Be careful what you read; books can be dangerous!
Twenty years ago I came across the book That Quail Robert of a woman who raised a newly hatched quail chick. She became a mother quail in that infant’s eyes, thereby creating an interspecies bond of endearing quality.
Guess what! I did the same thing and found it works. I named my female quail Cook-Cook, and found the experience with her one of the delights of my life.
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