Quail Mouse Trap? Well, Sort of! Birds defend Home from Mice Invasion!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Really weird thing to happen hey!? Why all in the one spot - did the birds place them there or was it a random coincidence? Thanks for your support! :)

[@louiehostetler6661]

Do you have mouse poison out somewhere? mice usually die where they first find water after they eat poison maybe that could be the reason they are all in front of the water hydrant

[@javiermorton7170]

@@louiehostetler6661 that was my thought. Died looking for water after poisoning. Who knows.

[@aussiegrows8096]

@@louiehostetler6661 he won’t use chemicals on his plants so doubt he puts poison on his property

[@rabit818]

It was obviously a hit by the Corleone Family.

[@almightyyak675]

lmao

[@qbmac2306]

4:26 "Give it a little flip" Shawn Woods would be proud.

[@prestons3400]

Hahahahaha yeah

[@Scott.V.Grube1]

To have mice dead in one location it appears you may have a snake getting in and out. The mice appear to have been regurgitated. I can only guess why the snake regurgitated the mice, maybe the birds attacked the snake and when this happens snakes regurgitate what's in their stomach to make escape easier. The holes in the ground is maybe where the snake is getting in and out.

[@Selfsufficientme]

That's definitely a plausible explanation... I can't rule that out. Perhaps a small snake followed the mice into the hole and ate them then found their way into the pen couldn't get out and as you say regurgitated the mice to get smaller and then got back out. Even more, the reason why I need to seal any holes just in case!

[@vink6163]

With all these things going on Mark it sounds like you just about need video surveillance in your chicken pen so you can look back and see what is going on!

[@dennisholmes7485]

maybe to get through mesh

[@clearlieme]

I used to keep quails in a small orchard/food forest enclosure (it had 3 full grown fig trees in it). Planted all my veggies in there once they were taller than the quails and then the quails kept all the bugs off. They also cleaned up any fruits we didn't get to before they fell. Had chickens in the yard around that who were trained to be mousers, and turned over our compost pile for us whilst getting their fill, and a great big meat rabbit who kept all the neighborhood cats out. Had no idea quails could be mousers as well!

[@mixablebella1]

Thanks Mark 😁 from growing a tonne of lemons or ginger to roast chicken eating possums to mouse catching quail ,I always love your videos ❤️

[@Brutaltronics]

chickens do the same right? I do remember my grandma's chicken killing mice.

[@bayne7885]

Yes. If chickens can catch em, they'll take them off as a trophy and eat them.

[@nealgrey6485]

Clever of the birds to place them by the door. “Come on Boss, take out the trash!”

[@liveonthesun3368]

You should set up a motion camera to record it for when it happens again. From the way all the quails have cornered themselves to the opposite corner of the cage, the snake theory seems more plausible. In any case a video of the Event would be awesome.

[@gavinhall3669]

Also last year we had a rat taking up to 15 finches & Canaries a night. Obviously as they slept. We eventually found a huge pile of dried finches & Canaries just outside the Aviary Hidden under a shrub. The count was over 100 birds in the pile. So I think some rats kill for fun cos they weren't even partly eaten. Also the rat was dead & dried beside the pile. Looked like some kind of Necrotic Harem.

[@debrakessler5141]

Just started my quail journey.

[@ikigai47]

Interesting. Especially how they brought the bodies by the door all together. Like they were making sure the big man saw it and took them away

[@kc_cobra]

Those are some tough little quails. We had a rat dig into our lot a few days ago, luckily all okay despite a few cuts.

[@gavinhall3669]

My Zebra Finches kill field mice & store them to dry. Then they line their nests with them. To be comfy & warm I would assume

[@daniel-jb2xz]

Gavin Hall bullshit

[@demaneymdemalasneym51]

you sure those are zebra finches?

[@mad_murf5894]

A mouse would beat the sh!t out of a zebra finch wouldnt it?

[@baytran3790]

Russel Crowe now raising quail Gladiator style.

