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And the button is ??
When Button quail males crow, it sounds like a strong wind blowing. Some people describe it as a Darth Vader sound or a growl. To me it mostly sounds like wind. You will hear the wind and see his throat moving. -
New Quail! ID And sexing help?plz
Yes, the golden is a roo. The others you will have to vent sex or watch to see who crows. -
My Quail Have Started Laying :)
What kind of quail do you have? Coturnix quail start at about 6 weeks. If you quail are not laying, make sure you are feeding them a high protein food -- nonmedicated gamebird starter. Make sure your birds feel calm and safe. Make sure they have fresh water at all times. And make sure you... -
Homemade bator and eggs set
Sounds really nice! I would like to see it, too. -
Newbie with a few questions
What is your male to female ratio? If you have too many males in one cage, they will fight. Also this leads to the hens being over bred. An ideal ratio is 1 rooster to 3 hens. Pick out your finest males to put with the hens and let the extras have their own bachelor cage. Think about... -
My Quail Have Started Laying :)
Look at that tiny egg! One of my hens laid a little egg like that for her first egg this past weekend. Her later eggs have all been normal sized. -
Texas A&M Sexing???
How to Vent Sex Coturnix When I am trying to figure out what is what at that age, I start removing the ones I know are males to another cage. You can sit by the cage in the evening and watch to see who crows. Have a beer or a glass of tea. After a few days of this, there should be no... -
Why please help
If you leave them together, put another little bowl of food in the cage and put it at the other end of the cage from the food they have now. The female will either chill or go mad trying to protect both bowls of food. Watch and see what happens. It could be as GrandmaBird says. Also, some... -
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Japanese Coturnix Quail Color Varieties!!!!
Two pharaoh or wildtype birds will have all pharaoh chicks. -
Baby Button Colors?
You have one wildtype and two silver chicks. Cute! -
LOCKDOWN! Let the hatching begin
Congratulations on the egg! Soon all your hens will lay. The babies are darling. -
quail eggs
Yes! Some of the first eggs may be misshaped, small or even lacking a yoke! After a few weeks you will notice they become more uniform size and shape. -
Coturnix japonica quail colors?
Wildtype or Pharaoh is the brown and white coturnix. It actually carries all the genes to create the Italian, Tibetan, English White, Roux, etc. Italian is a golden bird with speckles, Tibetan is very dark brown. Roux is kind of beige. English White/Texas A&M is white obviously. There are... -
Candling button quail eggs???
Candling does nothing to help the egg hatch. It is only to satisfy human curiosity. Or if you absolutely must have more room in the bator right away. But the extra handling and messing around and opening the bator definitely can work against hatching. Just my opinion. Hope you have good... -
Planning a Flight Pen. Need ideas
Nice! Your birds look very happy in their grass. -
What are my quail laying?
Yes. They will eat the oyster shells as they see fit. -
Mountain Quail Pecking
I don't have mountain quail, but more room will help a lot. Also, if you can give them some more hiding places -- like an overturned box with a hole in it -- there will be less trouble. Sometimes it helps to rearrange the cage so the food and water are not in a corner that one bird decides is... -
Japanese Coturnix Quail Color Varieties!!!!
Adorable! Those reddish ones could be red range or roux. Too cute! -
Japanese Coturnix Quail Color Varieties!!!!
You are right about the yellow with thin black stripe is Italians. You will also have some Pharaohs. The white bird might have brought you some Tibetans or Tuxedos. Can you post some pictures?