my pair are in a guinea pig cage. I have a wooden box with fake flowers leaving a small opening.
this picture is momma and her first baby laying on top of the box.
Congratulations! My momma just hatched 8. She too chases daddy when she wants to sit but I add him back in a day or 2 after she gets off the nest and he helps wonderful. Mine are a week old.
My button quail momma just hatched out 8 babies out of 9 eggs. I now have 11 babies from this pair. Momma is the wild color and dad is a red breasted but we have 3 light colored babies the rest are dark. So cute! Can they breed together...hows that work?
Thank you again GrandmaBird!! I am planning to get eggs next week and hopefully will get a few other pairs. Love these little guys. Always been a bird lover. So excited to see what we get :)
So having just a group together isn't a good idea. Just thinking ahead as I wanted to get more and other colors but didnt know about extras ..... finding eggs is easier then birds.
Right now I have 2 cages...I have a small wooden box in the corner which is where I find eggs and momma sat and...
I've been told buttons don't do good in winters outside? So how do you all house them? Looking for a nice looking set-up for inside my home. And can you house boys together without females with no fighting??
My hen hatched a baby 2 weeks ago. Apparently they are not like chickens and will start laying again. I have gotten 6 eggs from her since the baby hatched. How long can I hold the eggs to add them to incubator?
Thank you dc3085... no I totally understand and the thought of putting her down has came to mind. I too have had many animals and as hard as it is know when its best for the animal to let them go.
Thank you for your reply GrandmaBird. I can not see anything wrong with her feet or legs. She is alert and if I hold her up she eats and drinks fine but the momment I let her go she will flop down on her side.
Baby bird is doing fine with momma. I wasn't sure how long till they got there adult...
Many years ago I had a pair of buttons and had them in with my finches. Never had babies but she layed lots of eggs. About 2 months ago I had the chance to get another proven pair. Then shortly after another pair. We fixed them seperate pens up with nesting area. The first pair mated and momma...
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I didn't have plans for a duck and actually found it a new home already just to find out my granddaughter wanted to keep it so think ducks may be in my future.