Broody Buttons

[Ravenlover]

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yep this is a pair and what would be the best nesting material I have some sheep wool and hay along with their pine shavings.

Im sorry i thought I tyoed it im forgetful Timothy hey u can get it at pet stores walmart or online its what i used and they loved it here are a few pics of her useing it as a nest u can start them off with a nest made by u with a hand full or two then put thr eggs back in it basicly move eggs make nest place back in nest which is the spot and make one in there fave lay spot and sleep spot cuz some times they have a lay spot and a sleep spot , theres also a pic of the hey bag i used it was like 3 or 4 dollars for a good sized small bag there are pics of shana my pied she is so bloody she critters to go away and guards this was the hatch before her last batch she even helped me hatch 2-3 coturnix with her eggs hers hatched first so the last 2-3 days for the coturnix was the incubator cuz she was busy showing her babies how to eat i got worried about her not on the eggs didnt want to chance it at thw time.

 

[Ravenlover]

Forgot to mention u can leave a small pule not too far away incase they get the urge to build when they start trying to put pine and hey on there back and take it to the nest not all do this but most of the females I have do heck the nest wasnt that big when I made it shana added to it

 

[The Birb King]

I’m gonna make a post for them, but here’s a preview:
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Umm those are baby turkeys not quail

 

[The Birb King]

Anyone have any tips on how to get my button quail to go broody? I currently have 3 females and 4 males (looking to rehome one of the males soon) in a large cage with 3 floors, hiding spots, fake plants and rocks, a dust bath, etc. They were laying eggs a few months ago and my wild colored female (Penny) kept going back to the eggs and sitting on them I was really exited so I marked down about five eggs. Well, she sat on the nest for about 2 days and then just abandoned them. I candled the eggs and there was veins inside but they were already dead . My buttons are currently not laying eggs right now but when they do start laying again what should I do to make them incubate the eggs?