So, I have a 9 sq m finch avairy, heavily planted, lots of long grass etc. Looks good. Hmmm, maybe some King Quail for the bottom. Cool little birds, I'll buy a pair.....
So now i have HEAPS of King Quail and need to catch some (ideally all but the original pair) without ripping up all the grass clumps & undergrowth.
Any tricks?
King Quail
- Diane
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Food in a cage, door set up to activate by string method, sit with string in hand ready to close off quail escape route and wait for quail to enter cage.
Diane
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The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
- maskedshoey
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we catch my quails by putting left over maggots in the same spot each morning. the quails get used to this so there waiting to be fed so you can grab them.
1pair masks plus a fair few babies, 1pair ruddies plus heaps of babies, 1pair orange breasts plus heaps of babies yet.