Button quail nesting?
- Finchluv
- Nestling
- Posts: 64
- Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:36 pm
- Location: Denver, Colorado
Button quail nesting?
I have some button quail that i recently got, and inside the hut i put in was a nest and some eggs place inside. Is this a good sign of a preparing to incubate? Would the quail just lay anywhere if they weren't going to lay on the eggs? Any help is appreciated!
Finch hobbyist for over 10 years! Zebras & Societies
-Jai
-Jai
-
- Brooding
- Posts: 1356
- Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:02 pm
Re: Button quail nesting?
Hi there, my Chinese quail have never failed to incubate thier eggs but I have heard it can be hard to get them to sit. How many eggs are there? If she does sit (which hopefully she will ) then it will probably be once all or most of the eggs are laid- hope this helps!
~Flight Feathers Bird Home~
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
-
- Brooding
- Posts: 1356
- Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:02 pm
Re: Button quail nesting?
~Flight Feathers Bird Home~
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
- Finchluv
- Nestling
- Posts: 64
- Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:36 pm
- Location: Denver, Colorado
Re: Button quail nesting?
They never did. My male ended up dieing for some reason. So i have my two females now with no males
i had plans to incubate eggs myself from ebay because i couldn't find any buttons near me. So i may explore that idea again 


Finch hobbyist for over 10 years! Zebras & Societies
-Jai
-Jai
-
- Brooding
- Posts: 1356
- Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:02 pm
Re: Button quail nesting?
Finchluv wrote: They never did. My male ended up dieing for some reason. So i have my two females now with no malesi had plans to incubate eggs myself from ebay because i couldn't find any buttons near me. So i may explore that idea again
![]()
Oh no I'm sorry to hear your male died!

So you still have the eggs?
~Flight Feathers Bird Home~
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
- Finchluv
- Nestling
- Posts: 64
- Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:36 pm
- Location: Denver, Colorado
Re: Button quail nesting?
I do not. Just the eggs my females lay. But hopefully things work out with my incubator
Finch hobbyist for over 10 years! Zebras & Societies
-Jai
-Jai
-
- Brooding
- Posts: 1356
- Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:02 pm
Re: Button quail nesting?
Finchluv wrote: I do not. Just the eggs my females lay. But hopefully things work out with my incubator
Well I hope it goes well and you hatch some baby quail!
~Flight Feathers Bird Home~
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds
14 Zebra Finches, 4 Budgies, 3 Cockatiels, 2 Canaries, 7 Chinese quail, 3 Bengalese Finches, 1 Turquoise Parrot, 1 Goldfinch
Now a member of the NZFBA!
http://www.thepictaram.club/instagram/f ... thersbirds