Recent content by jayd12
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Broody button cage cleaning
I am going to take your advice and just put clean bedding over the old. I never let my button bedding get too bad so this is gonna drive me a little nuts. I don't raise buttons, but I hate to get in the way of a broody hen. Lol especially one that feels brave enough to chew out a 120lb. Dog. Of... -
Broody button cage cleaning
I was all set to change the bedding in my buttons cage, but she's gone broody. She seems serious about it too. My catahoula was visiting as he often does with the quial, she got off the nest but only went a few inches then twittering menicingly, got right back on. I covered the exposed side of... -
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Keeping Button Quail as pets?
Once I culled him, everything was fine. For him cage size did not even matter. When he tried to kill the hen they were in a 4 ft x 3 1/2 ft cage. And because i thought the presence of other males made him aggressive i located their cage a few rooms away. But it didnt help him at all. She had a... -
Keeping Button Quail as pets?
Yes I had that problem with a white male button. He wouldnt be kept with another batchlor, by himself he wouldnt stop crowing and pick at others through the wire. Day or night it didn't matter to him on the crowing. I put him with a hen, he seemed to appreciate her for two days. But on the... -
Hello from Florida
Ooooo good luck with the broody hen. I think it's so much better if the hen can take care of the hatching. I have another pair out side testing a coturnix quail cage I buit. I need to get them set up for inside so I can get the cots. But geezus they are soon very happy in thatb big cage. -
Hello from Florida
Wow now I am having trouble uploading pics. It was easy last night. Lol I will have to figure it out again. -
Hello from Florida
Cute set up. I want to do more with mine. Yes she is wild color. Here is a better pic of her. -
Hello from Florida
Lol he maybe badly marked, but so cute and sweet. I would take 1/2 a dozen with such a nice disposition if i could find them. I am from Tampa. Yes he does have a mate. There is a little brown mass in the bottom picture coming out of the sand box, that is fidget. -
Hello from Florida
I have been lurking and learning for a little while at BYC. You folks have a lot of useful info on here. This little guy was sold has a tuxedo female. since he has filled out of course he is not a she, but I think he has too much color to be a tuxedo as well. He was mostly white with blue on the...