Button quail question fr Newbie

[little-beep]

Anyone have insights into button-quail type? -- Here he/she is 3 weeks old ..

= I'm guessing it could be a cinnamon red breast because of the red looking feathers starting to show along the side? As a chick he/she was yellow with orangey looking stripes.
Hoping for a female but I've noticed a very thin white ring forming around the neck area ... ?

 

[Nabiki]

I agree with cinnamon. Are you getting any red/pink feathers around the vent? That's the sure sign of a male. Some females get light rings around their necks that are less pronounced than a male's.

 

[little-beep]

There are some reddish colored tail feathers forming, but I'm not sure if that's what you mean by them being near the vent.. ? . Since the chick already had some reddish coloring in it's chick-fuzz it seems there will be red involved in feather colors too.

He or she has been intermittently pooping yellowish foamy pooh the past week. Is that normal?

 

[Nabiki]

There are some reddish colored tail feathers forming, but I'm not sure if that's what you mean by them being near the vent.. ? . Since the chick already had some reddish coloring in it's chick-fuzz it seems there will be red involved in feather colors too.

He or she has been intermittently pooping yellowish foamy pooh the past week. Is that normal?

Are the reddish feathers on the underside of the tail? The vent is where eggs and poop come out.

That is not normal poop for a button quail. What are you feeding it?

 

[little-beep]

Are the reddish feathers on the underside of the tail? The vent is where eggs and poop come out.
That is not normal poop for a button quail. What are you feeding it?

Yeah, know where vent is.. lol.. just was confused re what you meant by the red feathers being near it .. It seems too early to tell regarding underside of tail as chick is only 3 weeks old and still has fuzz under there (no feathers yet). But it likely is male.

Feed is starter crumble.. Now and then I give it a dried mealworm (1 every couple days) .. and a wee bit of apple cider vinegar in it's water. That's it.

It's active and normal as far as behavior goes.

... hmmm.. apparently the yellow pooh is normal and comes from the ceacal of the chick .. there's a photo of the yellow pooh here:
https://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[Nabiki]

Yeah, know where vent is.. lol.. just was confused re what you meant by the red feathers being near it .. It seems too early to tell regarding underside of tail as chick is only 3 weeks old and still has fuzz under there (no feathers yet). But it likely is male.

Feed is starter crumble.. Now and then I give it a dried mealworm (1 every couple days) .. and a wee bit of apple cider vinegar in it's water. That's it.

It's active and normal as far as behavior goes.

... hmmm.. apparently the yellow pooh is normal and comes from the ceacal of the chick .. there's a photo of the yellow pooh here:
https://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0

Ah. Cecal poop makes sense, but I'm used to it being darker.

 

[WoDia]

Yeah, know where vent is.. lol.. just was confused re what you meant by the red feathers being near it .. It seems too early to tell regarding underside of tail as chick is only 3 weeks old and still has fuzz under there (no feathers yet). But it likely is male.

Feed is starter crumble.. Now and then I give it a dried mealworm (1 every couple days) .. and a wee bit of apple cider vinegar in it's water. That's it.

It's active and normal as far as behavior goes.

... hmmm.. apparently the yellow pooh is normal and comes from the ceacal of the chick .. there's a photo of the yellow pooh here:
https://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0

Starter crumble’s a great choice. I’ve had good luck with using Gamebird feed with mine as well. I grind it up more finely if needed, because Button babies are sooooo teeny. in addition, I make fine chick grit available when I begin giving them anything other than the crumbles.

 

[little-beep]

Just an update --- he's defo a BOY in attitude, bib, and rust vent feathers.. It's week 5 and bib is developing nicely..

 

[WoDia]

He is adorable! Soooo happy to see the photos of your handsome little one!

 

[little-beep]

I so love my baby and how he sleeps in my hair as though I have feathers