Keeping Button Quail and Diamond Doves. The Bird Brains Podcast. Episode 12

Thanks for watching our discussion about keeping and raising button quail and diamond doves.
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[@MrCascar13]

Well, when I had my quail chicks growing up in my living room I once watched Jurassic Park. When the raptors started calling, my little quail chicks responded trying to communicate with the raptors. So I knew to never turn my back on them.😂

[@birdnerd]

Haha love it!

[@thejayviary]

Hilarious!

[@katesmiles4208]

🤣

[@phongyang8453]

Just got a trio diamond doves sitting on eggs, exited for the chicks to hatch!

[@birdnerd]

Awesome! Best of luck.

[@katesmiles4208]

Great stream. Thanks

[@birdnerd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Luigi4950]

Purty good info on diamond doves and Chinese button quail there are lotta information on them for those who like specific color the are 7 different mutation Garrie Landry has a book on the great information on these Chinese button quail also Jodi McDonald has a book ( Closer look at Button quail ) ,lotta great information thanks for discussing them on you podcast keep up the great work

[@birdnerd]

Thank you! Yes both are very good sources of information about button quails.

[@buuzbee]

We just added 3 diamond doves into our newly finished aviary... looking to add some button quail too. Thanks for the video!

[@birdnerd]

Awesome! Love to hear that. Hope they all do well for you.

[@OhanaFeathers]

Awesome video. I never had success with diamond doves and my finches could never get used to their presence. So i had to rehome mine. The quails however are the best ones i have. I only keep a pair so i don’t run into any problems.

[@thejayviary]

Interesting, mine have never been an issue for finches at all. Maybe in a smaller cage they might be

[@birdnerd]

I’ll find out soon once Jay send me some doves.

[@thegreekanimalkeeper]

In the bird kingdom there are actually types 3 of chicks, the ones jay said and the 3 type is a miniature of the adults, all feathered up, you can learn that for your selfs on a video Clints reptiles channel

[@thejayviary]

So there are only altricial or precocial chicks. What you’re describing is still a precocial chick, but just happens to be very similar feather patterns to the adults in some species.

[@thegreekanimalkeeper]

@@thejayviary i just went to the video, Clint mentioned that they are called super precocial and also said that some of them can climb, fly and dig because they bury their eggs and then the chicks are alone, these he said they are called megapodiates, or something along these lines

[@gotskillz135]

What’s your suggestions on preparing your birds for this eclipse if you have an outside aviary

[@birdnerd]

It shouldn’t impact your birds.

[@maribetslilangels]

Shared and have been subscribed. I have a question, but it has if has nothing to do with this topic, I have canaries and my Stafford, an Gloster build nest sit in them tight but yet lay no eggs. This is my first year experiencing this. Could you think of a cause and a possible fix? Thank you in advance🐦🐥

[@birdnerd]

Sometimes the hens take a little longer to lay eggs. I have one right now doing the same thing. If after a while the same thing happens maybe try swapping out the male if you have an extra one. Or separating them for a time and then putting them back together.

[@maribetslilangels]

@@birdnerd thank you! I will try that

[@ramiagha5044]

Do diamond doves cause a high level of feather dander like other pigeons?

[@birdnerd]

They do produce feather dander.

[@lindafrancis3279]

I have nine week old tuxedo button quail. How do I tell the males from the females

[@MrCascar13]

Well, if you cannot see any red feathers at the end of the lower body towards the tail it's likely a female. There are also differences in their calls, but most reliable in my opinion is the courtship behavior in adult button quails. If you provide a mealworm to them the males will pick it up lay flat on the ground put their head sideways and call the females to get it. They don't display the full ritual all the time, sometimes they just hold it in their beak and call the females. Adulte males only eat them themselves if no female reacts for a long time, while females don't hesitate to eat it right away. Take it with a grain of salt though, although it worked 100% for me there might be individuals who lost that behavior.

[@birdnerd]

Yes I would agree to the above response.