Recent content by Ptarmigan

They're good! Haha, nice to see another Sydneysider here :wee So, I put a divider in the cage, and ran it right beside the nest box. I then put the replica box, complete with nest and eggs, in the divided part with Pea, and sat it right next to the original box, to see if I could trick her...

Thanks for the advice! (and I'm glad you like their names 😊, when I first got them every time I looked in the box they were grooming each other, it was so cute). I'll give that a go tonight. I did end up buying another box, so I'll make a replica nest and put that in with her. I've even got...

Howdy! It's been a long time since I've been around these parts, but I've got a bit of a problem and I need some advice. I have three button quails (where I live they're normally called king quails), 2 females 1 male. I got the females from the same breeder, they grew up together in the same...

Thanks for the reply @DK newbie I actually resolved the problem, and thought I'd post here in case anyone else had the same issue. Because my boy was constantly calling at night, I thought the issue could be that he isn't bedding down with the females. Since they're in my apartment, they go...

Hi everyone, any help at all is appreciated. I had a pair of button quails for about two years. The female died suddenly a few weeks back, and afterwards the male crowed constantly out of loneliness. 4 to 5 days later I was able to get two more females. I divided the cage and kept him and the...

Hey DK newbie, thanks for replying. Sounds like you're having just as much drama as I am! It's super hard when they misbehave like that, it feels like a juggling act keeping them all safe and happy with different pairs/groups. I've put the divider in and everyone seems to be doing okay so...

Hey JaeG, thanks for replying! They get a mix of seeds and a crumble with 21% protein, and they'll normally get a few mealworms or some boiled egg each day too (plus fresh greens). I suspect it is a habit from the aviary she originally came from. She seems to be very aggressive towards other...

Thanks Latestarter, will do!

I got a pair of button quails a few months ago. I'm new to quails (actually, I'm new to birds at all). I did a lot of reading before getting them and was confident I could provide for their needs, but I'm having some issues I haven't heard about before and I'm really struggling. I'll tell the...

Hi Everyone! I'm Ptarmigan. I recently started looking after some button quail (or king quail as they're called here), and everytime I looked for information online this site popped up! So I knew I had to sign up and join this wonderful community.