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Button Quail Butt Pecking
Aw that really sucks! My hen isn’t afraid of the male that pecks her, she doesn’t seem to care at all which is weird.. Maybe Leo & Speckles would accept new mates if they can’t see or hear each other for a bit?? Might be keeping their spark alive hahah -
Button Quail Butt Pecking
Thankyou @Nabiki & @CliftonQuail for the info & advice! Hopefully I’ve got at least 1 male in the brooder and when he’s of age I’ll introduce the males after cleaning and rearranging & hopefully that helps the dynamic and stops the feather pecking! Fingers crossed 😅 -
Button Quail Butt Pecking
Will do! Is the finch seed to high in fat?? Or just not beneficial so a waste of time? I’ll try 2 pairs as I know they often go better in pairs, I just thought it was strange as it’s his “girlfriend” that he’s pecking, not the lone female. I might remove the male for the moment to give the... -
Button Quail Butt Pecking
I believe so, they’re on gamebird crumbles which are 24% protein & some finch seed mix. Females get calcium grit as well. Enclosure is 5.4ft x 2ft. They’ve got an enclosed hide area on one end and clumps of grass growing throughout the enclosure (it’s wire & outside) that provide cover & a way... -
Button Quail Butt Pecking
I have a problem with my adult button quail and I don’t know what’s causing it or the best way to fix it! I’ve got 3 adult button quail together, 1 male and 2 females. The dynamic seems very peaceful, my male is paired with one of the females (cheryl) and mates with her and basically ignores... -
Button/King Quail Colour ID help! Golden Pearl???
Awwwww haha he’s very cute! -
Button Quail Brooder Heating - too hot??
Sounds perfect, Thankyou for the advice! -
Button Quail Brooder Heating - too hot??
Thankyou! I’ll see how they go and alter from there. I’m usually at work throughout the day but my gut tells me they won’t need heating during the day. I keep reptiles so I have heaps of heat lamps to use if needed! Is a fan okay to use for cooling if they start panting? Or would something... -
Button Quail Brooder Heating - too hot??
Hi Everybody! I’m new to incubating/raising chicks so apologies in advance for the novel haha I currently have my eggs in lockdown and am setting up my brooder in the meantime. The questions I have are around the brooder temps. Where I live is super hot at the moment, sometimes a bit hotter... -
Button/King Quail Colour ID help! Golden Pearl???
Thankyou for all the info ☺️ -
Button/King Quail Colour ID help! Golden Pearl???
Thanks for the confirmation! I thought it may be from the photos I’d seen. I’m not sure of he’s age, I suspect young though, he’s a bit smaller than my other male and just doesn’t look as mature I have a bunch of eggs in the incubator and plan to keep some of the females & don’t want to put... -
Button/King Quail Colour ID help! Golden Pearl???
Hi All, Im hoping to get some help with identifying what colour morph one of my male Button Quail is. I suspect he’s a golden pearl but I’m not well versed in the morphs and identifying them. Thankfully I have a standard wildtype to compare him too! A few of his interesting traits are -white...