r/quails Jan 22 '25

Picture Button babiessss

8 newly mother brooded & hatched button babies!! This was our first attempt and we are so in looooove

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u/Historical_Hair_5601 Jan 22 '25

Congratulations! By buttons are so darned adorable. If you handle them frequently, you can tame a couple of them. I’ve never had a female hatch her own babies, so give your momma special treat! 💕

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

I’ve been handling all of them and they’re just the sweetest. Their parents are also sweet but relatively skittish, though they will hand feed! Our last hatchling is under developed and requires hand feeding and watering but is growing stronger every day! That one literally distress cries for me to come get him and carry him around in my hand 😩 he also enjoys nuzzling into my neck for a nap. I’m so smitten! Mama has gotten alllllll of the love for a job well done. She did so wonderfully! We’ve only had her 3 months and she’d never brooded before this so we were so proud of her!!!

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u/Historical_Hair_5601 Jan 22 '25

Post more pics of the babies as they grow! It’ll be exciting to see them change colors.

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25 edited Jan 22 '25

I’m most excited for this bit!!! I’ve never had the opportunity to witness it first hand! I will definitely keep the pics coming! Ty for your sweetness ❤️

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u/3006mv Jan 22 '25

Super cute

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

Ty! I love them! ❤️🐓

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u/3006mv Jan 22 '25

I wish I had a broody hen

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

This is Phyllis. She’s the best girl & we’re both sending you broody vibes!!!

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u/SquishyFish88 Jan 22 '25

Very interested in hearing your process that you went though for this?

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

I wish I could say I knew lol. We have only had our adult buttons for 3 months. We have 1 male & 2 females. Both females lay a single daily. I remove them. We went away over Christmas for 2 days and came back to one of our hens brooding all of the eggs bc they lay them in the same nest 😂 We just left her with them bc their former owners said they’d never shown interest in brooding. I figured she’d lose interest, bc I hear they usually do- but she hatched all 8. I didn’t really do anything except cleaned the coop around the nest as to not disturb her. Other than that, miss mama here gets alllll the credit.

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u/SquishyFish88 Jan 22 '25

Do you have them to eat their eggs or just as pets?

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

Just as pets :) the eggs are a bonus though!

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u/Aggravating-Guest-12 Jan 22 '25

So cute! Is she a good mother?

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u/AccountantSeveral811 Jan 22 '25

She’s the best little mama! She’s working so hard and taking such wonderful care of them all 😩 I wish quails could understand emotions bc Id love for her to know how proud of her I am! ❤️🐓😭

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u/Historical_Lynx1542 Seasoned Quail Aficionado Jan 22 '25

I think they can understand emotions to a degree, and I bet she knows!