I found quail at a parrot show!

[peewee]

Monarc, so your telling me that I have at least two males in there? Great!

Since I have never seen them in person before I was going on the advice of the seller and she told me the one that is sitting in the food bowl in the last picture was the only male that I had picked out. And again going on her advice I picked out four other "females" for him. Does this mean I have to get a few other females so they don't get to beat up? Can we say more cuteness in the house??

 

[ButtonQuailHeaven]

You have 3 males and 2 females. Really Button Quail do best in pairs. They do not do well like chickens with one rooster per several hens. They are monogamous and prefer one mate. If you don't do this be prepared for fighting and feather picking. It may not happen right away especially if they are raised together but eventually it will. They are happiest in pairs. Since monarc called me out I will tell you the colors you have. The top picture is an Ivory Red Breasted hen. The second one from the top is a Red Breasted hen(cream with brown spots), the male you can just see his head peeking from the right is a Cinnamon Red Breasted male, the silver one below him looks to be an Ivory Red Breasted male. I would have to see his face. If he has a thin white line for a bib then he is Ivory Red Breasted but if it is a bigger white bib then he is just Ivory. The Button at the bottom of the pic is a Normal male. The third pic is the Cinnamon Red Breasted male on the left, Red Breasted hen in the middle back, Ivory or Ivory Red Breasted male in middle front and Ivory Red Breasted hen on right. You got a nice variety there! I sell mine all the time at Parrot Shows. Good luck with them!!

 

[monarc23]

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Yay I was sorta right!!! *though im still not good with Ivory and Silver---(how to tell the difference lol)*

 

[ButtonQuailHeaven]

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It is all in the shade of the silver. Plus you can tell very easily as chicks. When Ivories are chicks they look like a White being a bright yellow. The Silvers are yellowish too but have a grey cast to them. TheIvories also look white when they start to get their feathering. Next to a White though you can see they are not White. Ivories are just a much paler bird than the Silver. Here are 3 pics for comparison. The first one is an Ivory Red Breasted hen. The next pic is the same hen on the left with her regular Ivory mate. The third pic is a Slate(Silver and Blue Face mix)male on the left and a Silver Red Breasted hen. Note how much lighter the Ivories are.

 

[monarc23]

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It is all in the shade of the silver. Plus you can tell very easily as chicks. When Ivories are chicks they look like a White being a bright yellow. The Silvers are yellowish too but have a grey cast to them. TheIvories also look white when they start to get their feathering. Next to a White though you can see they are not White. Ivories are just a much paler bird than the Silver. Here are 3 pics for comparison. The first one is an Ivory Red Breasted hen. The next pic is the same hen on the left with her regular Ivory mate. The third pic is a Slate(Silver and Blue Face mix)male on the left and a Silver Red Breasted hen. Note how much lighter the Ivories are.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/annieemdy/AnIvoryRB.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/annieemdy/AIvoryPair.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/annieemdy/ASlateandSRB.jpg

awesome! I looooove that silver/blue face

s Thanks for this i'lll have to check back to it from time to time to keep reminding myself

 

[peewee]

ButtonQuailHeaven, Thank you for all your info. It was very helpfull. Now that I have the color names for these little critters, I can tell people what I have instead of "Well he's kinda red and blue....".
Those silver and ivories that you posted are beautiful birds. I am hoping that these little guys will lay for me in the near future, after I get them in their own little houses. What would you suggest would be the best way to house these little things since you said they do best in pairs. I bought them a rabbit kennel that is 2' x 3' and was going to set them up in there. Do they need to be separated now or will they all be o.k. in there if I give each pair a nesting place?

Guess I need to re-read monarc's quail page again.

 

[citalk2much]

It is best to set them up in there own cages one set in each. I use large clear plastic tubs. Got the idea from button quail heaven. You cut out the lid and put screen in it.

 

[ButtonQuailHeaven]

Not sure what you mean by rabbit kennel. Is it wire? If so, the inside of the top must be padded otherwise they will pop up when scared and get scalped or worse break their necks. I really don't like wire for Buttons because of this. Plus then are small little buggers that can get out of a smaller opening than you think. I tried them in a regular wire rabbit cage once and they snuck right out. I use 90 qt. Sterilite clear plastic storage bins from Walmart like citalk2much said. They are $10 each so quite a bargain for a cage. I also highly recommend they are one pair per cage. You will have to get one more hen or your odd male will cry for one. Good luck!!

 

[chicken_angler]

Wow those are very pretty birds. Now you guys are just teasing me more and more!

Cody!!