button quail

  1. sleepycat

    button quail housing guide

    so i've noticed that a lot of people use improper housing for buttons and tell others to use the same type as well, so i thought i'd share a bit of info from personal experiences. there are a few "rules" you have to tick off before housing your button quail 1 - sizing - does it have enough...
    • sleepycat
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  2. NewfoundMamaBird

    New Button Quail mama

    Good morning all, Just introducing myself as a long time lurker, first day member. Currently, besides the new buttons I hatched, I share my home with 3 rescue dogs that range in size from 7lbs to 80lbs. Moving on to how the buttons came about. My dream has always been a hobby farm where I can...
  3. T

    Lump near chicks wing

    Hi, I’m completely new to the world of hatching and can’t find any information on what might be happening with my little chick. It’s only about ten hours old, I let it hatch with mum and she’s done a fantastic job so far keeping little fella warm and safe. When I saw it this morning it did have...
    • Tishquish
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    • button quail day 1 chicks lump above wing
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  4. ButtonNomies

    Billy's first performance

    Strap in coz its cute as fook!!
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    • button quail quail singing chick
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  5. ButtonNomies

    Egg quality.

    Hi I'm just wondering if healthier birds eggs feel different to those that are less healthy? Example, I had some button hatching eggs sent to me, in the hopes I can hatch out a cinnamon baby to add to my group. The eggs were quite dirty and felt rough. A few were already cracked and damaged but...
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    • button eggs button quail egg query
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  6. ButtonNomies

    My crew so far!!

    So these are my birds now 7 weeks old and just started pairing up, 4 males and 2 (I think not sure on the silver pearl but acts female) females. More incubating and brooding to add more to their colony soon. Darth - Hopper Blue breasted (peeking) - Eddie Tuxedo - Steve Pied - Dustin Silver pearl...
  7. ButtonNomies

    Colour ID Button chick

    Hey peeps, I had a single chick hatch out from a batch. Can I have an idea on the colour ID? It's mostly bright yellow except the top of its head is showing silver and has very faint silver marbling ... so is this baby a silver pearl or silver redbreast or some other? Thankyou ❤
    • ButtonNomies
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    • baby button quail chick cute baby chicks help
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  8. Oreolover13

    Broody Buttons

    Does anyone have advice on getting my button broody like lighting, diet, cage etc. right now it’s a pair in a twenty gallon long tank and she’s been laying consistently. The cage has a sand bath and fake plants but when I tried a nest box (old finch nest box) and she didn’t use it.
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  9. G

    Hi, I'm Gen

    Hi everyone, my daughter Joe and I, love fluffy butts. We currently have five chickens, 2 Silkie hens, 1 frizzle hen and 2 Frazzle roosters who are half brothers, 1 of which is a bit special needs, we couldn't bare to cull them once we found they were roosters and Frazzles, we don't breed...
  10. CloneFly

    Can it be done? Coturnix × Button quail

    Hello everyone! I have 3 male button quail, one of which I would really like to breed. I was considering purchasing a few Coturnix Celadon quail and trying to cross breed them. Does anyone know if this would be possible? I'm open to trying to cross breed him with other breeds as well. Please let...
    • CloneFly
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    • breeding button quail celadon quail cross breeding quail advice
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  11. B

    Button Quail Chick Diarrhea

    Hi all, I have a clutch of eight 4-day old button quail chicks. They are in a brooder and have their mom with them. Today I was cleaning their brooder and noticed 2 types of concerning droppings: 1) dark poops 2) diarrhea I'm very worried about any disease spreading with these babies, as they...
  12. QuailsAreSmallDinosaurs

    Help! A sudden behavior change!

    Recently, one of my button quail's behavior changed a lot. This had me very confused and I honestly don't know what to do, I need some help. In the beginning of January I bought two button quails from a local pet store, according to the employee they are both females. One is white and the other...
    • QuailsAreSmallDinosaurs
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    • 9+ weeks behavior change behavior issues behavior problems button quail expanding gender help sexing
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  13. Annoyed quail

    URGENT need help little button quail scalping

    Need help my male little button quail has lost feathers on his head. I don’t know what happened but he is missing feathers from his head. He may have boinked head so much they fell of? He seems to be acting normal. It may have been the female. He’s a Australian little button quail not king quail.
  14. Q

    Button Quail in Nurture right 360 - Advice

    I'm using the Nurture right 360 to hatch some button quail eggs. I just put them in yesterday but I was looking at the bottom today and thought, what if they're feet can slip through those holes? I know they're legs are especially fragile. Should I open up the bator and cover it with something...
  15. B

    Button Quail Feather Hygiene

    Hi there! I have 7 button quail who are overall doing quite well (as far as I know!). Eating + drinking nicely, laying good eggs - some are even broody!, and I clean their enclosure at least once a week. Their feathers have looked very dingy recently, and I'm not sure if it's a reflection on...
    • buttonbrigade
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    • button quail dust bathing feathers everywhere hygiene
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  16. T

    Near Atlanta, Georgia. I NEED a new home for 2 female button quail. No judgement please.

    My roommate took in 2 female button quails, wanting to save them from their home of all males. The original owner needed them gone asap because they were being injured repeatedly. While my roommate had good intentions bringing them home, she did not research these animals at all, and we do not...
  17. L

    Post your cute videos of tame quail

    Are there others here with tame (button) quail ? .. If you have videos of buttons or other tamed quail which you've not posted here at BYC in the past (saw the one of the quail massage here somewhere already), feel free to post them... Many of you likely saw the videos of the famous "Sweetpea"...
    • little-beep
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    • button quail tame button taming quail
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  18. M

    Lost Button In Colorado

    Hey y’all! Just recently lost my male quail. He flew out of the coop while feeding leaving my female quail lonely. I’m scared she’s gonna die without a partner, she’s so sad and has barely eaten the past two days. If anyone knows where in colorado I can maybe get another quail partner or a...
    • Mondo_
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    • button quail colorado lost
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  19. CloneFly

    Dead button quail

    I have 3 rescued, male button quail that are about 2months old- when I went to go check in on them today, I found 2 of the 3 dead with sunken eyes and fluffed feathers. They had all been alive and well Wednesday with plenty of food and water. The one that is still alive is very weak with...
    • CloneFly
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    • #illnessmaybe button quail dead quail shrivled feet yellow skin
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  20. B

    New button quail hiding all day

    Hi there! I'm veeeery new to this and just got my first flock of buttons- have done a bunch of research but constantly afraid of messing up for these little guys. I recently got my small flock of 6 buttons, still figuring out the sex of a few of them - particularly two identical white ones I...
    • buttonbrigade
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    • button quail hiding injured sad
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