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why would anyone attempt to eat buttons?
and i have a HUGE problem with folks who kill animals wastefully..like for trophies or whatever.
Any life taken for people's frivolities offends me.....sorry ,just my personal feelings.
i can maybe see the other bird pelts that he sells since they are pheasant,turkey,duck...that makes some sense considering that THEY can be eaten and then no part is wasted but ,come on, BUTTON quail?
In many Asian countries, sparrows are consumed as a routine part of the diet. They are called 'rice birds' in China. I've seen recipes for the use of sparrows from various countries, including China, the Philipines, and Indonesia.
Button Quails are slightly bigger than your average sparrow, from what I recall the last time I held a captive sparrow in my hands (had to rescue the dumb thing from my greenhouse, despite the fact that doors on both ends were open).
So in theory it could be done. In practice, I personally wouldn't want to bother even with a coturnix or bobwhite, just seems like it would be a lot of work for a little meat, but I have nothing against those that do (I'm just lazy, I'd eat them if someone gave them to me cleaned!).
