Chinese painted/button quail

[hebe5]

Hello there,

I am thinking seriously about getting some chinese painted/button quail but I have a few questions.

1. I know they are notoriously hard to tame - would I have a better chance of taming them if I hatch them myself and if so -

2. I would realistically only want to keep a few quail so is it easy to find homes for excess buttons?

3. I've seen this incubator - you can incubate seven quail eggs in it. Has anyone found these successful?

4. What do you do with the quail when you want to clean out their broody box - just take them out and put in a little box?

Sorry for the questions but total newbie here!!

 

[hebe5]

Ooops - I forgot to put the link in for the incubator, here we go:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-R-c...pid=1703039872&hash=item3f99efbaf5:g:6JEAAOxy

 

[Hybridchucks]

1. Yes it would be more likely to be tame, but you must spend a lot of time with them.
2. Well... if you're planning on hatching... there are most likely going to be way more females than males. (I set 12 eggs and 9 hatched, 9 were male.) And males fight.
3. I advent had any experience with that incubator, you could give it a shot
4. yes
No problem! Its how we all learn.

 

[Hybridchucks]

To be honest, I would go for Japanese quail (bigger) and a lot more tameable. But thats what i would do

 

[hebe5]

I know the japanese are a lot easier to tame but I want to keep them in the house so that's why I'm thinking of button quail - plus they are just sooooo cute!!

 

[hebe5]

Oops- didn't see your first post - thank you!!

 

[hebe5]

If i bypass the hatching and just buy a pair (male and female) - would they die of fright when I take them out to clean the cage??

 

[hebe5]

Would something like this be good to house a pair?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/aquariums-for-sale/aquarium-vivarium./1295653097

 

[Hybridchucks]

If i bypass the hatching and just buy a pair (male and female) - would they die of fright when I take them out to clean the cage??

No They'd be fine!

 

[Hybridchucks]

Would something like this be good to house a pair?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/aquariums-for-sale/aquarium-vivarium./1295653097

Yes! Thats perfect