Mine are pets. Button quail are so cute and a great addition to an aviary. They help clean up my canaries dropped seed (they also have their own food supply though).
I am breeding them for pet stores and just people that think they are cute.
They make great pets and can be kept inside. So its almost like having a group of little chicken's in your living room.
I live in surburbia so they are great for kids to learn about farming. I consider them my mini chicken's.
They don't smell (well the Button's don't). My cat litter box, every two days smells far worse than those little guys.
I have some that I hatched in an aquarium and some more in cages and rabbit hutches.
They can be kept in anything really, with minimal alterations. (eg. I just had to put finer wire mesh over the top of the larger mesh, mainly to keep any babies in as they are the size of bubble bees when they hatch.
They don't eat to much. I feed them chick starter, finch seed, dark greens and some treats like mealworms.
Although most of them are not tame, my main male is very sociable towards me and lets me stroke him and even comes and sits on me.
With the larger breeds, they are excellent to eat (whole bird). I make mini BBQ chickens as I call them on the Barbie. The kids love it, as one bird is just the right size for them each. My neighbour has Jap's and sometimes culls some and gives me 6-8.
The meat is richer and a tad gamie, but cooked with a rich sauce, it's beautiful.
The eggs are great like everyone says in a salad. Once started they are prolific layers.
I am breeding them for pet stores and just people that think they are cute.
They make great pets and can be kept inside. So its almost like having a group of little chicken's in your living room.
I live in surburbia so they are great for kids to learn about farming. I consider them my mini chicken's.
They don't smell (well the Button's don't). My cat litter box, every two days smells far worse than those little guys.
I have some that I hatched in an aquarium and some more in cages and rabbit hutches.
They can be kept in anything really, with minimal alterations. (eg. I just had to put finer wire mesh over the top of the larger mesh, mainly to keep any babies in as they are the size of bubble bees when they hatch.
They don't eat to much. I feed them chick starter, finch seed, dark greens and some treats like mealworms.
Although most of them are not tame, my main male is very sociable towards me and lets me stroke him and even comes and sits on me.
With the larger breeds, they are excellent to eat (whole bird). I make mini BBQ chickens as I call them on the Barbie. The kids love it, as one bird is just the right size for them each. My neighbour has Jap's and sometimes culls some and gives me 6-8.
The meat is richer and a tad gamie, but cooked with a rich sauce, it's beautiful.
The eggs are great like everyone says in a salad. Once started they are prolific layers.
