Seriously these Bob White are mean!!

[moeell1]

Well everyone was doing good and than another ATTACK, it seems to happen right around 2 weeks, this poor baby has a hole in it's foot, breaks my heart! We are trying to heal him and make him better! These quails exhaust me

but i love them!!

 

[JJMR794]

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1ST AND FOREMOST, WELCOME TO BOB WHITES! THESE GUYS ARE THE JUNKYARD DOGS OF THE QUAIL WORLD. IF YOU THINK THEY'RE MEAN AT 2 WKS OLD.... YOU AINT SEEN NOTHIN' YET.

SOME HELPFUL HINTS----
1, BOB WHITES DO NOT OBEY COTURNIX RULES, SO ANY COTURNIX ADVICE IS A MUTE POINT! YES THEY ARE BOTH QUAIL SPECES BUT BELEIVE ME THEY ARE NOTHING ALIKE! IF ANYTHING THEY ARE ON OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BEHAVIOR SPECTRUM

2. NEVER MIX BIRDS OF DIFFERENT AGES TOGATHER UNTIL FULL SIZED OR VERY NEARLY FULL SIZED. WHEN ADDING BIRDS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS TOGATHER DO SO BY PLACING ALL BIRDS INTO A NEW (NEW TO THEM) PEN SIMULTANEOUSLY--- THIS HELPS DECREASE THE RUCUS BY MAKING EVERYTHING MUETRAL AND DESTROYING TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABOLISHED PRIOR TO THE NEW MIX.

3. FOR AGGRESSION IN YOUNG BIRDS THAT ARE IN BROODERS USE A RED LIGHT BULB INSTEAD OF WHITE, IF NECESSARY DECREASE THE BROODER TEMP--- SEEMS ITS HARD FOR BOBS TO ARBITRARILY BEAT UP ON 1 ANOTHER IF THEY'RE COLD.... DONT COOL THEM TO THE POINT OF HUDDLING, BUT CLOSE TO IT HELPS

4. SPACE IS CRUCIAL WITH BOBS... THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF JUVENILES AND BREEDING GROUPS DURING MATING SEASON--- THAT WHOLE 1 SQ FT PER BIRD THING? YEAH, THATS A COTRNIX RULE--- SEE #1 AGAIN FOR THAT! SPACE IS GREATEST DETERENT TO VIOLENCE WITH BOBS, PHEASANTS, AND CHUKAR= THESE ARE TRUE GAMEBIRDS AND TRUE GAMEBIRDS DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. ALSO ADD STRUCTURE TO PENS--- HIDING PLACES FOR MORE MEAK BIRDS TO TAKE REFUGE FROM ABUSE.

5. FOR ANY WNDS OR BARE SPOTS IMMEDIATELY PAINT WITH BLUE KOTE/ WOUND KOTE--- THE PURPLE SPRAY HELPS DECREASE THE BARE SPOT OR WOUNDS ATTENTION FACTOR TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER FOCUSED PECKING THAT WILL RESULT IN DEATH. IT ALSO TASTES NASTY AND HELPS DETER PECKING IN THAT WAY AS WELL AS TREATS ANY WOUNDS. ITS READILY AVAILABLE AT MOST FEED/ FARM STORES AND COMES IN A BOTTLE WITH A DAUBER TO APPLY AS A LIQUID OR IN AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN (EASIEST TO USE ON THESE GUYS)

6 BITS ARE READILY AVAILABLE AS WELL AS DEBEAKING IF THEY ARE YOUNG ENOUGH--- BOTH HELP CONTROL AGRESSION

7 NEVER EVER EVER LET JUVENILES RUN OUTTA FOOD OR WATER! WHEN THE FEED TROUGH IS EMPTY ITS GAME ON AND EVERYONE'S FAIR PLAY!

I'M SORRY TO SAY IF THEY ARE ONLY 2 WKS OLD YOU'VE ONLY SEEN THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IF ABUSE THEY CAN INFLICT ON EACH OTHER. BOBS ARE CHALLENGING TO SAY THE LEAST BUT WORTH IT IN THE END IF YOU LIKE THEM