, the average is 50/50 male/female. That means that you will always have the problem of what to do with extra males. They are delicious, though. If you are willing to try, here is an article that may help you. If you don't want gory pictures, please don't click on the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-process-your-quail-including-gory-pictures.75834/
I'm sorry, in the post I did mention how these guys are PETS and how I will not cull. Sorry. Thanks for Ur advice anyway.
 
In the future you may wish to avoid hatching eggs, and only buy confirmed hens and boys you can provide species-appropriate housing for.

If you leave the boy in with your pigeon, watch carefully to make sure he doesn't rough it up once his hormones kick in. Roosters without enough hens can and will tear blood strips out of the remaining birds, and a quail-sized-and-shaped pigeon may not be an exception.
 
In theory if you can keep the light to 8 hours a day he won’t sexually mature and won’t be as aggressive. I keep a neutered male with my pair of red golden pheasants, the quail intimidates the much larger male pheasant when the treats come out, the hen ignores him and he her but he’ll boss the male pheasant! I’ve had the best luck with bachelor groups with birds that are raised together, it may be difficult introducing new male birds to him at this point.
 

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