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    Quail

    Is it possible to put some kind of lightsource inside the raised coop? When it gets too dark outside they'll probably be drawn towards the light and just walk in there by themselves.
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    Button quail ID

    If you haven't already, I'd suggest you read this article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/button-quail-your-guide-to-ethical-care.77178/ It covers the basics for button quail such as housing, feeding, breeding etc. 🙂
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    Button quail ID

    Hi! You have 2 white, 1 silver and 2 redbreasted. If you have any males you should be able to see a small amount of red ventfeathers and/or a bib at about 3 weeks when they're starting to get their adult plumage. The white ones are the only ones who can't be feather sexed, you'll have to rely...
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    Button quail morphs

    Correct! Number 1 is golden pearl and number 2 is wildtype. And yeah, there's a lot of different combinations for each color/morph. Here's another example just for fun. Same base(cinnamon) as the other two but with a different pattern(redbreasted). 😁
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    Button quail morphs

    Yea, wildtype and golden pearl look very similar and they were the colors i had most problems with when i started raising buttons. Females of both colors usually have barred chestfeathers but in golden pearl those barred feathers extend over the back and wings as well while also giving them more...
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    Quail advise

    Hi! The darker one with a clear bib is a silver male and the other one is a silver(red breasted) female. 🙂
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    Button quail morphs

    From top to bottom: 1. Golden pearl 2. Normal/wild type 3. Cinnamon And yes, all 3 are female. 🙂
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    How to sex quail without the vent? And does anyone have week by week growth picture guides?

    Hi! You cannot vent sex buttons as you do with coturnix since buttons do not produce foam. All button quail colors/morphs (except pure white and some tuxedos) are easily feathersexable if you know what to look for since males and females have very different plumages. I usually look for 3 male...
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    Button quail pair picking on hen?

    Hi! Your speckled one is indeed a hen, she's a red breasted female. It seems like your white male and brown (cinnamon) hen have already pair-bonded and doesn't want to include the other hen in their relationship. Trios and groups can work depending on the personality of the individual birds but...
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    Correct me if i'm wrong - coturnix colors

    Thanks for your reply! 🙂 These birds arrived in august as rescues so i have no info on their background/genes etc. The 3rd one have a lot more white feathers on the head now, this is him today. Does he still qualify as a rosetta or is this something else?
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    Correct me if i'm wrong - coturnix colors

    Hi all! I'm a total newbie when it comes to cortunix colors. Could someone please help me with these and tell me what colors they are. My own guess: 1. Pearl fee 2. Wild/pharaoh 3. Rosetta 4. Italian/manchurian Thank you! 😊
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    Share about you game bird!!!

    Right now i'm only getting about 4-5 eggs a day since my hens took a break during the winter. They will probably start to lay more now that summer is on the way. 😊
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    Share about you game bird!!!

    I have 16 button quail but i'm planning on getting a few coturnix aswell this summer. 😊
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    Button quail chick color ID?

    The lighting makes it a bit difficult to id them correctly but it seems like most of them are cinnamons except for 14/8 (red breasted), 9/2 (tuxedo), 5/1 (silver) and 12 may be a cinnamon/pearl.
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    Is this a female or male button quail?

    Red vent feathers almost always means male. This is a pic of my cinnamon male when he was around 3 weeks for comparison. 🙂
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