Hey Jenn / JKcove08 They hathed!!

[Poison Ivy]

I wanted to let you know they started hatching on friday and finished saturday. I only lost two they made it to the end and then just didn't pip. But I have 11 total. Several are brown stripe, silver, yellow & a buff color. Here is a picture of the silver colored one.

 

[jkcove08]

OMG!!!!!! That is soooo great!! That is better result then I had when I got the original eggs from Texas.. I have been wondering all day how it went. Arnt they the cutes little buggers you have ever seen? I love watching mine interact with each other. If you ever need more just let me know. I actually have an auction on ebay now that is going to end in about 16 hours. I just hate throwing the little eggs away but I certainly dont need any more. lol My son wants me to make him some tiny fried eggs one of these day, I might sometime but not if I know that they are that fertile and hatching good. Thanks for letting me know. Jenn

 

[Katy]

How cute and tiny....what kind is it?

 

[Poison Ivy]

They are button quail

Ok Thanks I might get more next year from you.

 

[Katy]

My just hatched chicks looked small to me until I saw yours.

 

[Poison Ivy]

I showed them to my mom today and she went crazy over them. I'm going to keep one of each color and I have a lady who wants to buy the rest from me. It's hard to believe they are so small but man are they fast!

 

[Katy]

How big do they get?

 

[TerrasCritters]

Ahh yes, Lol
The famous button quail.
I am a member of the yahoo group ButtonQuailUSA.
There are many different colors of button quail.
The baby in the picture appears to be slate! (I am still learning though so dont quote me)
I have 28 3 week old buttons and 14 adults.

Button quail reach there full grown size at about 5 weeks old.
Button quail are about 4 inches when full grown and are nearly fully feathered at 3 weeks of age!

You can find more info on my website
http://www.freewebs.com/terrascritters/xquailbuttonsx.htm
pictures and other places to find lots of info.

My adults are
White
Slate
Smoky
Single Factor Blue Face
Blue Face
Cinn Blue Face
Cinn Red Breast
Silver
Silver Pearl

My 3 week olds are a variety of
Silver
Silver Pearl
Cinnamon
Cinn Red Breast
Silver Red Breast
Normal Pearl
Normal Red Breast
Normal
Splash
Darth Vader

<Smiles>

 

[Poison Ivy]

Thanks for the info I will look at the site later when I have more time. Here is a group shot.

 

[jkcove08]

They are soo beautiful!! I still cant believe all 13 that i sent you developed. I dont think I have ever had a 100% growth rate, usually a few are no good due to shipping. You got a very nice color combination. Enjoy the little roadrunners and if you have any questions let me know. I feed mine game bird or chick starter. With the babies I went and bought a 10.00 coffee grinder and grind the chuncks into almost powder. They eat it better. Jenn