New to button quail

[buttonflower14]

Hi everyone!
I have been doing some research on button quail and I am absolutely determined to attain some. I have never owned any sort of poultry before but I do have experience with hamsters so I have a 40 gallon breeder tank which as I have gathered would be a suitable home for two buttons. I can't keep my quail outside as I live in Wisconsin so if I were to get more quail can I use bin cages or any other diys?

1. For now I am only interested in them as pets but I might be interested in breeding them in the future. I know they lay clutches of around 6-8 eggs so obviously I can't keep them all. How would I sell them?

2.Also, to start with I would like to female buttons. Would it be ok to have them live together as I don't want baby buttons but I know that these quail aren't solitary animals.

3.Where can I buy food and substrate by the bulk?

4. And finally are there just any tips in general? I would love to hear your feedback

 

[N F C]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

I'm a chicken person but quail are popular with a lot of members. You can read some very good articles about them at the Learning Center:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/other-backyard-poultry-ducks-quail-turkeys-geese-etc

There's also a quail forum that would be helpful in answering your questions:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/48/quail

Good luck with them, they sure are cute.

Nice to have you here!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

NorthFLChick has given you excellent links, I don't know anything about quail either.

 

[buttonflower14]

Thank you all