@Tintola, I was under the impression, they originated from China. Never, read about them origination in Australia, I have just learn something new, thank you.
I first ordered eggs from Stromberg's then from here http://www.brackenridgeranch.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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For BluJay, we have crossed wires here. What you call "Button Quail" in the USA are King Quail here. The ones that we know as "Button Quail" are not true quail. Eg. the Black Breasted Button Quail but are related more to shore birds and rails. King quail are also known as Chinese Painted Quail and also come from Asia as well as Australia. Below is a Wikipedia description of the true Button Quail which have a totally different breeding cycle where the male does all the incubating and rearing of the chicks.
Buttonquail
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Buttonquail
Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
GR Gray, 1840
Genera
Turnix
Ortyxelos
Distribution of the Buttonquails.
Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There are 16 species in two genera, with most species being found in the genus Turnix and only one being found in the genus Ortyxelos.
Buttonquails are small, drab, running birds, which avoid flying. The female is the more brightly coloured of the sexes, and initiates courtship. Unusually, the buttonquails are polyandrous, with the females circulating among several males and expelling rival females from her territory. Both sexes cooperate in building a nest in the earth, but only the male incubates the eggs and tends the young. The eggs hatch after an incubation period of 12 or 13 days, and the young are able to fly within two weeks of hatching.[1]
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1 Taxonomy
2 Description
3 Species
4 References
5 External links
[edit] Taxonomy
Buttonquail were traditionally placed in Gruiformes or Galliformes (the crane and pheasant orders). The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy elevated them to ordinal status as the Turniciformes and basal to other Neoaves either because their accelerated rate of molecular evolution exceeded the limits of sensitivity of DNA-DNA hybridization or because the authors did not perform the appropriate pairwise comparisons or both. Morphological, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequence data indicate that turnicids correctly belong to the shorebirds (Charadriiformes).[2][3][4] They seem to be an ancient group among these, as indicated by the buttonquail-like Early Oligocene fossil Turnipax and the collected molecular data.[4]
[edit] Description
The buttonquails are a group of small terrestrial birds. The smallest species is the Quail-plover, the only species in the genus Ortyxelos, which is 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and weighs only 20 g (0.71 oz). The buttonquails in the genus Turnix range from 12–23 cm (4.7–9.1 in) in length and weigh between 30–130 g (1.1–4.6 oz). They superficially resemble the true quails of the genus Coturnix, but differ from them in lacking a hind toe and a crop. The females of this family also possess a unique vocal organ created by an enlarged trachea and inflatable bulb in the oesophagus, which they use to produce a booming call.
Buttonquail
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Buttonquail
Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Turnicidae
GR Gray, 1840
Genera
Turnix
Ortyxelos
Distribution of the Buttonquails.
Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. There are 16 species in two genera, with most species being found in the genus Turnix and only one being found in the genus Ortyxelos.
Buttonquails are small, drab, running birds, which avoid flying. The female is the more brightly coloured of the sexes, and initiates courtship. Unusually, the buttonquails are polyandrous, with the females circulating among several males and expelling rival females from her territory. Both sexes cooperate in building a nest in the earth, but only the male incubates the eggs and tends the young. The eggs hatch after an incubation period of 12 or 13 days, and the young are able to fly within two weeks of hatching.[1]
Contents
[hide]
1 Taxonomy
2 Description
3 Species
4 References
5 External links
[edit] Taxonomy
Buttonquail were traditionally placed in Gruiformes or Galliformes (the crane and pheasant orders). The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy elevated them to ordinal status as the Turniciformes and basal to other Neoaves either because their accelerated rate of molecular evolution exceeded the limits of sensitivity of DNA-DNA hybridization or because the authors did not perform the appropriate pairwise comparisons or both. Morphological, DNA-DNA hybridization and sequence data indicate that turnicids correctly belong to the shorebirds (Charadriiformes).[2][3][4] They seem to be an ancient group among these, as indicated by the buttonquail-like Early Oligocene fossil Turnipax and the collected molecular data.[4]
[edit] Description
The buttonquails are a group of small terrestrial birds. The smallest species is the Quail-plover, the only species in the genus Ortyxelos, which is 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and weighs only 20 g (0.71 oz). The buttonquails in the genus Turnix range from 12–23 cm (4.7–9.1 in) in length and weigh between 30–130 g (1.1–4.6 oz). They superficially resemble the true quails of the genus Coturnix, but differ from them in lacking a hind toe and a crop. The females of this family also possess a unique vocal organ created by an enlarged trachea and inflatable bulb in the oesophagus, which they use to produce a booming call.
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@Tintola, thank you for the post, I did read that, after reading your post and the http://www.brackenridgeranch.com/natural_history_3.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; on this link. It all, is very interesting. I have been learning lots here in Australia on cross terminology, and the different ways of doing things. It is lots of fun, and I thank you and everyone else!
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Ok very impressive incubators and lots and lots of babies but Ill be running with a tiny little incubator and a dozen young at the most ...Have to be able to move them on , after all they dont stay cute very long .
Im putting chick strarter in a food processor for the little clutch og Kings Im helping along atm , they are growing great guns on it and vegies /apples etc.
Not keen on running with Japs after seeing old mate vent sexing them , pert near lost my capuccino after seeing that one .
So my first play will be with Kings ...any tips ? Please .
Im putting chick strarter in a food processor for the little clutch og Kings Im helping along atm , they are growing great guns on it and vegies /apples etc.
Not keen on running with Japs after seeing old mate vent sexing them , pert near lost my capuccino after seeing that one .

So my first play will be with Kings ...any tips ? Please .
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jusdeb wrote:Not keen on running with Japs after seeing old mate vent sexing them , pert near lost my capuccino after seeing that one .![]()


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Don't you love the confusion caused by different naming. Not just between countries, but between states. Deb, Jap quail eggs are delish, and can very easilly be sold by the 6 or dozen lots. A mouth size treat. Parents used to incubator breed them some time in the late seventies early eightys, without too much trouble. Fed turkey crumbles from memory.
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Wouldnt mind trying them with Orange ... Be buggered plucking them though , Ill just be happy with the eggs .
Man are they all so dumb ..Big leap of faith to get out of the tractor then just stand with that " der " look on the face till I pick them up
Man are they all so dumb ..Big leap of faith to get out of the tractor then just stand with that " der " look on the face till I pick them up

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Quail are definately not the smarties of the bird world. But some are real protective little parents. My silver cock was warning an almost metre long snake off in my avairy just 10 days ago. His little lady was sitting on her eggs and he didn't want this snake to go near her. I screamed for hubby to kill the snake before it got the little fella so hard my neighbour asked if it all turned out for the best, the next time she saw me.
Yep hubby and quail 1 snake nil.
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The kings have big hearts , when catching up these little day olds the mother was trying to bundle them under her while the father was full on flying at my face ...
And yet in a few weeks he will want to kill them to breed again ....
And yet in a few weeks he will want to kill them to breed again ....

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Jusdeb,
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, just kidding! Have you ever tried pickled quail eggs............. yum...... Like to pickle them in beet (root) juice.
The health food stores pay a 1.25 per ten eggs. The Asisan people all but knocked my door down for them back home. Was never able to keep up with the demand for the eggs, once it was known I had them available.


The health food stores pay a 1.25 per ten eggs. The Asisan people all but knocked my door down for them back home. Was never able to keep up with the demand for the eggs, once it was known I had them available.
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