Quails In Finch aviary

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http://www.birdcare.com.au This site has a fair bit of info on various quail.
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Thanks Laureen, interesting reading.

So King Quail is actually one of the smallest and a Button quail, which you would expect to be smaller given the name is slightly bigger :?
I always find it strange that something called miniature is not always the smallest.....language is a strange thing.
Same deal in the dog world sometimes too. With Toy poodles being smaller than miniature poodles.....
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No I think Button Quail are smaller.Possibly nearly as long but slimmer than the King Quail.
King Quail are rather rounded.Black breasted and Painted are quite alot larger.
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I have a pair of wild sourced king quail and they aren't flightly at all and come and feed from the dishes as I place the new food into it. Individual personalities may make a difference to how well tehy getr on with other birds but I wouls say this species is no problem. Raising young van be a challence but I'm sure you didn't get inot the hobby just to take on species that represent no challenge.
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I've always hand fed my quail from a young age to get them use of me being around.
They rarley take to flight when I enter and usually run up to me to be fed.
Would like to try black brested & button quail.
Keeping Gouldians,Double Bars,Diamonds & Painted Finches.
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Hi Will 36

I would Try little Button first, the Black Breasted are Great but they are Serious Earth Movers. Dont underestimate them.
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i have got Brown quails in my finch avairies nd find them to be no problems with them untill i actually go into the avairy they fly around a lil but a quik cut of one of there wings slows them down
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I've always wanted little button quails, but my attachment to the 6 Kingies I have now, and the fact I only have one aviary has restricted me. :roll:
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seems to me that I will be on the lookout for some button quail as well as a RH gouldian hen after I get the aviary moved.
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i used to have a pair in my little aviary and now i have only 1 quail left and they where never a problem but there was this one time when i went outside to check on my birds and my male quail was in a food troth about 30-60 centimeters off the ground and that was the male that got his head pecked by a big quail i think it was a king quail
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