AVIARY

WE HAVE RECENTLY HATCHED 4 CHINESE PAINTED QUAIL . THEY ARE NOW 6 WEEKS OLD AND WE HAVE JUST INTRODUCED THEM INTO THE AVIARY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THERE ABOUT 3 DAYS BUT ALL THEY SEEM TO DO IS PARADE ALONG THE REAR WALL OF THE AVIARY. HOW LONG CAN WE EXPEXT THEM TO TAKE TO SETTLE IN PROPERLY AND ROAM AROUND THE AVIARY.

I don't keep CPQs, but I would say different birds take different times to settle in. I guess it's a bit like people. Moving can be quite truamatic for them. Try not to disturb them too much and just let them gradually settle down. I would say a couple of weeks, things normally reach an equilibrium.

What else have you got in the aviary with them? Just making sure they don't feel threatened.

hi wiggy
when the CPQ do what yours are doing, it's a sin of stress, this due to them being moved, they will soon settle down, it's nothing to worry about.

keef

ive done this with loadz of my CPQ they normally do it for about a week then they get on with it.

Hudgellboy

Thanks for advice from all, will try to be patient. we also have 4 male Canarys, 9 adult Zebras with 12 babies, 3 Diamond Doves, and 3 adult Begalese with 4 babies. We plan to add a few more varieties in the future. will be adding photo`s of birds and aviary to here soon. Phil

I love zebra finches, looking forward to baby pics

Hi, Your'll have to watch the cpq when the young finches etc leave the nest.My cpq used to love trying to remove the youngsters brains. If they were on the ground.