Who else has buttonquail???

[ButtonquailGirl14]

oldhen, Coturnix eggs are about twice the size of button quail eggs.

your buttons eggs are white!?!?!I didn't know that existed!

that's too bad how many eggs are there? I wonder if maybe she just couldn't cover them all? Maybe you can save up for one of those mini dome incubators?

maybe

 

[Ladybird CA]

that's an image I got from google, I did have a hen that laid eggs that looked like that, she was a white hen with a black dot on her head.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

oh, ok

 

[oldhen2345]

My button chicks are growing like weeds. Won't be too long before I can put them in their habitats. They were 3 weeks old Tuesday. IN the last picture. the quail in the back looks bigger than the others. I call him Jumbo. Is that just a big button or is it a coturnix?

 

[Ladybird CA]

My button chicks are growing like weeds. Won't be too long before I can put them in their habitats. They were 3 weeks old Tuesday. IN the last picture. the quail in the back looks bigger than the others. I call him Jumbo. Is that just a big button or is it a coturnix?

Button. I made a post for you a few posts up showing a picture of the difference in size of the eggs He has a white button quail bib. Coturnix quail males have beige/brown colored bibs if they are Italian/wild coloring.

 

[oldhen2345]

Button. I made a post for you a few posts up showing a picture of the difference in size of the eggs He has a white button quail bib. Coturnix quail males have beige/brown colored bibs if they are Italian/wild coloring.

Thanks I did see the post with the eggs- thanks. None of my eggs were that big. So Jumbo is a button- great.

 

[Bettyboop7499]

hey! just curious who else on here has buttonquail? i have a pair! Galaxy & Nova!
if you have some check out this contest!!!https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cutest-buttonquail-contest.1241375/#post-19920350
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Oh My gosh! Those are adorable! I want button quail!

 

[007Sean]

I thought I replied to this thread back in May? I guess not....oh well, yea I have buttons!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Oh My gosh! Those are adorable! I want button quail!

if you really want some, I could help you get some

I thought I replied to this thread back in May? I guess not....oh well, yea I have buttons!

Yay!

 

[007Sean]

Had Mountain, Gambel, Texas Blue Scale, and Valley quail, till a neighbors feral cats and raccoons decimated them. Still have Snowflake, Bobwhite, and Mexican Speckeled and Buttons because their indoors (barn).
Trapped the neighbors cats, 6 baby and half grown raccoons.
They got to them through 1/2" HC !!!!! Literally ripped them apart a tiny piece at a time, whatever they could get through the 1/2" opening. So doesn't matter how strong a defense you have it's never strong enough if the pens/cages are outdoors.