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

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:

[karengilbert]

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.

[lmaoiwaslikelmao]

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!

[goingonabearhuntfamily]

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!

[wrxsubaru]

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

[rcoverload]

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?

[mrsardesch]

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.

[grassgranny]

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

[Sharkteethfossildiscoveries]

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

[TskQuails]

Do you have a link to the incubator you have ?

[johnalexander]

Hi from Katy Texas good video you sell the eggs

[fyesal]

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.

[CSEABDELBAGI]

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.

[sustainability]

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

[greysonphoenix]

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

[amazonguy]

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

[harrys.plinkett]

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

[jones]

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

[enmzgje]

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

[hannaparker]

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

[clairetoukan]

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.