7 eggs!  wow.  I bet she is really going after her calcium grit.  lol!
Sounds like they hve settled in nicely.  Do yours like mealworms?
Disgusting things but the birds really love them

Skipper

                       u4555

"blove"  wrote in message
news:YXIVd.36531$vK5.9608{at}twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Im a button quail owner but I cant help ya with ur questions, i bought
mine
> as a pair, the male crowes and the female crowes too but its not as loud.
> The females back is plucked and they have 7 eggs in the week and a half
that
> ive had them.
>
>
> "Skip"  wrote in message
> news:I%CVd.35730$kz6.692539{at}news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Any button quail owners here?  My pair consists of a dark grey male
> > chinese
> > quail, (with very clear neck bib) and a common, brown female, (no neck
bib
> > and typical hide in the grass mottled brown colour)  From what I've seen
> > lately, the female is acting like a dominant male, crowing and
> > territorial.
> > The male is submissive, hiding often, has gotten a few head feathers
> > plucked
> > and definately not territorial.  Could this be due to the female being
> > bigger (and I suspect slighly older) and perhaps ready to breed, or
maybe
> > they are not as well matched as I initially thought?   Any suggestions
or
> > directions to another group or bard appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Skipper
> >
> > --
> > Slowing down but not stopping
> >
> > To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca
> >
> >
>
>




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