Don't really think there is a better set of sounds then sitting in the back yard and listening to Lily bounce on the trampoline and listening to chickens in their pen. Every once in a while, the quail will sound off with their little peeping or a louder call.
We have 2 Bobwhite Quail that are nearly 2 years old. We also have a duck named Lucky. He is a carnivorous duck. We could never figure out why we were not getting any quail eggs. Then, one day, we saw a quail lay an egg and Lucky immediately went over and ate it. In one fell gulp. After we found the duck pulling the feathers out of the quail, he was removed from the pen with them. Now, he is a free-range, carnivorous duck that hates water.
We also have 7 chickens: 3 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Silkies, and 2 Ameraucanas. One of the Buffs is named Ginger. She is the sole surviving chicken from our last bunch. Only a few days after we started letting them out to free range, no one was home and the dog was out. After the slaughter of 5 of the chicks, Ginger stood tall. Scared, but tall.
Tomorrow's subject....Starting the incubation of the new quail eggs....
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