Chinese Painted(Button)

King Quail are a small bird, they have the potential to make great indoor pets or, if the climate agrees, an outdoor pet.

It was hard to tame my Quail and I found that working with them as chicks helped significantly with their friendliness. One of mine loved to sit in my palm, puff up, and go to sleep. However, the Quail that I owned that were not tame would flush when startled and I lost count of the times I had to go after a Quail that had spooked and flown away, finding a tiny little nook to hide in. They fly and fly well.

They can also injure themselves or even snap their neck when flushing so they require proper housing. They also need dust for bathing and that can get messy without proper set up. They grow fast. So fast that I was unprepared for it. They come in a very large variety of colors and patterns which I found beautiful.

I hatched my own and I had been warned that they were hard to hatch. For starters, I didn't realize how small they are compared to other Quail. I accidentally broke an egg prior to setting, they're just so small and thin! Once they were set it wasn't long before they were hatching at day 16 (I'd been told 18 days so it was a surprise to hear their little noises.) Almost all hatched on their own, but I did lose a few, more than I would with chickens. Personally I felt they weren't a bad hatch, but they certainly wouldn't be good for a first time. The chicks also stayed in my incubator turned brooder for over a week as the second I tried to move them, like I would with chicken chicks, they wilted and got cold so so fast.

Overall I enjoyed having King Quail, they were a lot of fun and the pros outweighed the cons for me as I didn't mind giving them a little extra attention. Still, due to time constraints I was going to be unable to keep them so I sold them. They did much better than I was expecting so I can say that there is a potential for profit, though not without a lot of work first.

For anyone experienced I think they're a great thing. They're very sweet when tame, but for those who haven't been raising birds very long they're high maintenance and a lot more complicated than chickens in my opinion. Still a lovely species which I loved having!

I would suggest these birds to someone who has had experience with some birds, not as a first pet to anyone. I am just starting to tame mine.
Besides that, let's move on. These are the most friendly birds I have met. (Pecking-wise.) I have never been pecked by one. Not even once.


Overall?
Are nice but that does not mean you should have them as a first pet!

Thanks for reading! This is my first review. I hope I did fairly well!

I've had Button Quail for 5 years and they are very cute. They don't like being held, but they are very quiet and are ground dwellers who clean up well. Very tiny, not messy.

Adorable little birds. I have a pair and plan to incubate the eggs this spring. They are very amusing and jump around but are quite quiet.
They leap into the air when startled so make sure their cage is secure. They do not roost at night so once they are out of the cage they won't come back and are easy prey to predators.
My male is not aggressive and are they quite affectionate towards each other and sleep together.
I have heard that they will go after smaller quail so I will need to keep chicks separate until they are grown.
I feed them the chicken crumble that I feed my chickens.