Rescue Celadon Coturnix Quail

San Diego CA

Description

I have 4 Celadon Coturnix quail in need of a good, calm home. 3 laying hens (still currently laying with 2 hours of supplemental light) and their male. These are an established, low-key group who get along well with each other. The male is very docile and not aggressive. Big beautiful blue/green eggs! However, they are recently rescued from an improper home with a not-quail-friendly set-up, and and they show some damage because of this. Two of them have damaged beaks -- the male has slight breakage to just the top tip, and one of the hens has a more substantial break to the top beak, about half-way back towards her nostrils. (I tried to show this in the picture of the brown hen against a purple/brown wood background.) They are both able to eat and drink fine, and are doing very well. The male's beak might heal because it is so minor, but the female's lost beak is probably permanent. But again, she can eat and drink just fine and this is not a significant injury that impacts her health (or egg laying). A few of the birds also have missing toenails because of having been kept on a wire-bottom cage without bedding. All wounds have healed, and toenails may or may not grow back (depending on whether the nail bed fell out or not). Either way, this is another injury that does not impact general health or egg laying. The birds all walk around fine, and have fully healed feet. I planned on keeping these rescues as part of my bigger flock, but unfortunately they are not getting along with my other quail. They are being picked on and chased around (you can see lost feathers in one picture) and I feel strongly that these guys deserve a very good, calm home after what they've been through. They would be a great group to have if you only want a few quail. They are steady egg-layers and don't cause any trouble between each other. I would not recommend trying to integrate these into an existing flock, because they seem to be "beta" quail and targets for aggression. I'd like to ask a rehoming donation of $10/quail ($40 for the group) to cover half of my recent costs for these birds. Despite the slight "damage" this is very low for laying Celadon Coturnix quails (which are frequently sold for $30-45 each!) But please note that there are no long-term "special needs" or extra costs for these birds, beyond any normal quail. They are all healed up and ready to settle into a new, quiet home :) Please email with any questions -- I'm happy to discuss what quail ownership entails, or help get you set up. I can provide food and bedding to get you started.