URGENT! Button Quail Need a Home!

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

Description

Most of the adopters for our last batch of button quails chicks backed out and our remaining quail need to find home ASAP, so we are waiving our usual adoption fee! Usually it's not a problem for us to house a few pullets for an extra month, but we had so many no-shows and surrenders that we're overrun. These guys make great pets and we hand-tame all of the chicks just like their parents. We also take in quail that people can no longer care for and help them find new homes! We usually adopt out our birds in pairs since quail don't like being alone, but would let go of single birds to someone who already keeps them. All of the birds are now old enough that we know the sexes and we have all gender pairs available. We can also set up a small flock for anyone interested. Each bird comes with a month’s worth of food (Mazuri Exotic Gamebird Starter). Feel free to contact us with any questions or to arrange a visit even if you're not sure. And should things not work out in the long run for any reason, we will take back or exchange your quail at any time! The available birds include a standard roo (photo 2), two standard tuxedo roos (photos 3), a cinnamon tuxedo roo (photo 4), two white roos, and two white hens (photos 5). They were hatched on August 23rd. MORE ABOUT THEM: Button quail (Synoicus chinensis), also known as king quail, 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 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 super tasty and nutritious! They also stay fresh for up to a month at room temp and 6 weeks refrigerated. You can use them in recipes just like chicken eggs, or they make a great food for pets such as dogs, cats, bearded dragons, tegus, and other reptiles. In addition to being very charming and great providers, button quail make excellent pets! They are much easier, less expensive to maintain, and quieter than other birds. They can also be hand-tamed and are better suited to small spaces than other pet birds who need room to fly. They can be kept in an outdoor aviary 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 also be housed fully indoors without any issues. They make good roommates for songbirds and help keep aviaries tidy by gobbling up food that their flying friends discard and hunting bugs that may come looking for a meal. If housing them alone, suitable enclosures for a pair or trio include a 40 gallon or larger terrarium with a screen top, or a guinea pig cage with a solid bottom. A rabbit hutch with a solid floor would make a good home for a flock. I also make custom enclosures myself from reclaimed furniture if you would prefer. 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. Please leave your name and what you are contacting me about. If you don’t get a response within 24 hours, it probably didn’t go through. Check your spam box as the CL relay sometimes gets flagged by email servers. There's no adoption fee, but I will be asking you some questions. I'm happy to help beginners, but I do want to make sure my birds go to a good home and that you know what to expect! Located in East Harlem near the Target/Costco. Delivery is available in NYC and sometimes beyond for a fee. I will remove this ad as soon as all of the quail are gone.