Button Quail pics please!(i have some now!!..pics page 7)

[Akane]

I can do better than pics. There's a few vids on my photobucket. Check it out http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/aqh88/quail/ (links to different section are on the left if you aren't used to using photobucket).

They seem to do better with a light over them. They spook less at things outside their pen and they hit the top less. I have to be careful when the light goes off in the evening. If their pen goes dark and I have the room light on they always end up doing at least one massive boink with all of them popping into the top repeatedly.

I got quail cartons off eggcartons.com and they seem to hold button eggs ok. The pic of eggs on my photobucket is 25 eggs next to one large size store bought chicken egg. It takes about 10 button eggs to equal 1 standard chicken egg. I think they hatch a little better at slightly lower temps and higher humidity than is often used on chicken eggs. I hatch chickens at 101-102F and 45% humidity raised to 65-70% for hatching in a still air hovabator and the quail I did at 100F and 50-55% humidity raised to 65%. They hatched exactly on time and had only one hatching issue that was not related to temp or humidity. The button tried to push out without zipping far enough, wore himself out, and didn't manage to hatch without help but was too weak to survive by then. The rest popped right out and ran around the incubator.

I was debating whether I could feed my extra buttons to my dog or my friends large snake. You can't keep them all and some areas buttons don't sell very well. Some areas they sell wonderfully and you might even make a small profit but it's not likely.

 

[Jessika]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/vyancey/Quail/IMG_1149.jpg

http://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_listItems.asp?idCategory=50
egg trays for the various eggs. Coturnix need a slightly larger tray, but the tray that holds 50 eggs will hold the Button eggs snugly.

Thanks!!!1

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

Could they live with chickens? I think they are so cute but Hubby won't want them in the house once they're grown...

 

[monarc23]

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I wouldnt but people have, supposedly quail can give chickens illnesses. Not to mention i'd worry about bullying. is there any way you can make another coup beside your existing one for the quail?

They dont HAVE to be indoors

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

I doubt if he'd go for that...thinks i have too much junk already

I was thinking i could make them a safe little home on the floor of the coop...the door would be quail only size...I'd put food/water + mini nest boxes in that...the only thing is if they would run away out of the covered pen? I have tiny wire along the bottom foot, but regular 2x4 fencing for the walls. Would they freeze when it's snowy? or would they be smart enough to stay inside?

Darn you for asking for pics!

Now i really want them!

 

[monarc23]

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I've read they do best up off the ground, but I know people who have quail both ways (above and on the ground). My Coturnix and Button Quail are above ground. If you're asking if button quail would do okay on the ground outside in the winter...no i think they'd freeze to death. I'm keeping a pair of button quails out with my coturnix quails in a raised cage (a large rabbit hutch) they are smart and stay inside but icould see a tiny bird like that in the dead of winter not fairing too well (a button quail). I mean...I really do believe that button quail can do fine outside in the winter contrary to what others believe (and im working on prooving that with the pair im keeping outside), but I really think keeping buttons on the ground in the dead of winter may be asking for a lil too much out of teh wee ones. I thought for some reason taht you were meaning coturnix or bobwhite quail...those i would say would do deciently.

They will run out if given the chance they're ill stinkers and the button quails can be very challenging to catch and almost impossible to catch outside if their wings aren't clipped. I clip all my quails wings juuuuust to be safe

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[PurpleChicken]

My buttons should have been hatching today but didn't. Not even a pip or peep.

 

[TheNewMrsEvans]

Maybe they just aren't as far along as you thought? Hopefully some will be hatching the next few days...

So as for my setup...it's a chicken coop/shed, stays warm inside and i have a good amount of shavings on the floor...but then they would have access to the covered pen...they shouldn't be so silly they'd stay out if there is a nice warm coop right? Plus i shut the pop door at night and would make sure they were in...They can stay inside all day if they want! Keep their PJs on, watch TV and just be lazy

 

[monarc23]

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Hey try it out by all means, and if it works out well please let us know about it because I'd be interested to know personally!

(about how buttons would do ground dwelling in the winter)!

 

[monarc23]

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tell those lil boogers they better get their quail butts out of there! I didn't have very sucessful BQ hatches this month so im rootin everyone elses on!

Out of like 30 eggs i got 4 chicks *pouts*