California - Northern

[ronott1]

Hello Northern California folks,

I am new to this site and have been looking to find a pair of button quails. Do any of you know anyone that would sell a pair of younger quails?

It looks a bit intimidating to incubate fertile eggs!

Please let me know or if you can point me in the right direction that would be great!

It is great to hear from you!

Lots have Cots for Quail but I am sure someone has button quail.

Incubating is something you can learn fairly easily. Some of us are addicted to it....

 

[button8]

Welcome! Not helpful about those chicks however.
Also welcome!
I do not have buttons anymore only coturnix. Buttons do not like my house and never layed here. The bird fairs at the San Jose fairgrounds always have buttons.

Thank you so much for the information. I will check out the bird fairs in San Jose.
Is this the show you are talking about? It is FEB 16 at the fair grounds?
http://www.sanjosebirdmart.com/

Side note: I am planning on raising these birds indoors (Live in a condo) else I would get courtunix quails. I heard courtunix are a bit harder for indoor applications.

 

[button8]

It is great to hear from you!

Lots have Cots for Quail but I am sure someone has button quail.

Incubating is something you can learn fairly easily. Some of us are addicted to it....

I have spend hours researching incubating quail and rearing young but I would be so scared to do something wrong and loose them.

Thanks for the welcome. This site has so many friendly people!

 

[lizanne]

Last night was animal torture!
The roosters under my window started at 2, 3 quail were born and we're very upset with the whole no mother thing and we're squall in all night , and the cat decided to throw up in my ear.

Why do I do this again?....

I know the feeling. I fell asleep early last night and forgot to put Melvin and Benny in the garage. At 3 AM I woke up to crowing from the coop. Run out there in my PJ's and get them and put them to bed in the garage. Go back inside and get warm again. 5 minutes later, more crowing from the coop. Ahhh!! It's my little bantam black Wyandotte. Run out and put him in the garage. I see chicken and dumplings in my future.

 

[ronott1]

Anyone in Calif have pencil tip chicks in Spring?

Hi!

I do not have those but I hope you find some!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

OK, another project (like im not busy enough) I just bought mealworms off ebay LOL. what do i keep them in and what do they eat? how fast do they multiply? i know I can look all of this up with my friend google but was just looking for personal experience of what you guys may do if you have them ?

 

[lizanne]

OK, another project (like im not busy enough) I just bought mealworms off ebay LOL. what do i keep them in and what do they eat? how fast do they multiply? i know I can look all of this up with my friend google but was just looking for personal experience of what you guys may do if you have them ?

I've been wanting to try growing my own meal worms. Tell me how it goes.

Update on these two:



The little yellow one did turn out to be an EE. He is one of my most friendly, and a while back I had to start discouraging his from flying at me as soon I walked into the chicken yard.

 

[alibra]

One more question!

Any Dutch bantam breeders in northern ca?

 

[chiqita]

Thank you so much for the information. I will check out the bird fairs in San Jose. 
Is this the show you are talking about? It is FEB 16 at the fair grounds?  
http://www.sanjosebirdmart.com/ 

Side note: I am planning on raising these birds indoors (Live in a condo) else I would get courtunix quails. I heard courtunix are a bit harder for indoor applications.  

Cots do fine indoors but you really need 3 or more and they want more space. Not sure when the next bird fair is they do them about 4 x a year.
Buttons are a good and pretty choice for an indoor aquarium.

I know the feeling.  I fell asleep early last night and forgot to put Melvin and Benny in the garage.  At 3 AM I woke up to crowing from the coop.  Run out there in my PJ's and get them and put them to bed in the garage.  Go back inside and get warm again.  5 minutes later, more crowing from the coop.  Ahhh!!  It's my little bantam black Wyandotte.  Run out and put him in the garage.  I see chicken and dumplings in my future. 

Danny boy sets everyone off. He is a very pretty black roo or he would be soup. He was returned by a customer who could not have roosters. Many people keep the Silkie boys anyway since they are often lazy and quiet but not Danny boy! He thinks he is in charge of the sun comming up. And he thinks it hits snooze every 1/2 hr from about 230 till sunrise.

He is not terribly loud he'd be cute if he was not under my window.

OK, another project (like im not busy enough) I just bought mealworms off ebay LOL. what do i keep them in and what do they eat? how fast do they multiply? i know I can look all of this up with my friend google but was just looking for personal experience of what you guys may do if you have them ?

We keep our meal worms In a 3 drawer plastic thing. It has chick food and polenta in the drawers for food and throw a potato or 2 cut up in the drawers every few weeks.

 

[ronott1]

I've been wanting to try growing my own meal worms. Tell me how it goes.

Update on these two:



The little yellow one did turn out to be an EE. He is one of my most friendly, and a while back I had to start discouraging his from flying at me as soon I walked into the chicken yard.

They grew up very nicely!

I bet you are ready for eggs too!