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Post by gooka on Oct 5, 2007 8:16:21 GMT 10
hi guys I was just wondering if anyone could tell me a bit about silver king quails. I recently inherited a pair who have been sitting on eggs. I went out to check on them earlier today, and i found 2 broken egg shells.  ..after searching the bottom of the aviary for a good 5 minutes, i found them!!! 2 tiny little yellow fluffies running around after their mum!! ;D I have never had king quails breed for me before, so i was just wanting to know the basics. Like how long do they stay with mum & dad before I can move them? Do they just eat the same as the parents or should i give them something different? (parents are just eating the seed that the 'teils throw out as well as some greens every day. I want to take the babies out of the aviary as soon as I can as there are a few little holes around the bottom that I think they can get out of. But on saying that, I don't want to take them away from mum too early. any help would be great!!! ;D |
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Post by robert on Oct 5, 2007 10:16:27 GMT 10
While not exactly the same species, You might want to look at the thread called questions,in this section . from Robert and Angel
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Post by gooka on Oct 5, 2007 12:21:46 GMT 10
here is a phot of one of my babies... I think they look just like those little chickens that you sometimes get in easter baskets and things!!!  |
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Post by gooka on Oct 5, 2007 20:23:41 GMT 10
woohoo...looked again late this arvo and found that I have another yellow fuzzie running around the aviary!!  thats 3 hatched and 2 eggs to go!!! they are so cute |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 5, 2007 20:41:45 GMT 10
congratulations, they do look like those easter chickens don't they. ;D
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Post by wilsta on Nov 11, 2007 14:52:53 GMT 10
well done gooka... The most frightening thought from when i was a kid was when id walk into our largest aviary and there were about 10 little baby King quails running around and i had to clean the aviary... i was so scared i had to do it bare foot hahaha
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Post by grego on Nov 11, 2007 17:33:45 GMT 10
How are they going Gooka  They must be near full grown now... |
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Post by gooka on Nov 12, 2007 11:58:38 GMT 10
my "babies" are now about 90% of the size of mum & dad. I went to catch them about a week ago and had to double check to make sure I had the right ones because they look so similar!! Mum is already sitting on another 5 eggs and I'm fairly sure they will be fertile because dad hasnt left her alone for 2 minutes (not even while she is trying to have a drink!!!) I have heaps of people around here wanting to buy them if I have more babies. they must either be popular at the moment or hard to come by? the 2 babies (which I believe both to be hens) are now living in the bottom of my aviary with the 'tiels and seem to be quite happy. I will have to keep an eye out for a boy for them when they are a bit older. |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 12, 2007 19:20:13 GMT 10
well done Katie. We have a quail that lives around the chook pen and vege garden. I think it got out of the neighbours budgie cage about 1 year ago. I was hoping if I got the aviary finally up I might be able to entice it into maybe Shrekie's cage. How do you sex them??
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Post by gooka on Nov 12, 2007 21:28:14 GMT 10
Tracey, I have no idea if you sex quail all the same way, but with the silver kings that I have, the male has white markings around the bottom of his face and the female doesnt have it. Thats as much as I can tell you about it though as I am fairly new to quail and have never had anything else to do with them at all!! sorry I cant be any more help  |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 13, 2007 6:03:07 GMT 10
that is ok the one hanging around our place is a brown colour anyway. ;D
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Post by mrsmacka on Nov 18, 2007 17:20:33 GMT 10
HI Gooka
I know this is a bit late. We breed lots of them, I have about 38 at varying ages, from one week to 2 months.I always put a box around them. I cut the bottom out then the top but I leave about a 4 " edge right around I place mesh over this so I can see them.
The reason I do this is because they are a bit thick when hatched & wander away thus getting cold. I put little water & seed dishes in--- not too deep. They love termites, mealworms etc & I also grate a boiled egg through a sieve with a mix of 4 spoons Farex, egg & biscuit,1 spoon Powdered milk I have the dry ingredients mixed on hand always & mix 6-8 spoonfuls with each egg so it is a moist consistency ( our finches love this mix too ). We let Mum out when they are about 4cms high & are feeding themselves.
Another reason we put them in boxes is because older Quail can kill them ( lost 3 of them this way 2 weeks ago).
We have them in Silver , Normal & Cinnamon colours. Sexing is the same in all colours the males have the white bib.
When introducing a new one to your aviary you need to watch them as they will kill new ones of any age.
Good luck with them I notice one of our hens in the Finch aviary has layed 2 eggs & her baby is about 2 weeks old. We have a cinnamon & normal pair on eggs again
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Post by silverfox on Nov 18, 2007 19:56:18 GMT 10
I would love some quails but the owls get them  , I cannot put them through that kind of trauma. |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 18, 2007 20:53:27 GMT 10
That was interesting Mrsmacka. When my aviary's are finally "finished" I am thinking of quails too. I saw some in the feedbarn yesterday and had a good look and saw that some had a white bib and thought that might have been the distinguishing difference in them. Is there a difference in size too? As the one hanging around our chooks looks much bigger than the ones I saw yesterday.
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Post by Jane on Nov 19, 2007 9:09:43 GMT 10
Great setup mrsmacka I will do this if mine ever sit long enough to hatch any As everyone here knows my quails lay hundreds of egg but never sit long enough to hatch them. |
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Post by mrsmacka on Nov 19, 2007 13:19:13 GMT 10
HI Vankarhi, there is no difference in the size of King Quail just the distinguishing white bib in all 3 colours. The one hanging around your chook pen is probably another type ??
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 19, 2007 15:58:44 GMT 10
oh ok, maybe it is fully grown and the ones I saw in the feedbarn might be only very young?  Or maybe it just looks bigger to me. LOL |
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Post by gooka on Nov 19, 2007 16:32:17 GMT 10
Tracey, my babies were about the same size as mum & dad by the time they were fully feathered so maybe the one you have is a different breed? my mother-in-law has brown quails (i have no idea of the breed) but they are about half the size again of the kings that I have. maybe thats what it is?? |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 19, 2007 19:55:35 GMT 10
it is a browny colour |
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Post by mrsmacka on Nov 20, 2007 13:29:46 GMT 10
Just looked at some sites that Robert sent me & apparently another name for King Quail is Button Quail I didn't know that until today |
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..after searching the bottom of the aviary for a good 5 minutes, i found them!!! 2 tiny little yellow fluffies running around after their mum!! ;D
Or maybe it just looks bigger to me. LOL