Recent content by LaceyNylons

Hi everyone! My button quail pair successfully hatched a small handful of eggs right before Christmas 2013. Three babies made it to the two month mark and have now found forever homes :) Prior to hatching the baby quail, Mumma bird (Cinebun) has never picked at her man's (Peep-peep) feathers...

tl;dr Budgie hen tried to kill female quail. How reduce budgie's aggression? On Friday evening, Peep my female button quail was rushed to the vet after being attacked by my female budgie Tookie. Took attacked Peep while myself and my partner were out, and had caused damage to both of her...

Hello there! I have owned a male and female pair of button quail since 2011. Peep (the female) has been laying around 8 - 18 eggs and then attempting to incubate them. From what I have read, quail raised in captivity over multiple generations lose their broodiness, but sometimes people get...

I love watching them when I study. I guess I have heard neither of them "crow" then. They both stand tall and peep several times in a row mind you. Maybe my girl has a hormone imbalance that causes male behaviour? I guess egg laying will be the true test. No eggs yet. Would be around 5months old...

ok, feathers around vent checked, no sign of red or pink feathers - white/ silver feathers all round. Can I assume this means peep is in fact a she? I don't know how to explain her standing tall and crowing though. Will do some homework to try and figure out what exactly people look for when...

Thank you Quail Lady I have been lurking on these forums a lot lately and you seem to give the best advice. Will check for coloured feathers around vents and see how it goes. I love them both to pieces but don't want two males housed together... and thanks for the correction on terminology. I...

Hi there everyone I am fairly new to this world of caring for button quail but I love it so far! I purchased two quail a few days after my 21st birthday in early June, one is a male chinese painted named 'peep-peep' and the other is a female silver named 'peep'. I was told they were around...