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    Button quail coop bottom

    Hi all. I am planning to build a coop for my buttons and have been searching for specific info whether or not to use net on the bottom. I see most people just have them with wood shaves and that's what i am using at the moment. However, i wonder if some kind of iron net should be okay to...
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    My new button quails and setup

    Ok, I see most people have the opinion that I should keep just the pair. So I did that already and I followed GrandmaBird's opinion: I joined the brown one with the male. He still picks on her feet quite often (I think he has a foot fetish). Anyway, as I left the three grey ones together in the...
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    My new button quails and setup

    Thanks for your hints. I don't see any red feathers in the tail yet. I've separated 2 of them (females) to another place... quite small but it will be temporary. The male was going after them like crazy and one of them had traces of blood in her feathers near the legs (I don't know if it was...
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    Hello from Portugal

    Thank you everybody. 1muttsfan : I live near Sintra. It's a very pleasant and kind of wild place to visit even for us who live nearby :)
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    My new button quails and setup

    Thanks! The male is a normal one, I don't really know the variety's name. The girls are: 1 silver, 1 cinnamon, 1 brown and 1 silver with some darker feathers. Anyway some of the females are only 2 months old so I guess they will still change their colours. Do you think they can hatch the eggs...
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    My new button quails and setup

    Hi there. Just posting some pics of my newest aquisitions. It's a male and four females. A bit crowded I guess? But I am thinking about building them a new pen and getting another male so I'll have 2 trios in separated places. Just one question: sometimes I see the male moving his head...
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    Hello from Portugal

    Hello everybody. Just found this great forum, lots of interesting information and nice pics. I am now starting with some button quails. I have to admit that I am already a 'bit' addicted to this funny little creatures. I'll post some pics in the proper section. Cheers. Dave
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