[@Xainfinen]

That's why it's best to build a coop on a concrete slab, 1 foot deep for the deep bedding. I had plenty of chicken coop in my childhood and the main problems were rodents killing the bird and eating the eggs and termites destroying the coop. Until the chicken are big enough, they're preys. That's why my next coop will have a concrete base. Chickens do kill mice, rats and snakes but quails are known to be more ferocious.

[@timbuktu2758]

A pile of sacrifices for the great quail god!

[@janethartwig774]

Such an interesting video. Glad the quail are safe. Thanks for posting.

[@biglou4452]

Awesome Quail enclosure.....

[@lolitachildress-shay2168]

Thanks Mark, I have mice and quail on my land. That's fascinating. Just what I need. Now all I have to is find ways of attracting more quail. I went to your site to get info on potatoes and then you taught me another lesson. 👍

[@darkknight145]

A friend of mine has chickens on their property near Bombala NSW, the chickens have taken out black snake on several occasions with no harm to themselves. It's also interesting when Goannas comes around (not near the chicken coop), all the wild birds (different species) join together and drive them away.

[@jan6293]

Yowie? They look like they were smashed by a large foot! I would put a game camera up !📷

[@MothmanBaddie]

Must say, I am very impressed! I had no idea that they could kill mice, let alone would have the urge to relocate the carcasses! What interesting little birds.

[@martinwatt4]

I'm just beginning to start farming quail for our own consumption your video's have been a great help ! Just a bit south of you near lismore nsw.

[@Wadaryu1000]

I'm surprised you didnt 'recycle' the mice into your veggie garden soils.

[@SouthpawDavey]

That is interesting like you said and not just one. I once found one in my feeder it was alive. I dont know who was more surprised him or me lol.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

Field & hill dwelling mice can tunnel underground. My late husband was a certified, licensed exterminator. His expertise....mice, rodents, etc. We burned a hill down, in a control burn, and you could hear the mice screaming, in their dens, as they burned. Got rid of a huge problem in our neighborhood. We had an acre, that they were living in. We did it to "brush clear" and make it safer for our chickens, as snakes go underground too.

[@lostbelowthefold4199]

That is so wild! Thanks for sharing!

[@koru9780]

Mark - your quail are ninja.

[@kayeschlenert5905]

Thats interesting for sure, my first thought was also that there may be a snake involved here. I would put some netting in and around those holes to see if you can catch whatever is using it before sealing them up. Then you'll know for sure

[@ramonahansraj6587]

happy holidays to you and your family and thank you for all your inspiring videos

[@tranhuynh543]

Thank you

[@kc_cobra]

Those are some tough little quails. We had a rat dig into our lot a few days ago, luckily all okay despite a few cuts.

[@timehasbegun5828]

Mark just want to tell you that your advice is always appreciated and thank you for sharing it! As in regards to this video I have never seen that in my life yikes🐀🐁

[@Fatman33020]

it's called your animals love you and they know you care

[@joansmith3492]

I don't have quail but I would be very worried about how the mice got in there. It will be interesting to see if you figure it out. I wonder why you don't bury the mice at the drip line of one of your fruit trees. Free fertilizer and no flies. I generally set a stepping stone on top of the grave so nothing digs the carcass up.

[@DonPandemoniac]

Attack of the Killer Quails! Seems like they are quite protective of their nests and eggs and will put up a fight. And they clean up afterwards, dragging the victims as far away from the breeding ground as possible.

[@thebovineavenger]

Plus you have a cat that hunts snakes that get in the house. Sounds like a good group of animals. Set up a camera to catch it next time.

[@KevinLopez-vf1wk]

Santa needs to bring you a Trail Cam. You could set to 10 - 30 sec clip lengths or just still shots. I love mine.!

[@loucash305]

Australia... even the quail are deadly! Lol

[@MerAngel12121]

Mark, Looks like short work your quail made of those mice. Nope I haven't seen that myself, but have heard of it. People get chuckers/guinea hens to kill rattlesnakes and Emu to guard their flocks, here in the US. Glad you had them. They made sure you wouldn't miss them. You said it looked like they were placed there and you were right. : ) Good on them, eh?

