Button Quail Habitat Temp

[PotatoElGreat]

I have never raised or had quails or any other bird, and I would like to start raising button quail, I want to keep them in my room, which is about 65-70 degrees F, (maybe 60 on a cold night I dunno though) so I just want to ask if that‘s too cold, and if so how to warm them up, preferably not using a heat lamp. Also any other tips on raising buttons would be helpful, I have already done research. Thank you in advance!

 

[Nabiki]

Room temperatures are fine. If you give them some small boxes or enclosures to huddle in, they can handle down into the 40s to 50s with no problem.

 

[PotatoElGreat]

Thank you! By box do you mean like an upside down shoe box with some holes cut in it? Or an open topped box? And I am planning on only getting 4 buttons, so will that be enough to keep each other warm? Also this really helps.

 

[Nabiki]

Thank you! By box do you mean like an upside down shoe box with some holes cut in it? Or an open topped box? And I am planning on only getting 4 buttons, so will that be enough to keep each other warm? Also this really helps.

Upside down box with holes cut in it.

That will be plenty for them at indoor temperatures.

 

[PotatoElGreat]

Thanks again bro! You don’t even know how much help this was.

 

[ABohrer]

I need a Buttonquail expert help please. I have an aviary that my Buttonquail Lauren it’s rather large and I can send pictures. For the past three months all the Buttonquail‘s were doing perfectly fine no problems no fights no food issues laying eggs like mad. Then all the sudden they started dying off five here to here and each day there is always a dead Buttonquail. What could be causing this? Someone please help as I have another Buttonquail that sitting in a corner, not eating or drinking and I don’t know what to do. I will send photos of my aviary as I try my best to keep the shavings clean and wash off the plexiglass there is good ventilation in the aviary.
Please please please someone help. I want to keep my button quails live and I don’t know what to do.

 

[Nabiki]

How cold does it get in your aviary?
What are you feeding them?
Are your hens getting enough calcium?
Do you see any other symptoms?
Are they eating, drinking, and pooping normally before they die?
What kind of ventilation are they getting in there? Is it all glassed in?

 

[lpuma]

I need a Buttonquail expert help please. I have an aviary that my Buttonquail Lauren it’s rather large and I can send pictures. For the past three months all the Buttonquail‘s were doing perfectly fine no problems no fights no food issues laying eggs like mad. Then all the sudden they started dying off five here to here and each day there is always a dead Buttonquail. What could be causing this? Someone please help as I have another Buttonquail that sitting in a corner, not eating or drinking and I don’t know what to do. I will send photos of my aviary as I try my best to keep the shavings clean and wash off the plexiglass there is good ventilation in the aviary.
Please please please someone help. I want to keep my button quails live and I don’t know what to do.

Not enough ventilation. Please consider a hardware cloth (1/4 inch) enclosure. Your enclosure is way too small. It looks cool but is not large or ventilated enough.