Button Quail

117th St near 1st Ave, New York City NY

Description

After many months of being tiny egg-laying machines, our little apartment quail have decided to build proper nests and hatch some of those eggs. All four of our birds have turned out to be wonderful parents and we've had a blast watching and helping them along on this new adventure! However, quail don't stay chicks for long and we don't have space for a big flock, so we're looking for new homes for the babies. The parents are a white male quail and three unrelated silver hens. They are healthy, strong, and very well kept. Currently there is one white male and one silver female left. We would like them to go together since quail don't like being alone. They were hatched at the beginning of November and have just reached adulthood! They will go to the first approved home able to pick them up (or have them delivered for an extra fee). I have a full starter kit available for anyone new to quail keeping that will save you a bunch on the initial setup. For only $40, it includes: Kaytee guinea pig cage (30”x18”x16”) Full spectrum LED light with timer Artificial silk plant Bendable wood tunnel Grass hide Waterer Food dish Bath dish Shaved aspen bedding Orchard grass hay Mazuri gamebird starter Spray millet Dried insects Crushed oyster shell Bath dust Amonia neutralizer Diatomaceous earth That’s absolutely everything you’ll need! And if you’d like to upgrade to an aviary that will fit more birds, I have a converted crib available just like the one we keep our own flock in for an additional $40. Button quail, also known as the blue-breasted quail, Asian blue quail, and Chinese painted quail, are the smallest species of true quail and only get to be about the size of a lemon! They are smaller and much harder to find than their relatives the Japanese quail, who produce the eggs you may be familiar with. But much like chickens and other quail, adult females will lay an egg every 1-2 days when not incubating a clutch. Their eggs are only slightly smaller than the quail eggs you see in stores and are extremely delicious! (The birds themselves are much too small to be good eating.) In addition to being very charming a great providers, button quail make excellent pets! They are much easier, cheaper to maintain, and quieter than other birds. They can also be hand-tamed (mine are!), and are better suited to small spaces than other pet birds who need room to fly. They can be kept outdoors during most of the year, but need to come inside for the winter since they come from a warmer climate than New York. They can be kept with other birds and help keep aviaries tidy by gobbling up food that their flying friends discard and hunting bugs that may come looking for a meal. They can also be housed fully indoors without any issues. Please contact me if you're interested and we can talk more about their housing and care! Calls, texts, and emails are fine and will be replied to. If you don’t get a response within 24 hours, it probably didn’t go through. Please leave your name and what you are contacting me about. There will be a fee of $10 per bird and I will be asking you some questions. I'm happy to help beginners, but I do want to make sure they go to a good home and that you know what to expect! I will remove this ad when all of the current chicks are gone, but there will very likely be more in the future. I can also provide fertilized eggs if you would like to try incubating some yourself.