Hi. We live in the DFW mid cities and now have these two. Pretty sure they are quail but I know nothing about quail and hope I am identifying them properly. Google AI said so but AI can be awful so….
Anywho, the one with the white chest was caught last night while my husband was working in the garden and he caught the cats going after it. The solid brown was caught this morning, again, after seeing our cats trying to catch it. Zero idea where they could be coming from.
Immediate help needs are… identification? Internet says Japanese or Coturnix? Maybe those are interchangeable? Will they be OK together or will I walk into death and destruction? I have them isolated from the kitties. My neighbor has chickens so I have chicken feed to tide them over until the feed store opens tomorrow so the food is not ideal but... We put down regular garden mulch we put on our strawberry patch for them to scratch around in but want to make sure that’s not toxic to them.
Anything else I should do to keep them alive and well? Google AI says they are young but, again, my AI trust is pretty low. I’m not opposed to keeping them, building a better outdoor enclosure, and getting them some friends if I can keep them safe and healthy for the next couple of weeks. Any and all advice and instructions needed. TIA