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Just today I saw Alpine mating Whitey! Hopefully the rabbits will stop messing up breeding plans like last year 😒

Ok so I guess I'll just see where they want to nest! They'll find it for themselves! I've always been wondering, but, do bobwhites make nests? As in, carry the straw/hay to a suitable location and make a nest? Thanks as always for all of the information!

What sort of nest material do they usually use?? :D There is a small quail hutch that they can hop in and out of if they like and hopefully they'll nest there. Also, when should they start mating? I haven't seen them do it yet this year, and I'm worrying that Alpine still thinks of his old mates...

The white one is a definite female. She has laid eggs in the past and I don't know if it works with all white Bobwhites, but her beak is pinkish with the dark stripe down the top of it. She has also never done the "bob-WHITE" call, and has asked for males to mate her before. Here's the male...

We have two Bobwhites in the aviary, a male normal mutation, and a female white mutation. It would be nice if they could nest this Spring, but we don't know what sort of place they'd like to nest. We also don't know what sort of nesting material they favour (just straw?). Are there any other...