Button/Coturnix Quail

[clairedurrant]

Hi everyone,
I recently hatched 2 Coturnix quail and sadly one passed away so I decided to buy 2 quail chicks for companions. These turned out to be button quail not coturnix!
They are getting on really well at the moment obviously 1 is a lot bigger than the other 2!
I am trying to plan ahead... all of them are super friendly with me and love cuddles at the moment which apparently isnt common with buttons they can be quite scared. I am aware that they all have different temperaments.
Will the trio be able to live together once they’re older? As there is only three I thought this would be ok if they were in a large hutch with lots of hidey holes for the buttons as I know they like that.
I have 5 coturnix outside but i think these three will be better off living separate to them. Advice is welcome

 

[Kiki]

I believe it depends on what sex they are.

Can you post pictures of each of the three?

 

[clairedurrant]

They are only 6 days old so it’s hard to tell at the moment. I could put all 3 into the aviary I have outside if I introduce them really slowly? What do you think?

 

[Quailobsessed]

all of them are super friendly with me and love cuddles at the moment which apparently isnt common with buttons they can be quite scared.

I have a king quail that I hand raised. She is super friendly and loves hugs

 

[Quailobsessed]

I've seen people keep them together before. It can work in some cases, but It depends on the individual birds. You might just have to wait and see.

 

[clairedurrant]

I have a king quail that I hand raised. She is super friendly and loves hugs

Great! That’s really positive thank you x