a king/button quail for marchirp day 1! this is a promptlist by @elliottnotyet . i will be doing these at a leisurely pace as long as i enjoy them since they're much more demanding than the Fungyn designs. its a comfy zone though, im looking forward to sharpening my rendering and training myself to draw again lol
a button quail was at the request of my partner @beefies , as quail are the first livestock we want to get in the future :) they are sweet little creatures!
Hey, anyone have good care resources for button quail? I couldn't find much when I was looking a few weeks ago. We're thinking to get a few when Clover passes, to live in her viv. A friend is planning similar, and also mentioned not finding great info when looking.
You can raise button quail in an aquarium filled with sand. They will be very happy and reproduce very quickly. Look them up they fit in a spoon and are cute. They were bred to go underneath parrot cages to eat the dropped feed
That is fantastic. I am enriched by this knowledge; Anon, thank you.
Birds can't pant to cool themselves but you've probably seen some with gaping beaks and bobbing throats, its looks like panting but its actually gular fluttering. Neat stuff.
"Gular fluttering, during which the mouth is opened, the rate of blood flow to the buccal area is increased, and the moist gular area is rapidly vibrated.” (Fowler and Miller 2003: 225)"