Do button quail molt??? Or did I get bunk buttons...

[jfulcher]

I am not going to give you heck lol. I wanna get some bobwhites myself lol. But buttons are smaller and I live in a trailer so they "fit" better haha... If I could make it out to Marana aka middle of nowhere Arizona I could get them as chicks for 3 bucks a pop. I just recently discovered quail as pets when my boyfriend got me the buttons for Mother's Day <3
So I am totally in love with them haha!!!

 

[TwoCrows]

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I have heard you can keep buttons in a large aquarium inside the house. They do look sooooo cute! But I have never tried them. Bobwhites do need outside space.

Oh, and

 

[jfulcher]

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I have heard you can keep buttons in a large aquarium inside the house. They do look sooooo cute! But I have never tried them. Bobwhites do need outside space.

Oh, and

Awes ty. Yes I keep them in pairs in large tanks. If we ever get a house or our landlord allows a coop then we will get bobs. But I doubt a coop is in the future here haha... I had been begging for chicken chicks for easter from my bf so I think thats why he got me the buttons. But they were only 10 a pop, the ratty ones I bought were friggen 40 for the pair. I feel ripped off, but they are interesting color mutations... Pied.. I hear they do not breed true, but we will see. I am going to buy an incubator in case they don't get broody next month.

 

[TwoCrows]

WOW! $40 bucks a pair? I guess being a specialty bird they would cost that much. I have paid 3 times that much for parrots. But if you love to keep them then they are worth it. Bobwhites are not expensive to purchase but require more to keep up. I have a huge aviary setting for my bobs so they can have the freedom instead of cages. If you do get into Bobs, do your homework on their personality, as they fight a lot and dont' get along during breeding season. You should see my aviary, pairs of Bobs are in very large separate cages to keep them from killing each other LOL.

 

[jfulcher]

Yeah I already had my tanks and stuff, I pay 10 bucks for the bedding and it lasts me 6mos at a time lol. and the 5lbs bag of feed lasts me at least a month. But yeah I really wanted a proved breeding pair. I really want to try to breed them XD

 

[TwoCrows]

I have heard they mature at like 6 weeks and are already breeding. Is that how it is? So how long do buttons live if they are breeding so early in life?

 

[jfulcher]

Not sure entirely with the males, but females lifespan is typically 18mos but can live longer if taken very good care of. And my 8 week old buttons are already mating

 

[TwoCrows]

Wow, 18 months. Well, take good care of them and good luck with the breeding! I will call you for baby buttons if I all of a sudden get the urge to add MORE birds to my huge flock of chickens, quail and parrots!

-Leyla

 

[jfulcher]

Sounds good I will keep you updated if I get baby buttons!

 

[Stellar]

They last longer than 18 months, usually 5-6 years. I have now given oyster shell straight up in their bedding, they eat it. You can look on my website for more information.