Why is my Button Quail goin bald?!

[Ugly Cowboy]

Thanks yall! Well first thing this mornin I went and got some gamebird feed and grit, and some sand (he always plays in his food dish, I figured I'd try that) and boiled an egg for him. He seemed to like that!

 

[Mrs MIA]

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I bet he's a happy camper now.

Ahem... now you need to find him a lady...

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

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I bet he's a happy camper now.

Ahem... now you need to find him a lady...

LOL I've been tryin!​

 

[monarc23]

yay

 

[Wolf-Kim]

I bet he is going to be a much more active critter with the higher protein.

See a difference in his energy levels yet?

-Kim

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

A little bit! He's actin a little happier! And I still wanna find him a buddy. Which leads me to another question... I had another male with him, and they got along just fine, but they had also been together since the beginin. Do they normally get along like that, or will they fight if I got another male and threw it in with him now?

And does anyone know where I can get some more buttons? I like 'em a lot!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I wish I was closer... I'd give you one of mine... there has to be someone close to you that raises them. Have you tried a Craigslist ad?

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

No, I aint tried that! Ya reckon kijiji would work just as good though? I'm already signed up there!

 

[shmooborp]

mabye he is jumping up and hitting its head and back on the top of the cage... i have had that happen before.

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

Another thing... If I decide to raise 'em (I'm thinkin about it, but I wanna learn a little more first, I dont wanna hurt 'em more!) do I have to incubate the eggs or will the 'hen' do that herself?