QuailEnvy24
In the Brooder
- Apr 8, 2024
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I have a male stubble quail that is 11 weeks old, he is the only quail I have. I’m worried about him being lonely, especially when I’m away at work most of the day.
He’s kept inside in his own large cage (as we live in an area that is prone to snakes, mice and sometimes even rats ) with plenty of food, water, some bird toys (mirrors, bells ect.) and nest box of sorts with old shirts that I know he seems to like the texture of. (I change these out every 1-2 days to wash). When I am home from work and on the weekends his cage door is left wide open and he is free to roam the house as he pleases, mostly sticking to the living room and comes to cuddle with me on a blanket or sometimes goes into the hallway, but that’s about as far as he wants to go. But we always return him to his cage at bedtime.
I was wondering, what would be the best companion for him? I originally tried him with some stuffed toys which he liked to snuggle up to under his heat lamp when he was less than six weeks old but from then on he’s had no interest in them. I’ve seen a lot of posts and stuff saying some hens would be perfect but I don’t have the capacity for that many birds and although they’re so cute I don’t want to run the risk of babies. (Edit: If I get one hen, I also don’t want the poor girl to get overbred ) I have also seen some posts about maybe another male? But I also don’t want to run the risk of them not liking each other and fighting, SA’ing each other or even killing each other?
I live in Australia if that helps also. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
He’s kept inside in his own large cage (as we live in an area that is prone to snakes, mice and sometimes even rats ) with plenty of food, water, some bird toys (mirrors, bells ect.) and nest box of sorts with old shirts that I know he seems to like the texture of. (I change these out every 1-2 days to wash). When I am home from work and on the weekends his cage door is left wide open and he is free to roam the house as he pleases, mostly sticking to the living room and comes to cuddle with me on a blanket or sometimes goes into the hallway, but that’s about as far as he wants to go. But we always return him to his cage at bedtime.
I was wondering, what would be the best companion for him? I originally tried him with some stuffed toys which he liked to snuggle up to under his heat lamp when he was less than six weeks old but from then on he’s had no interest in them. I’ve seen a lot of posts and stuff saying some hens would be perfect but I don’t have the capacity for that many birds and although they’re so cute I don’t want to run the risk of babies. (Edit: If I get one hen, I also don’t want the poor girl to get overbred ) I have also seen some posts about maybe another male? But I also don’t want to run the risk of them not liking each other and fighting, SA’ing each other or even killing each other?
I live in Australia if that helps also. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
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