Tis a Brown Quail chick. I have never seen a Brown Quail Chick in the wild but locals tell me that they are seen around here but are very shy birds - much more shy than the Californian Quail. However, this Brown Quail is thriving and has doubled in size and should be fine. It has made friends with my Chaffinch chick who is now fully grown and could be released but if I release her, Brown Quail will be lonely. So for the moment, they remain in a cage together.
The earlier C. Quail died unfortunately. Don't know why but just stopped eating. However, 4 days ago I was brought another C. Quail baby which was probably a day or two old. I have had it 4 days now and although it was a touch and go first 2 days, it is now feeding fairly well and gaining some weight. It is slightly bigger than a Bumble Bee now! Fingers crossed - I so hope I can pull this one through!
I do bird rescue in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand ... native and exotic birds, anything that needs my help. (If you click on thumbnails of photos, you can see larger versions).
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