Quail no likes da feet..

[Kaya1]

Ya, I'd be a bit more concerned about the legality of having the bird. If I were you, I'd set him free and hope for the best.

 

[Kiki]

Ya, I'd be a bit more concerned about the legality of having the bird. If I were you, I'd set him free and hope for the best.

It is clearly against her state law.

 

[1cock2hens]

cull it














j/k

 

[HoneyNut]

It shouldn't be silly to ask. I don't know as much as I should and I was genuinely concerned, otherwise I wouldn't have asked.

Thank you all for your input. I don't think I'll continue to use this site. It's taken me as far as it can in Honeynut 's upbringing. He and I will just have to figure out the rest on our own.

Thanks again.

 

[1cock2hens]

the animal probably goes after feet and long hair because it is stressed out and unhappy. Happy stable birds dont attack feet and long hair. if you really cared for the animal you wouldnt keep it, you should have given the bird to a rehab person, its a wild animal. its selfish of you to keep wild born animals for your own amusement.

 

[Serin]

It's a single pet bird and it's imprinted on a person, and is frustrated by a lack of a social group, but there is only so much you can do for it at this point. It's not selfish to raise an orphaned animal, and this bird is unlikely to manage to survive in the wild, so keeping it as a pet *under the radar* is it's only chance. Many pet birds develop unusual triggers or fixations. The best bet is to wear socks and not let him near your hair. As breeding season approaches, he is likely becoming hormonal and wants to either fight or mate but has no other quail around to do either with so you are the brunt of all his frustrations. And if he was hand raised, he may not be able to learn to get along with another quail at this time, so you're kind of stuck dealing with it.

You are forever responsible for what you have tamed.

 

[HennyPenny2019]

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.

I think he sounds like a delight

 

[HennyPenny2019]

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the animal probably goes after feet and long hair because it is stressed out and unhappy. Happy stable birds dont attack feet and long hair. if you really cared for the animal you wouldnt keep it, you should have given the bird to a rehab person, its a wild animal. its selfish of you to keep wild born animals for your own amusement.

Oh poo!

 

[mixedUPturk]

It shouldn't be silly to ask. I don't know as much as I should and I was genuinely concerned, otherwise I wouldn't have asked.

Thank you all for your input. I don't think I'll continue to use this site. It's taken me as far as it can in Honeynut 's upbringing. He and I will just have to figure out the rest on our own.

Thanks again.

Im sorry that youve had a tough recieving here, and i hope to encourage you to continue to Read on the site. You dont need to make comments and ask questions if your uncomfortable, but almost any question i can think of i can look up what others have done. I understand your young and the criticism may be a bit harsh but these good people are attempting to guide you. Whether or not you want to listen is totally up to you. If i were you i would search single quail and pet bird keeping vs poultry livestock keeping.

The quail you have is a wild animal, not a domesticated type of pet, and it is illegal. You could secure the permit for just a little leg work and like 15$. I feel like, so what, when you forget your blinker thats illegal too and lots more annoying. Lots of people keep parrots who are wild animals and theyre a much larger problem for their keepers. All wild animals have strong instincts telling them to seek mates and reproduce, so likely your little guy is getting frustrated that hes alone because its going against his instincts. Im not sure how parrot keepers fight this but i am sure thats who you should talk to.