Updated January 18, 2008

Best Bird Links!!

This page will allow you to jump to some of the most informative locations I've found relating to the care and breeding of button quail. Many are written by reputable bird breeders and avian veterinarians. These sites range from pages that are Button-specific to general bird issues. Whatever topic you are seeking information on, I hope you will find this collection useful as well as interesting.

BUTTON-SPECIFIC SITES

ButtonQuailUSA: The official site for the Button Quail operations of the Eisenbeisz Family Ranch, also known as "The Rocking E". Highly recommended site!

http://chinesepaintedquail.co.uk: A very well-written and informative site from the UK!

Bracken Ridge Ranch, A wonderful site, includes sections on: Natural History of Button Quail, Button Quail Color Index, Hatching Instructions, and Care of Newly Hatched Button Quail Chicks.

Garrie Landry's Button Quail Pages. Super-informative, and the most extensive information on the various mutations of Buttons on the Internet! You can also purchase Garrie's excellent book!

The Chinese Painted Quail (Button Quail) by Dave Pauls. Back in 1997, Dave was the very first button person I corresponded with on the 'net (I still remember dear little "Hoover"!). Since then his site has gotten even bigger and better. Please have a look!

"That Quail Place" Information regarding the general care, breeding, incubating, brooding and raising of quail and game birds.

Old Jim's Button Quail Page by Jim Satterfield. Jim raises Buttons (and lots of other fowl!) Charming Pictures of Tiny Buttons...

Buy Dr. Leland B. Hayes' Book, The Chinese Painted Quail, "The Button Quail", Their Breeding and Care. An indispensible resource for any Button Quail owner!

Cue's Buttons: Pictures and tips for care of Buttons!

Sonja's Button Quail Pages, from Holland. Classification, Aviculture and Mutations.

Bryan's Strange Pet and Poultry Page. Also has an Auction for quails and supplies.

Critters.com Pet memorials online, rainbow bridge poem, and other resources to help during this painful loss.

The Button Quail Memorial Page A place to remember our dearest buttons who have passed on. Thank you Tania and Justin!

Subscribe to the Original Quail Mailing List! A discussion list for owners, breeders, or just lovers of Button (Chinese Painted) Quail and others. A source of information such as breeding, eggs and birds for sale, and general quail care, plus the sharing of personal experiences and stories regarding these lovely little birds.

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All Button Quail Mailing List: This list is for button quail lovers and breeders of button quail (Chinese Painted quail). Advertise button quails for sale or talk about the care of button quails.

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Button Quail Chatroom! A service of Yahoo! Clubs. If you're not already a member, you can join by creating a username and password for yourself, then log in. Easy to use interface!

Incubators. Instructions on how to make several different Incubators on your own!

BIRD PRODUCTS ON-LINE

OvaBid.com, a new auction site for "Hatch-a-Holics"

Gubitosa's Game Bird Supplies

Doctors Foster & Smith: A wide selection of bird feeds and supplements; great prices.

"That Pet Place" The best buy I have found on Vita-Flight bird vitamins.

Cuttlebone Plus: Many fine bird products, including exceptional values on spray millet in bulk and "Bug-n-Berries" insect food.

Feathered Kids 'n Stuff: Supplier of "Vanodine" iodine supplement, plus much more!

FuturePet.com: Sells "Pet-Cal" calcium supplements by Smith-Kline-Beecham. I feed my females Pet-Cal tablets crushed with their grit to assist in healthy egg shell production.

Grubco.com Great Prices on large quantities of mealworms for your buttons!

PetSolutions.com: Your online source for bird supplies at low discount prices.

Kemp's Koops Online Poultry Supply Store.

eBirdAuction.com The Online Bird Auction.

AVIAN HEALTH LINKS

Lists of Safe and Toxic Woods and Trees. For lists of Plants, see below.

AvianWeb Online

The HotSpot for Birds has some excellent articles. These are a few of my favorites:

Nutrition: Foundation for a Healthy Bird by Susan Schwab, D.V.M.

Dealing with Vitamin A Deficiency by Hannis L. Stoddard III, D.V.M.

Avian Health Care Tips by Barton C. Huber, D.V.M.

Safe Plants for Birds

Technical Information for Large-Scale Incubation:

Cedar Grove Farms Breeders and Suppliers of Hatching Gamebird Eggs.

MISC. BIRD LINKS

ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying and selling various breeds of poultry like chickens, ducks, geese, game birds, turkeys. The site also includes livestock equipment, equine jobs and news headlines from around the world.

Allandoo Pheasantry Breeders of ornamental and rare pheasants in Southwest Scotland.

Singing Wings Aviary, in London Arkansas. Quails, finches and much more!

Chicken House: One stop poultry shop for the sale and purchase of chicken equipment and poultry housing equipment.

NatureForm Hatchery Systems is one of the leading and most respected suppliers of chicken and poultry egg incubators.

Fairview Hatchery Gamefowl Resources.

Farmlinks is the official homepage for The Poultry Gazette, one of the Internet's most popular free poultry publications.

BirdMart.co.uk: A free service where British bird-lovers can advertise to buy and sell all types of birds and bird products.

Feathered Friends Adoption & Rescue, Cocoa, FL.

Texas Bird Rescue and Shelter Group

Hatching Eggs Online: a brand new service for those interested in buying or selling poultry, and hatching eggs.

NEW SECTION! BIRD LOVERS' HOME PAGES

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? Cindy's Pages!

The Animals Maniac Cottage. Elaine from Singapore pays tribute to her favorite animals, including Button Quails!


If you have a favorite bird page that's not listed here, e-mail butonquail and I'll check it out!

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