This is my post for #freewriters Saturday prompt she looked happier hosted by @mariannewest
We have had these baby quail for 24 hours and have already had to change things. When we went out to the shop to check on them this morning, they had half of their food pulled out of the butter bowl. My husband cut a hole in the side where they could stick their head in and eat the food. Somehow they raked it out of the hole.
My husband bought a little plastic bin and cut 2 holes in it big enough to fit a PVC elbow. He then hot glued the PVC fitting in place.
They were pecking all over the bin, trying to get to the food. Then one of them figured it out. Somehow they still pull food out, but not as much as they did with the other feeder.
He hung a fan in one corner and this one seems to like the cool air.
It does not matter if you are a baby quail or a baby human, when a sandbox is nearby, you are going to play in it. The first one to jump in was throwing sand everywhere, she looked happier so another one jumped in, and before long they were all in it, except the male.
All of the hens were enjoying their sand bath, but the male, he kept walking all around like he wanted in but he stayed out and let them bathe. After maybe 5 minutes, he got in and one of the ladies got out. I wonder if in the wild the males do not bathe with the females. Or maybe he is just a little gentleman.
**photos are mine
