She was courted, at one time, by a male quail, and did produce several eggs, but showed no interest in nesting or paying any attention to her clutch. She never showed any inclination to leave the Kienzles and join the wild quail. But she always wanted to be back inside after awhile. Robert also loved going outside, where she chased and ate bugs, took dirt baths, and dined on vegetation. She loved attention and she loved to snuggle. She was friendly and greeted visitors with a glad cry. Robert, named so because they believed she was a male until one day when she laid an egg, loved people. She quickly made herself at home with the Kienzles and with the author, Margaret Stanger, who was a kind of godmother to the chick. But it soon became apparent that this egg contained a living chick and in three days, Robert made her first appearance. In fact, they just left if sitting on the counter. They took it in the house more as a curiosity than from any expectation that it would hatch. One of the eggs was obviously damaged but the other was fine. They then notice that the nest is empty except for two eggs. Mildred and Tommy Kienzle know that a quail has a nest in their yard.
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