December hatch-along

I use shelf liner on the bottom of my incubator so there little legs don't go throw the square holes

kie4 said:

Is there any chance of injury on 1/4" hardware cloth? Just checking in case I should put something over it at lock down.

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I have used no-slip rubber matts before. They're cheap at family dollar

generaldsherman said:

I have used no-slip rubber matts before. They're cheap at family dollar

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I think we have some shelf liner I can cut up, thanks for the tip.

Soooooo then am I doing something wrong?

My button quail didn't seem to have any trouble on it, and those chicks are *way* smaller than these coturnixes..

Bug n Flock said:

Soooooo then am I doing something wrong?

My button quail didn't seem to have any trouble on it, and those chicks are *way* smaller than these coturnixes..

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Hi @bug n flock. If button quail have no probs with it then chicken chicks must be okay then. I'm figuring this incubation stuff out and wanted to ask what everyone uses for a floor. Apologies if it sounded like I was poo-pooing your 'bator. Did the half shell come of that one's butt?

kie4 said:

Hi @bug n flock. If button quail have no probs with it then chicken chicks must be okay then. I'm figuring this incubation stuff out and wanted to ask what everyone uses for a floor. Apologies if it sounded like I was poo-pooing your 'bator. Did the half shell come of that one's butt?

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No worries, I'm new too is why I asked.

And yeah it did but I ended up having to help. He was not attached to the shell at all but the membrane had dried so it was like a clam shell I had to pry off him.



In the brooder exploring my hand. <3

Bug n Flock said:

No worries, I'm new too is why I asked.

And yeah it did but I ended up having to help. He was not attached to the shell at all but the membrane had dried so it was like a clam shell I had to pry off him.

In the brooder exploring my hand. <3

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Phew! they're so tiny!! great job

Bug n Flock said:

No worries, I'm new too is why I asked.

And yeah it did but I ended up having to help. He was not attached to the shell at all but the membrane had dried so it was like a clam shell I had to pry off him.

In the brooder exploring my hand. <3

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I love seeing baby quail, they are so tiny and adorable! I have cousins raising quail and Duke an I have talked about adding them to our "little farm". I already have a spot in mind for our setup if he agrees.

Lock down, 11 eggs out of the original 12. Was able to see movement in all of them.

Bug n Flock said:

No worries, I'm new too is why I asked.

And yeah it did but I ended up having to help. He was not attached to the shell at all but the membrane had dried so it was like a clam shell I had to pry off him.

In the brooder exploring my hand. <3

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love watching baby quail run around; they are so speedy