Raise Button Quail: From Incubating Eggs, to Brooding Chicks, to Laying Adults

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A complete how to get started guide in caring for Button Quail. From how to incubate them, to turning eggs, hatching them, temperatures to keep the chicks at, brood, cage enclosure you should use, their life cycle, when they start laying, waterer and food to use.
Temperatures:
* Incubation (Day 1-16): 100F , and 50% Humidity
* Incubation Lock-Down [No more turning] (Day17-19): 98.5F and 65% Humidity
* Hatched (Day 1-7): 90-95F
* Hatched (Day 8-14): 85-90F
* Hatched (Day 15-21): 80-85F
* Hatched (Day 22-28): 75-80F
* Hatched (Day 29-35): 70-75F
* No supplemental heat needed once they are adults
Supplies:
* Quail Waterer $8 (Chicks can drown in the bigger ones): amzn.to/3o4n3eu
* Heat Lamp $15: amzn.to/3RDGTL3
* Incubator $27: www.ebay.com/itm/363316792769
* Chick Feed $7: amzn.to/3Pb866n
* Meal Worms $15 (Treats): amzn.to/3aFcvPS
* Bedding/Wood-Shavings $7: amzn.to/3o4V527
* Thermometers/Hydrometers $13: amzn.to/3aLsQ5x
* Cage/(Just use Storage Container) $50: amzn.to/3O9Dqkr

Пікірлер: 116

@karengilbert4469 7 ай бұрын

I began feeding the ganbol quail by my house after my daughter died. There were several chicks this summer. These birds saved my life! The button quail chicks are wonderful.

@Famvestor 7 ай бұрын

Yes they are so cute and amazingly small. Good luck with your flock!

@tetrasoup2945 2 ай бұрын

I’m sorry for your loss 😔❤

@brendaann727 2 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss. 😥😥😥💔🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾❤‍🩹❤ Animals are so wonderful for healing our hearts aren't they? I know the Creator made them just for us. They bring such joy, happiness, & encourage us when life gets rough.

@stanceworks7995 Ай бұрын

Someone gave my son some button quail eggs and he was incubating them. One has hatched and we dont know what to do with them after they all hatch. Youtubing what to do. Do we just keep them like pets?

@YOUR_YEETER_TO_JUPITER 2 ай бұрын

They are so cute! They are like the size of a Bumblebee!

@Famvestor 2 ай бұрын

Yea so tiny. We are incubating more now

@lmaoiwaslikelmao1132 Жыл бұрын

It's my first time hatching quails. I'm so glad I found your video because it includes the links to all the items needed as well as where to buy quail eggs! I didn't know you could buy them from ebay. Thanks!

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Great good luck it is an awesome thing to do!

@Doksamauru Жыл бұрын

You can literally buy anything off ebay, chicken eggs too

@goingonabearhuntfamily 9 күн бұрын

This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience on the internet. We are incubating some now and are excited to see if any hatch!

@Ms.Jlovinglife Жыл бұрын

Aww they’re so cute 🥰

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Yea they sre

@mrsardesch80 29 күн бұрын

You need to change that cardboard after every hatch. I noticed it has poop on it, which can cause problems. Everything needs to be sterilized and clean at each set up.

@ApelJuiceAKABosniaman 11 ай бұрын

They are too cute

@Famvestor 11 ай бұрын

They are, a lot of fun too!

@natashadominguez2124 Ай бұрын

I ordered a batch of 20 eggs from Etsy and they are currently in the incubator. I was going to let a male and female from the batch but my husband said they can’t because they are siblings. I’m not sure if they are. My eggs are different colors. Can they mate or do I need to order a new batch.

@AuburnElectrolysisClinic 3 ай бұрын

Are they dusty like chickens?

@Sharkteethfossildiscoveries Жыл бұрын

Awesome you trust the incubator thermometer? I’m excited to get this incubator and try it.

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Yes I did have a tiny thermometer to verify inside and seemed to work well.

