My extra coffee grinder works like a charm. In mere seconds, it's in powder form that's perfect for my little button quail.
(I pulse it to avoid burning out the motor)
I think if you wanted to keep buttons outside in WV, you would have to build them a completely draft-free enclosure and have an automated system running nearly YEAR ROUND that will keep the temperature at an optimal level.
Like Nabiki said, one brief cold snap will do them in. Even inside my...
Maybe someone could start a hatchery courier service where they meet the buyers halfway. But I know nothing about where hatcheries are or how that could work, just an idea off the top of my head.
No, chickens can carry diseases that can be passed to quail. And quail need different food. Check the articles tab above, there's lots of good info there about keeping quail.
I give them a bed of dirt and mulch to give them traction to scoot around in. And shallow bowls for their water and food because they can't stand up properly. They do have a separate shallow container, around 8" around filled with sand that they love to wallow in. I push that into the dirt some...