Button Quail Owners - I Have Questions :)

[BirdBoy88]

Hey y'all


I have 9 Buuton quail chicks 4 and 5 days old they already have there tiny wing feathers coming in

I was only going to keep one pair for myself but after seeing them hatch and how cute they are i'm thinking about keep a lil more than 2

There are somethings i wanted to know though before the quails reach adulthood

Are male button quails loud?

Do males fight each other over hens?

If a hen go's broody wich i already know bearly never happens.. but if she does go broody.. do i leave the male in the cage?

What do you feed adult buttons?

Do you have to have a nest box for the hens? or they just lay anywhere.

Do you need one nest box for each hen?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi BirdBoy,
Aren't Button chicks just darling? And they grow SO fast!

Are male button quails loud?
Not really loud, they have a really neat call.

Do males fight each other over hens?
They will.

If a hen go's broody wich i already know bearly never happens.. but if she does go broody.. do i leave the male in the cage?
I left the male in the cage with the broody hen, but there was only a pair in the cage.
I hand raised the hatchling Button chicks, so I can't tell you how the male would act with chicks.

What do you feed adult buttons?
I feed mine chick starter supplemented with boiled egg and veggies. I also give them a bowl with sand (for grit and dustbathing) and ground egg shell (for calcium).

Do you have to have a nest box for the hens? or they just lay anywhere.
My Button girls will use a nest box if I give them one. Otherwise, they'll just lay anywhere.

Do you need one nest box for each hen?
My girls (when I have several girls in one pen) will use the same nest box

Good luck,

Lisa

 

[BirdBoy88]

Thanks Lisa sooo much!

This was really big help