@dominicnacarato1792 6 күн бұрын

How much do you sell the eggs for?? To New Bern NC

@user-en4mz1gj1e 7 ай бұрын

they need a water bowl , they wont drown if its shallow ,

@Famvestor 7 ай бұрын

Yes have to make it shallow.

@clairetoukan2060 Жыл бұрын

Is the cage in the video their entire quarters? That’s in incredibly small for button quails. They need a much larger area and a lot of freedom to live a happy life.

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

No that just where they were in the beginning. Agreed they need a lot of space especially when they become mating adults.

@grassgranny8352 10 ай бұрын

Where did you find such a small watering bottle? Awesome video

@Famvestor 10 ай бұрын

Bought on Amazon and printed one.

@DALKOMA 10 ай бұрын

@@Famvestor can you email me the file to print the waterer?

@lapis7936 6 ай бұрын

do you have a link to the heat pad you used once they were hatched?

@Famvestor 6 ай бұрын

Sorry Indo not. I think we picked it up at a garage sale.

@amazonguy2862 10 ай бұрын

Curious where you got the waterer that has the grey mat around it looks like it keeps them from getting in the water

@Famvestor 10 ай бұрын

I designed and 3d printed it.

@amazonguy2862 10 ай бұрын

@@Famvestor do you sell them ?

@greysonphoenix3442 4 ай бұрын

would also like to know

@rcoverload8023 Жыл бұрын

I was under the assumption you needed 30 percent protein game bird crumble to keep them healthy, have you had any issues with the chick starter?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

We always add in mealworms for extra protein.

@lukemaher7191 Жыл бұрын

Add abit off fishmeal easy

@fyesal1880 4 ай бұрын

how to teach the newly hatched quill to eat ,because i had experience hatching them using incubator but non of the survived because they didnt eat.

@Famvestor 3 ай бұрын

You have to poke at the food with your finger. Like your pecking.

@CSEABDELBAGI Жыл бұрын

You should not turn the eggs around themselves they should be turned to a different position if the incubator is manual I lay them flat in my manual incubator and sweep them with my hand from right to left and vise versa.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Жыл бұрын

Yea it is better if they are turned on their side and not just spun around

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@sustainability6961 Жыл бұрын

I have Japanese quails, could you send me the link to buy good incubator with self rotating, the one you already have, if good .

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Should be a link in the description.

@moviemakerwannabe 6 ай бұрын

I've never seen anyone turn eggs by spinning them. Did they hatch? With all poultry and pea fowl we turn them by putting big end up , small end up, big end up, small end up. and we start doing that as soon as we gather the eggs to incubate them.

@Famvestor 6 ай бұрын

Hmm yea most hatched. I kept looking into whether I turn them over or spin them and never got anything conclusive.

@wrxsubaru02 Жыл бұрын

Your button quails look way bigger than the ones I have. How much do your adult button quail weigh, and how much does a freshly laid egg weigh? I would like to compare to mine

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we are in Japan for a year and so had to sell them.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Жыл бұрын

They probably just look big from different camera angles.

@greysonphoenix3442 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts too. I don't belive these are true buttons due to their size.

@johnalexander7609 2 ай бұрын

Hi from Katy Texas good video you sell the eggs

@Famvestor Ай бұрын

Sorry we do not anymore

@Famvestor Ай бұрын

Check ebay

@hannaparker5434 Жыл бұрын

I have the sa.e incubator the yellow top one! How have you found it?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

I bought it off ebay

@hannaparker5434 Жыл бұрын

I mean have you found it good? I'm just cycling for eggs tomorrow

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

@@hannaparker5434 yea we had 8/10 hatch. Just make sure to stop turning 3 days before hatch, so around day 13/14.

@hannaparker5434 Жыл бұрын

I was going to take off the rails on day 15 is that too late?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

@@hannaparker5434 I think 14 is probably better since 16 days is what they say is when they hatch I feel like our experience is more like 17.

@darlaDivina4ever Жыл бұрын

Where you guys from and do you ship?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Morris county Nj. Sorry don’t ship. But you can pick up from our home.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Жыл бұрын

I like the cage setup. Do you still have them and how many?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Sorry they were all given away.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Жыл бұрын

@@Famvestor Why?

