Failed venture

We, H, Miss L and I, went over to see Steve. He had accidentally come by some Quail. He was after "normal" Quail but got three Japanese Painted Quail in to the bargain. They were no use to Steve. Miss L was cooing over them. Steve sweetened the deal by saying I could have them for nothing, would lend me the rabbit hutch they where living in and a bag a of food. So Keith, Paula and Simone where picked up the next day and became new members of the family.

I made a run as an extension to the hutch with a ramp to connect the hutch to the grass. They were endearing little creatures. They are tiny. They stand about four inches tall. Keith was a Tuxedo, black back and white belly, Paula was Dun, a sort of mottled brown and Simone was a Silver, white really. I talk about them in the past tense since they have gone to meet their maker. One by one they died. Simone was found in the bottom of the run mid- morning wednesday having been seen wandering about when I went to work. Keith just disappeared the next night. I think it was taken by something. However there was no sign of a struggle. Paula was found dead in the run the next night with most definite signs of a struggle. So the Quail are no more. We were considering getting normal size Quail later in the year but the recent events seems to dampened the ladies enthusiasm.