[@charsbabushka]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Learn something new everyday.

[@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172]

that's great if the quail are responsible, mark. I used to breed canaries and have actually found mice stuck in the mesh. when I was a boy, my grandad once told me that if you can get a pencil in a hole a young mouse can get through. those mice didn't look so young though. maybe I should have kept quail when I was breeding the birds. lol...…………………..brian

[@trustonly]

Quails do sometimes work as a team in a rare occasion once a blue tongue broke in eating my button quail brooding her eggs and tried to peck at its head until it grew a lil bigger came back and the birds had no choice to surrender to it, as for tiny mice I seen one peck one on the head trying to steal its feed the mouse flipped on its back for a second squeaking then ran away... imagine the whole 6 attacking at once. I killed 3 already by swatting them with my bear hands and been told as long as they are not poisoned mice they are good feed for the quails or chooks (FYI my quails are button quails not Japanese but their temperaments are nasty when they are threatened)

[@jyeellis1130]

I like these types of videos and the vlog style

[@RockingCHomestead]

Very interesting. My parents raise a bunch of quail and never have seen that!

[@veritasliberabitvos1201]

what sort of boots are you wearing they look decent

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, I rate them highly actually - Oliver www.oliver.com.au/ Better than any army boot I've ever worn... including some custom-made boots I had made back in early 2000's (at army expense) that actually cost 2k! These are the high side with the side zip - easy to get on off, long lasting, good grip, and comfortable. Cheers :)

[@IronPyromancer]

The craziest thing I saw as a child was a hen gobbling up a mouse whole.

[@vilijanac]

Cool video. I was highfliers keeper of pigeons as kid. Rat problem is greater than cats.

[@heathermason9584]

Love that animals can protect themselves

[@felixfelix2576]

Beautiful nature sounds. What state are you located,?

[@denirn8725]

Wow that’s a tad creepy. But 1 thing I’ve researched & found, but never observed, #Quail are 1 of the few species that can & WILL #Eat disease carrying #TICKS! Gotta love ‘em for that.

[@LizJaneBracegirdle]

I found a dead mouse in one of my quail aviaries yesterday. I thought the quail must have killed it.

[@BushImports]

That's cool, I'll bet the quail are even quicker when they are in fear of their life. Did you lose any or were they all still there?

[@IRMentat]

the classic rural response of "it's not a dead thing I need in my garden" ~local scrubland gets fertalised~

[@LWren-nr6ud]

Good birds! They look like juvenile mice, they usually hang out together and will come sit near dead siblings, not realising they are dead. Wish my quails were that brave!! Also great enrichment for quails: put some rocks in a plant pot and put a wombok cabbage in there and put it in the quail pen, mine absolutely love it and will eat it right down to the core in 3-4 days.

[@chrislecky710]

Tame your quail and they will become brave. If they can over come their fight and flight responses with you what threat is a mouse.. zero!

[@yodagaming3252]

Wow! A very tiny snake once got into my quail pen (it didn’t even have teeth!) they pecked at it for it a bit but they lost interest pretty soon.

[@wendyrowland7787]

You may have thrown the dog a meal. Free range hens eat mice whole, quite entertaining seeing the athleticism of the hunter trying to keep her prey from the other hens. It wouln’t have been the end of the world leaving the dead mice as the maggots would be good tucker for the quail.

[@Fuzzinutt]

I don't have quail, but our chooks have killed mice a few times, and one smaller rat in the enclosed part of the coop.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi...... 🎥👍👍👍

[@aya8319]

That was sneaky throwing rotting mice😂😂😂

[@ltlbnsgarden]

If it was the quail, they deserve a special tasty treat, they are little but mighty. For some reason to me they looked squashed like if they were stepped on. 😊

[@David-xu6xw]

My first thought was wondering if they drowned in the water dispenser. I know you have a different setup, but our chicken's water dispenser has drowned about 10 mice so far. Best mousetrap ever 😎.

