Yay button eggs

[Akane]

I haven't really checked if they require a license for buttons. It would probably be some guy's opinion anyway. I'm hoping if I stay under the radar until more people have them as pets (hopefully from me

) then they won't be able to say anything since they obviously are a pet like any other small caged bird instead of a typical game bird. Even if someone did object I doubt they'd do anything severe for keeping buttons. Probably just tell me to pay for a license.

 

[monarc23]

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you're very welcome. but yep you need a permit in NY for them. Its' aggrivating I know. Someone on here does have them in NY hopefully they reply soon, they talk about how they need a permit but dont have enough coturnix quail for them to even consider buyign a permit so they're keeping them on the downlow

 

[monarc23]

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I agree with ya! i read in one state, that they give you like 60 days to come up with buying a permit once they find you "guilty" of owning illegal to own without a permit birdies. Im sure it's different state to state but if they make a big deal out of bQs and a few coturnix that's just silly!

 

[what was i thinking]

i would have to start a huge breeding program to justify $100 permit.

 

[monarc23]

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for sure! I havent' even spent $100 on my quail yet! And that was buying over 100 coturnix hatching eggs, and saturday im going to be buying $60 worth of adult coturnix from a breeder an hour and a half below me....that may finnally be getting me towards $100. Coturnix's are cheap, so that $100 permit IS silly I agree! Commertial Coturnix Quail breeding time! LOL!

 

[what was i thinking]

that would be a big step from this all starting with my dh telling my i could have 6 chickens..... i can home with 42

 

[ButtonQuailBoy]

I know a guy that sells rare quails like valley quails...he's close but they're way to hard to raise...

http://www.poconoquailfarm.com/index.html

He's not gunna have any till spring though...

 

[shelleyd2008]

I tried finding out about Kentucky, but didn't find anything. I was told that I didn't need one unless I planned on selling a lot of them, or setting them free. I did, however, find out that it is illegal in KY to own a quaker parrot!! That is just crazy!! Like quakers are native here!

 

[monarc23]

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yep theres that fact too that some places allow you to have htem without a permit just so you dont sell or release them. Here in PA i can raise bobwhites i just can't give them away or anything of that sort. I may get a pair to hybridize to my coturnixs for "bob birds" though.

As for quaker parrots...I know why...

They have been happily living in Brooklyn for i think decades now..yep in the snow and everything check this out: http://www.brooklynparrots.com/


they almost made them illegal to own here in PA because of it..but everyone fought the law and the law didnt win he he!

 

[shelleyd2008]

Well that makes sense, if they can live here!

<edit> That is so neat!! I never knew there were parrots living in New York!! It is so cruel what they do to these sweet birds! I used to have one, and I loved it to death!