@theotheseaeagle 11 ай бұрын

@@chickensquailandbirds5650 he said they went to Japan for a year or something

@TskQuails Жыл бұрын

Do you have a link to the incubator you have ?

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Should be in the description of the video.

@parrot340 Жыл бұрын

Do you have the stl file avalable for the water dish? Thanks.

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Yes I just made it publicly available on Tinkercad, you can download an stl version there. www.tinkercad.com/things/iDsWnOyTwlb

@parrot340 Жыл бұрын

@@Famvestor coom thanks. What jar did you use? Thanks.

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

@@parrot340 sorry I’m not sure… it was a ball jar, wide mouth I think.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Жыл бұрын

@@Famvestor How does the waterer work is it the same as the normal ones that you can buy?

@johnalexander7609 Ай бұрын

Hello John Alexander from Katy Texas see if you would sell some button quail eggs

@krismeyer2319 2 ай бұрын

I want two tiny ones as pets 😢 but I have an inside-cat, and I dont think im able to give them a comfortable environment

@Famvestor 2 ай бұрын

Yea I don’t think they are compatible.

@greysonphoenix3442 4 ай бұрын

Can you tell us what incubator you used? You mentioned it was $25. Thanks!

@Famvestor 4 ай бұрын

Link should be in the description

@stephanieschmitz2251 Ай бұрын

The link no longer works@@Famvestor

@sarastewart70 Жыл бұрын

Hi! If you still have fertilized eggs, id like to get some please! ❤

@Famvestor 11 ай бұрын

Sorry we sold them all before we moved to Japan…

@stanceworks7995 Ай бұрын

How to tell if they male or female

@Famvestor Ай бұрын

I’m not an expert but you can look at genirals and tell. Also males have the white beard.

@lagirl6874 3 ай бұрын

I keep the eggs with the parents and they raise them and even feed them with their beak mouth to mouth 😊 the love cucumber 🥒!!

@Famvestor 3 ай бұрын

The adult quail incubate their own eggs?

@lagirl6874 3 ай бұрын

@@Famvestor yes !! I wish I can give you the video, but I am not sorry on KZfaq on how to share videos. But the male and the female, both incubate their eggs, and also feed them. The place where I purchased them originally the sellers were saying it is not common for them to do that but I believe that they just bring it up so fast they don’t really care to nurture them. I had mine for four years! Eventually they kept on having babies and I had to sell them. I now have a new couple, and they did the same thing. They took care of their own babies and fed them.

@srtiddles3921 2 ай бұрын

@@Famvestoryes in nature im pretty sure all birds incubate their eggs. Otherwise how would they hatch? You guys should try letting them raise a few chicks and see how they turn out

@user-en4mz1gj1e 7 ай бұрын

i see no water ? they meant to have fresh water change twice a day , a quail will die after 24hrs with no water ,

@Famvestor 7 ай бұрын

Yea I 3d printed a custom shallow watered.

@johnalexander7609 Жыл бұрын

how. can. I. can. buy. some. egg

@Famvestor Жыл бұрын

Sorry we don’t have anymore. Search on eBay for them.

@tammyblount2525 11 ай бұрын

@FamVestor hi have button quails and if you like see a picture of them

@johnalexander7609 2 ай бұрын

Hi from Katy Texas see if you sell eggs @@tammyblount2525

@cozycows 11 ай бұрын

I’m surprised the medicated feed worked - usually that’s dangerous for such small birds

@Famvestor 11 ай бұрын

Yea we did hear that…

@rebeccapassaro4197 Ай бұрын

Yeah medicated feed is not good for button quail that small but that's for chickens so I think that's only about 18% protein button quail or smaller They need about 30% protein I use the game bird protein starter feed It's Purina . Though your feed should at least be 26%. I have 100% brooding rate and my first time hatching in an incubator I had 85% hatch rate also the incubation period is about 16 days not 20. Also it's extremely difficult to get a surrogate for button quail hatched in an incubator even if it's their own chick They will attack typically unless they incubated their own eggs recently and are brooding what they hatch themselves