Hi Everyone,
I just got my first button quail the other day. I got what I think is a male and female @ 8 weeks old. I was supposed to get eggs to hatch the end of Feb but I saw these on craigslist and decided to get a couple chicks first. So I brought them home and had them in a plastic bin with screen lid. Then yesterday I got a FREE double stacking cage on craigslist. It was used for cockatiels by a breeder. I cleaned it up, and unstacked it for now. I'll use the other one for chicks when I hatch them. So my questions are:
1. Do these look like a male and female ?
2. What color are they?
3. What kind of veggies/ fruits and treats can I give?
4. I'm feeding flock raiser mixed with a finch seed mix(contains canary grass seed, millet and grains. Is that appropriate?
5. The slats on the bottom of the cage seem too wide. I have shelf liner on them but can I get hardware cloth for the bottom to make cleaning easier? What size?
Any other tips would be great!
Thanks
Here they are:
I just got my first button quail the other day. I got what I think is a male and female @ 8 weeks old. I was supposed to get eggs to hatch the end of Feb but I saw these on craigslist and decided to get a couple chicks first. So I brought them home and had them in a plastic bin with screen lid. Then yesterday I got a FREE double stacking cage on craigslist. It was used for cockatiels by a breeder. I cleaned it up, and unstacked it for now. I'll use the other one for chicks when I hatch them. So my questions are:
1. Do these look like a male and female ?
2. What color are they?
3. What kind of veggies/ fruits and treats can I give?
4. I'm feeding flock raiser mixed with a finch seed mix(contains canary grass seed, millet and grains. Is that appropriate?
5. The slats on the bottom of the cage seem too wide. I have shelf liner on them but can I get hardware cloth for the bottom to make cleaning easier? What size?
Any other tips would be great!
Thanks
Here they are:
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