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
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  • @karengilbert4469
    @karengilbert4469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    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
      @Famvestor  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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

    • @tetrasoup2945
      @tetrasoup2945 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m sorry for your loss 😔❤

    • @brendaann727
      @brendaann727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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
      @stanceworks7995 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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?

  • @lmaoiwaslikelmao1132
    @lmaoiwaslikelmao1132 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great good luck it is an awesome thing to do!

    • @Doksamauru
      @Doksamauru ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can literally buy anything off ebay, chicken eggs too

  • @goingonabearhuntfamily
    @goingonabearhuntfamily 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!

  • @whateverman2674
    @whateverman2674 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the dad was trying to run away from it.
    the mom was trying to kill it
    🤣

  • @Ms.Jlovinglife
    @Ms.Jlovinglife ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Aww they’re so cute 🥰

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea they sre

  • @Standardbosnian
    @Standardbosnian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are too cute

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      They are, a lot of fun too!

  • @natashadominguez2124
    @natashadominguez2124 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @Sharkteethfossildiscoveries
    @Sharkteethfossildiscoveries ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @fyesal1880
    @fyesal1880 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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
      @Famvestor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @dominicnacarato1792
    @dominicnacarato1792 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @lapis7936
    @lapis7936 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @sustainability6961
    @sustainability6961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Should be a link in the description.

  • @mrsardesch80
    @mrsardesch80 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

    • @LongLivePutin4ever
      @LongLivePutin4ever หลายเดือนก่อน

      ☝️🤓

    • @karlat7880
      @karlat7880 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      When they’re hatched by mom there is plenty of poop and zero sterile surfaces. How is this different?
      My chickens, ducks, and guineas all hatched happy, healthy clutches.

  • @harrys.plinkett7398
    @harrys.plinkett7398 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey so why raise so many quails, are they good eating or do you leave them running wild on the property?

  • @clairetoukan2060
    @clairetoukan2060 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @rcoverload8023
    @rcoverload8023 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We always add in mealworms for extra protein.

    • @lukemaher7191
      @lukemaher7191 ปีที่แล้ว

      Add abit off fishmeal easy

  • @amazonguy2862
    @amazonguy2862 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      I designed and 3d printed it.

    • @amazonguy2862
      @amazonguy2862 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Famvestor do you sell them ?

    • @greysonphoenix3442
      @greysonphoenix3442 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​ would also like to know

  • @wrxsubaru02
    @wrxsubaru02 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They probably just look big from different camera angles.

    • @greysonphoenix3442
      @greysonphoenix3442 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @grassgranny8352
    @grassgranny8352 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bought on Amazon and printed one.

    • @DALKOMA
      @DALKOMA ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @sristy1989
    @sristy1989 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How long do they need to be in an incubator or in a thermal-box after hatching?

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think just till the leaves dry out. Maybe 5 hours. Just make sure they have traction in there so their legs don’t splay.

  • @TskQuails
    @TskQuails ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you have a link to the incubator you have ?

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Should be in the description of the video.

  • @parrot340
    @parrot340 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @parrot340
      @parrot340 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @chickensquailandbirds5650
    @chickensquailandbirds5650 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry they were all given away.

    • @chickensquailandbirds5650
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Famvestor Why?

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @hannaparker5434
    @hannaparker5434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought it off ebay

    • @hannaparker5434
      @hannaparker5434 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @hannaparker5434
      @hannaparker5434 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @moviemakerwannabe
    @moviemakerwannabe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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
      @Famvestor  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @teresa_wiggins_gallery
      @teresa_wiggins_gallery 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The child did say that he made sure that after spinning, they were at a different angle than they were originally.

  • @johnalexander7609
    @johnalexander7609 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi from Katy Texas good video you sell the eggs

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry we do not anymore

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check ebay

  • @sarastewart70
    @sarastewart70 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry we sold them all before we moved to Japan…

  • @darlaDivina4ever
    @darlaDivina4ever ปีที่แล้ว

    Where you guys from and do you ship?

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @greysonphoenix3442
    @greysonphoenix3442 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Link should be in the description

    • @stephanieschmitz2251
      @stephanieschmitz2251 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The link no longer works​@@Famvestor

  • @johnalexander7609
    @johnalexander7609 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @krismeyer2319
    @krismeyer2319 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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
      @Famvestor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea I don’t think they are compatible.

  • @CSEABDELBAGI
    @CSEABDELBAGI ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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
      @chickensquailandbirds5650 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the tips!

  • @AuburnElectrolysisClinic
    @AuburnElectrolysisClinic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Are they dusty like chickens?

    • @Lamer_GamerPlayz
      @Lamer_GamerPlayz หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, but dont put them to close to your children since the birds hunt down and can eat children whole.

    • @mattstudios740
      @mattstudios740 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Lamer_GamerPlayzI lost my son to one. It killed him it’s cuteness.

  • @stanceworks7995
    @stanceworks7995 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How to tell if they male or female

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @user-en4mz1gj1e
    @user-en4mz1gj1e 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes have to make it shallow.

  • @funkycoldmedina32
    @funkycoldmedina32 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just got my first 8 but they outside in their pen mama was the incubator 😅

  • @lagirl6874
    @lagirl6874 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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
      @Famvestor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The adult quail incubate their own eggs?

    • @lagirl6874
      @lagirl6874 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Famvestor yes !! I wish I can give you the video, but I am not sorry on TH-cam 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
      @srtiddles3921 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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

  • @johnalexander7609
    @johnalexander7609 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @tammyblount2525
      @tammyblount2525 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @johnalexander7609
      @johnalexander7609 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Agametv01
    @Agametv01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:37 the poor chick :(

  • @user-en4mz1gj1e
    @user-en4mz1gj1e 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yea I 3d printed a custom shallow watered.

  • @cozycows
    @cozycows ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea we did hear that…

    • @rebeccapassaro4197
      @rebeccapassaro4197 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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

  • @jones231
    @jones231 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the chick is developing splay legs. Hope just temporarily. Cute as a button!

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      Make sure the floor you have them on is not too slippery. I’ve heard putting them in a narrow cup or something might help with the splaying.

  • @EnzoAntl
    @EnzoAntl 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I accidentally stepped on mine and yeah it died😞

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry to hear that, accident happen, we had a few drown...

  • @chantaldamen2189
    @chantaldamen2189 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You never put baby in a other cage with big quails when you breed in a machine

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hmm yea that makes sense!

  • @Anonymous-wg5cz
    @Anonymous-wg5cz ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit they are so small

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว

      yea they are like the size of a quarter.

  • @alphamoon4913
    @alphamoon4913 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The parents didnt connect because the babies had more of your scent than theirs! Soon after wear gloves to try and prevent

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good idea

  • @eviewalkswithhim1296
    @eviewalkswithhim1296 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard that one shouldnt feed medicated cause they can overdose

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks yea I’ve heard mixed things about it.

  • @goofy4birds
    @goofy4birds หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guess you turn them yourself. Also you will find same aggressive behavior when you introduce them to the adults as they form flock families. You also need to build an appropriate outside coop.

  • @elimonterroso1129
    @elimonterroso1129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3d printer plastic will create micro plastics which is not good for them

  • @lottie141516
    @lottie141516 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bad audio.

    • @Famvestor
      @Famvestor  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where?

  • @xavierclark8806
    @xavierclark8806 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you hatch them the parents won’t take care of them????? You have to let the female sit to hatch them to take care of them that was common sense

    • @djdud132
      @djdud132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Relax karen