Fertile Chinese paintedQuail Hatching Eggs CPQ/ Button quail| Fertile Breeding Eggs

Chinese Painted Quail (CPQ) Hatching Eggs – For Sale

Bring home the opportunity to hatch your own Chinese Painted Quail (CPQ), also known as Button Quail or King Quail. These tiny, colourful birds are full of character and make fascinating additions to a suitable aviary or quail setup.

Our Chinese Painted Quail hatching eggs are carefully collected from our own breeding birds and packed with care for delivery.

What you will receive

✓ Fresh Chinese Painted Quail hatching eggs
✓ Carefully collected from our breeding stock
✓ Securely packed for postage
✓ Natural variation in egg colour and appearance
✓ Suitable for incubation and hatching at home

Button Quail / Chinese Painted Quail Facts

Chinese Painted Quail Facts

• Species: Coturnix chinensis
• Common names: Chinese Painted Quail, Button Quail, King Quail and Blue-breasted Quail
• Adult weight: Approximately 40–50 g
• Egg weight: Approximately 3–5 g
• Incubation: Usually around 16–18 days, although hatching can take longer when incubation conditions are not ideal. Quail are generally listed at around 16 days for incubation. 
• Chick size: Tiny at hatching — only a few grams and remarkably small compared with Coturnix quail
• Lifespan: Typically around 2–4 years, with individual birds potentially living longer with good care
• Colours: Available in a fascinating variety of natural colours and captive-bred colour varieties
• Size: Much smaller than Coturnix quail, making them particularly popular for suitable planted or natural-style aviaries

Perfect for Suitable Aviaries

Button Quail are tiny, active ground-dwelling birds that spend much of their time foraging on the floor of an aviary. They can add plenty of movement and character without taking up the space required by larger quail.

They are best kept in a secure, appropriately designed aviary or enclosure with shelter, hiding places and protection from predators and harsh weather. In colder conditions, additional protection or supplementary heat may be necessary.

📦 Shipping Info:

• Eggs are collected and selected after purchase to ensure maximum freshness.

• We ship with Royal Mail 24h where available.

• Packed with care using recyclable and protective materials

⚠️ Important Notes:

• While fertility is high at the farm, we cannot guarantee hatch rates due to postal handling and incubation variables beyond our control.
• A hatch rate of 50-70% is considered good for postal hatching eggs - we recommend ordering slightly more than you need to allow for natural variation.
• Please ensure you have an incubator ready or broody hen before ordering.
• Unfortunately, we’re not able to offer refunds on hatching eggs. This is simply because so many factors are outside our control once the eggs leave us - including postal handling, the incubation set-up being used, and the buyer’s experience with maintaining the correct temperature and humidity.

New to incubation? Read our full guide to incubator temperature calibration on the blog. 

If you ever have any questions or feel unsure about any part of the hatching process, please don't hesitate to get in touch - I'm always happy to help. Natalie