[@OriginalPiece17]

That’s crazy

[@Adamskys]

I once disturbed a mouse nest in the roost area of my chook shed, mice scattered everywhere the girls went bananas, attacking the mice, eating them whole, even the ducks had a go. Never seen quail do it tho

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

Man quail is delicious!! Get some tarragon sauce on it!! Lol I'm thinking about food watching a video about dead mice

[@juggalox1000]

Birds can be quite the force we had Coyotes where I lived when I had chickens we came out one day and a one had his head stuck in our chicken door we called fish and game to come to get it we found it got 1 of our girls but then they went to town on him his face was all pecked up

[@_Carlos]

4 dead mice in a row, was there a battle?

[@mistal1408]

nice show

[@50shadesofgreen]

i've heard it about chickens but not with Quail

[@AR-ii3ly]

I have a brood of quails and they are brutal - especially the females.

[@lilywaterflower3502]

I've seen my chickens kill and eat frogs and toads

[@KyrstOak]

3:52 Why is that greenish thing got a red outline??? It looks like you're in a video game with your cursor over it.

[@samanthabarris3729]

Very interesting

[@McDowallManor]

I actually think quails are right little bastards. I have no doubt they could kill a mouse, although not something as big as a rat. In my view, it was not a snake. Why would a snake (espec. a python) leave a food supply like that? I've seen what male quail do to their rivals.

[@Durburger316]

Big rat 😱. Love your videos!

[@thomasgreenaway6279]

I got the 1k likes 👍😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mekamom3676]

Amusing.

[@LilSixy]

Which quail would you say is best for a beginner and also a good egg layer as bonus, buttons or japanese quails ? Thnx

[@The_Custos]

Who is quailing in fear now?

[@rivkaflashner9640]

remind me what kind of leg tags do you use for your quail?

[@reneebrown5598]

Looks like maybe 5. There is hair and blood under the block.

[@carlosblancorodriguez8244]

Nice 🧐

[@felicitypaterson3139]

What wire do you use on your quail pen please

[@bonniegareau4073]

Glad to know that at least some quail can and will kill mice! Thanks for these great informative videos! 👍

[@lendavidhart9710]

I saw a chicken killing a hop toad

[@normadavid1239]

Sick

[@MyBoomStick1]

Is there a reason why you didn’t just put them in your compost?

[@lolazal1]

They may have be poisoned. He uses his compost on this veg and fruit trees.

[@SynthToshi]

lol no way bro!

[@chrislecky710]

Dude, if your quail are killing mice go with it, what they have done once they will do again, practice makes perfect right, they may get good enough at it to tackle rats too eventually resolving any further issues with both rats and mice. These species are tiny winged dinosaurs so encourage such behaviour where ever possible.. its in their best interests for them to learn to defend themselves effectively..

[@lunaflamed]

If it happens again feed the dead mice to the chickens, they are scavengers after all.

[@Isa47719]

Good on them, they need to protect themselves

[@muhammadhammad8490]

Bury them

[@jozigirl7114]

Geese will swallow mice whole

[@lppal4899]

Hey, train your dogs to kill the rats, trained dogs kill hundreds of rats, there's also a video on that, where the farm fields get super cleaned with dogs. The rats live in the ground, inside. and the ground is being turned with dogs running after the rats and killing them right away. Hundreds in a couple of hours.I think it is the most efficient way to keep the farm clean. You cant fill all the holes.

[@carolavant3778]

I've never raised quail, but I know my chickens will kill and eat mice!

[@RonkeStation]

Your chickens eat mice?

[@lunaflamed]

Mine do too.

[@MeddyNYC]

@@RonkeStation yes they eat anything really

[@yantantethera689]

Chooks kill mice, quail are small!

[@hughbalas2018]

My quail are Aussie quail so they are small and miss got into my cage for them and killed all there baby’s

[@mephistophelescountcaglios1489]

😁😷👍

[@ann7318]

I wish my chickens would kill the rats n mice n snakes in their pen... I guess they are too lazy.