Button Quail / Chinese Painted Quail Hatching Eggs

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£9.99 £14.99

Button Quail / Chinese Painted Quail Hatching Eggs

Name: Button Quail / Chinese Painted Quail Hatching Eggs
Rating: 4.89 (55 reviews)

£9.99 £14.99

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Button Quail / Chinese Painted Quail Hatching Eggs

Our button quail (Coturnix chinensis) are tiny, cheerful birds full of colour and personality. We keep a large, vibrant flock featuring nearly all recognised colour varieties - wildtype, silver, blue-face, red-breasted, cinnamon, pied + tux(several colours), ivory and more. You’ll receive a lovely natural mix of egg colours, from lightly speckled tan to purple.

We raise all our birds with kindness. We never cull unwanted colours or “undesirable” traits, every quail has a home here. To maintain strong, reliable breeding lines, our pet-only quail live separately from the quail we collect eggs from, ensuring excellent quality while keeping our ethical standards.

Important: Shipped Egg Hatch Rates

Please note that posted hatching eggs typically achieve a 30–50% hatch rate, even under good incubation conditions. Postal handling, temperature fluctuations, and individual incubator setup all play a role in success.

While we provide fresh, fertile eggs and include extras to improve your chances, please order with this realistic hatch rate in mind. Some experienced breeders may achieve higher results, but 30–50% is the average expectation for shipped eggs.

Naturally Broody Hens

Thanks to their calm, enriched, and stress-free environment, many of our hens regularly go broody, a trait that can be rare in button quail. Our flock’s natural setup encourages dust-bathing, foraging, and quiet hiding spots, which helps bring out their instinct to sit and hatch. These broody tendencies are genetically influenced, and our breeding groups include hens from strong broody lines, adding an extra touch of natural behaviour to your future chicks.

Button Quail Facts

Species: Coturnix chinensis
Adult Size: 40–50g (the smallest quail species)
Egg Weight: 3–5g
Incubation: 16–18 days (can take up to 24 in imperfect conditions)
Chick Size: About the size of a bumblebee
Lifespan: 2–4 years
Colours: Over a dozen recognised morphs - expect colourful surprises!
Perfect for indoor/outdoor aviaries: Button quail are great for aviaries because they peacefully clean up the floor by eating spilled seed while adding activity and charm without disturbing other birds. (but may need heat in harsh winters)

All eggs are freshly collected from our diverse, unrelated lines, offering strong hatch potential, lovely colour mixes, and the chance to hatch some naturally broody, well-rounded little quail.

Important Information:

No Refunds or Replacements*: Due to the variables involved in hatching (incubation setup, shipping conditions, and the buyer's experience), we cannot offer refunds or replacements for the eggs. *with some exceptions

Quality Assurance: You will receive fresh, fertile eggs (no older than 48 hours) and extra eggs to help maximize your hatch rate. I have received great feedback on the quality and success of these eggs from reputable breeders in which we swapped/ refreshed our bloodlines.

Dispatch & Shipping

Dispatch time: up to 7 working days. This allows us to keep up with orders while ensuring you receive freshly collected eggs.
Shipping days: Monday to Thursday (occasionally Friday).

We schedule dispatch carefully to prevent eggs from sitting in the postal system over the weekend and to ensure they arrive as fresh as possible for incubation.

Need Help Hatching?: If you have any questions about the process or you're new to hatching button quails, feel free to reach out! I’m happy to assist and help guide you toward a successful hatch.

I ordered 12 eggs and got three extra, the packaging was amazing you could tell great thought and care goes into it. I even got a small pack of treat feed alongside the eggs. The communication is great, Charli gave me some really helpful advice and is clearly passionate about what she does. I am excited to see in a couple of weeks the results.

Highly recommend this business. The care taken in packaging and quality of their eggs is second to none. They even sent sample packs of their quail food. The eggs arrived at my home only being laid 2 days before.
I'm super excited to hatch these button quail and I used their care guide which is super easy to follow and covers every issue you may have.
Thank you so much for making my first journey into quail husbandry 💜🍄🐣

Really well packaged. I managed to drop two but we have six energetic little chicks

So pleased! I ordered 6 and 9 were kindly delivered. The eggs were well packaged and all intact.

From these, 6 have hatched. It’s only day one but they’re healthy and strong! I’m so excited to see what colours they develop into.

I sent a few emails before ordering and was really pleased with the customer service.

Thanks so much!

Brilliant. All intact, packed super well, lovely coloured eggs. Free sample of food to.

Absolutely outstanding service from start to finish. The packaging was second to none, clearly reflecting the level of care and attention given not only to the birds but also to the customers. Everything arrived in perfect condition, and the whole experience was seamless. I would highly recommend this to anyone, and we’re already looking forward to ordering more button quail eggs in the future.

Received 9 eggs. One was damaged on arrival but the other 8 are in the incubator.

I couldn’t have been happier with every element of our journey with Charli at Button Quail Eggs. She really went over and above to answer questions and shared my excitement! The eggs were packaged so well (I did wonder how they would arrive) there was no damage, as a precaution she sent additional eggs and out of kindness some quail seed for later in life. Our hatch (as first timers, using posted eggs in a basic I Incubator) was 30% - 50%…. We achieved 70% and couldn’t be happier.

Beautiful selection of eggs, really well packaged, hatch rate exceeded our expectations. We are new to button quails and we are really enjoying seeing our bundle of chicks grow. Highly recommend.

Very happy with the purchase. The eggs arrived fast and very well packed. We purchased twice and would definitely recommend the place.

First time hatching, and we hatched 8 out of15; beautiful healthy strong chicks, have already bought a second batch - thank u

Great on the sellers side even sent a few more which I appreciate. The courier on the other hand I have put a complaint in two of the eggs wernt fully cracked but had high line cracks. Maybe it’s time to change the courier

Brilliant thanks fast delivery service as well

Eggs are packed exceptionally well, all arrived in tip top condition. Packaging was good quality and sturdy enough to protect the fragile contents. Dispatch was reasonably quick and communication was good too. Website was easy to navigate and ordering was simple. I can comment on egg viability and quality but once they hatch or not I'll update my review. But certainly no complaints so far..

I have had a fantastic hatch rate with the eggs I received frim you happy to recommend you

The perfect order, everything was received perfectly and very obvious a lot of care and attention was shown when packaging the eggs

Very happy with my purchase.
Ordered 24 eggs and received 30 very well packaged and quick delivery. Would definitely use again and recommend.

The eggs arrived when promised and they were very well packaged. There were even extras added which was appreciated! Very highly recommended.

I always have a good hatch rate with these eggs. 85 to 95% every time.
They are always sent promptly and I've never had a broken in transit one, as they are always so well packed.
Can't thank you enough for your care and attention to detail. I'll never use anyone else for my hatching eggs.

Excellent service many thanks definitely recommend

Great quality clean eggs well packaged thanks alot

Great package well looked after clean eggs but I'd like to order another mix 2 dozen again please

Quick and responsive service! Thankyou

Eggs arrived less than 24 hours after being dispatched in amazing packaging, each egg was individually wrapped and eggs were well cushioned in box, will be buying again when I need more chicks