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He and his mate both hatched at the same time. They have been together ever since. He really doesn't call out much. Almost never. I have another male that calls out all the time. He about drives me crazy. Fred has seemed to have gotten more aggresive since Ethel started laying eggs. They are 8...

This is my first experience with any kind of bird, other than my chickens. But this is my first year with them as well. Fred, my aggressive too, is the first quail I hatched. Fred's father attacked his female companion to the point that we had to put her down. I came home one day and there was...

Oh my goodness! Your birds are adorable! Those sweet little babies running around with their momma. How big do you let the babies get before you seperate them? Your roo with the tux is beautiful. I would love to have one that color. And the blue face is one of my favorite. I have a blue face...

Thank you! I would love to see some pictures of your buttons if you have them. Especially the tuxedo. I've enjoyed incubating but I'm really looking forward to the natural process. I have 7 babies now that are 2 weeks old. They are a variety of colors. Many that I don't have and I love watching...

I completely understand what you are saying. Earlier today, as she was going back to her nest, he leaned down and just nipped her at the back of her leg. I had never seen him do that before but I really didn't think much more about it until I read your post. With all the growling and phewing...

I went ahead and removed the male just to be safe. She paced around for a few minutes but shortly returned to her nest.

Thanks for the advice. I will say that he has been calling(?) a lot more now that she's sitting. Maybe I should just go ahead and remove him.

Sascia has started to sit on her clutch of 9 eggs! I'm so excited. I always incubate the eggs I want to hatch but I have chicken eggs in the incubator right now so I've just been saving my button eggs. I moved Sascia and her mate to a larger area. I noticed she would go to the same spot in her...