Quail no likes da feet..

[HoneyNut]

So, HoneyNut turned out to be a boy!

But he's doing things I don't understand. He makes a weird click-click noise in his throat, curls his tongue, and tries to attack bare feet whenever he sees them. He's not happy unless I'm wearing socks. He also make the same click-click noise, puffs himself up with a high head, and tries to peck the face of anyone with long hair.

Is he just asserting him little self? Or did I break my bird somehow?
He's typically a sweetheart except when he sees feet and long hair.

 

[Kiki]

Please forgive me if I am out of line but are you being serious?

 

[HoneyNut]

Yes.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Some birds are weird.

Is he your only quail? They're social birds, they shouldn't be kept alone.

What breed of quail?

 

[HoneyNut]

Yes, he's my only quail. We rescued him from a window well last summer, his family had abandoned him, I raised him by hand but there is nowhere to buy pet quails around here so I couldn't get him any siblings. His coop is right beside my bed and I let him out all the time.

He's a California quail I think.

 

[Kiki]

Where about are you located...have you checked your state thread to see if anyone near you have a few extra females for him?

 

[Fishkeeper]

If he's a California quail (and the bird in your avatar is), he may not be legal to keep in your state without a license. A lot of places don't like people catching and keeping native birds, regardless of the reason.

 

[Kaya1]

If you are anywhere near California, there are a lot of breeders within driving distance on Craigslist. I'm not on California quail breeders, but there may be other breeds that can cohabitate and keep him company.

 

[Kiki]

You might want to read this.
https://wildlife.utah.gov/rules-regulations/941-r657-4--possession-of-live-game-birds.html

 

[Kiki]

This doesn't say anything about hair or feet though.

It's a quail.
Do you think quail like hair and feet?
This is a bit on the silly side don't you think?