King quail not growing

[Ae18]

Hi,

I lost my beautiful lightest (coturnix?) quail so I found a breeder on Gumtree and requested a light coloured female cinnamon quail. One year later, it appears this quail is a male red breasted king quail that will not grow. I have kept it and the other 3 adults on the same starter feed and they get fresh vegetables everyday.
I can no longer find this breeder but I would like to know why my quail has gone from chick to permanently this size. It also never lets me handle it so I’ve not enjoyed one but having this quail.

 

[nuthatched]

I think it's a button quail, not a coturnix.

 

[007Sean]

Hi,

I lost my beautiful lightest (coturnix?) quail so I found a breeder on Gumtree and requested a light coloured female cinnamon quail. One year later, it appears this quail is a male red breasted king quail that will not grow. I have kept it and the other 3 adults on the same starter feed and they get fresh vegetables everyday.
I can no longer find this breeder but I would like to know why my quail has gone from chick to permanently this size. It also never lets me handle it so I’ve not enjoyed one but having this quail.

That is a Button quail....that's 'full grown', it will not get any bigger! BTW, it is a male.

 

[Nabiki]

King quail is another name for button or Chinese painted quail. They are tiny, about 4" long as adults.

 

[nuthatched]

King quail is another name for button or Chinese painted quail. They are tiny, about 4" long as adults.

Is it safe with the coruntix quail?

 

[Nabiki]

Is it safe with the coruntix quail?

No. The coturnix are likely to injure or kill him. It could be for territorial reasons or just by accident due to their size difference. I've raised both and always kept the buttons separate except in rare cases where the chicks might stay together for their first week.

 

[The Birb King]

Hi,

I lost my beautiful lightest (coturnix?) quail so I found a breeder on Gumtree and requested a light coloured female cinnamon quail. One year later, it appears this quail is a male red breasted king quail that will not grow. I have kept it and the other 3 adults on the same starter feed and they get fresh vegetables everyday.
I can no longer find this breeder but I would like to know why my quail has gone from chick to permanently this size. It also never lets me handle it so I’ve not enjoyed one but having this quail.

That is a button quail not a coturnix. They are the worlds smallest kind of quail so he will stay that size. If you could, seperate him from the Coturnix so he doesn't get hurt, and get him a mate of his own.

 

[Ae18]

I think it's a button quail, not a coturnix.

Thank you

 

[Ae18]

That is a Button quail....that's 'full grown', it will not get any bigger! BTW, it is a male.

Great, just what I asked for.
Thank you

 

[Ae18]

Is it safe with the coruntix quail?

Totally, from day one, despite what I’ve now just read!