Coturnix Quail Hatch Along

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Another one hatched out, so that makes 3 babies so far

Here’s the rest of the chicks

Chunk’s feathers are so pretty! I love this little chick so much, reminds me a lot of the dad

The 3 yellows feathers are all coming in white They think chunk is their mom haha

Zapdos and his evil sidekick. That little bugger is crazy… I keep telling him to stop otherwise he’ll end up on the table in a few weeks! I don't think he’s open to taking my advice though

New baby fitting right in!

 

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4 babies, and one jumbo egg rocking so far! None of the other eggs are showing any signs of hatching, but maybe they’ll just randomly appear like the first chick

 

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I see one more egg with life.. one of the jumbos! This one has been rocking for 2 days, and I was getting worried he had died since I hadn’t seen any movement. It looks like he’s working on zipping right now!

Out of 27 eggs it looks like I’ll only be getting 4-5 chicks. So disappointing. The incubator smells NASTY! I think there’s a bad egg in there… potentially more than 1

It looks like I’ve got a tibetan from the celadon egg, and 3 little black chicks! I wanted black, celadon, and jumbo, so at least 1 of each seemed to have hatched!

Might buy more eggs.. I’m not sure yet. Kinda bummed from this poor hatch

 

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Two jumbos (look to be wilds) hatched out! I put the black & tibetan chicks in with everyone, and there were some issues That little fee chick goes nuts, and tries to hurt them. I’ve noticed him going after Chunk and Zapdos as well. He is now in chick jail for a few hours. I’m hoping he cuts it out soon.. I do NOT like mean birds!!

Edit: I think I see another jumbo egg rocking

 

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Jail seems to have helped the fee chick with his big emotions… unsure of how long it’ll last

Also, one of these yellows is a little intriguing. I’ve always felt like his eyes looked a bit different from the other chicks, but thought I was just seeing things. He went in the light and I got this picture

PINK EYES What in the world?! I thought I was crazy! Is this little chick an albino or something? Only one parent is silver, so I don’t think it’s double silver unless I’m missing something Very interesting! Nothing wrong with him other than the red eyes

 

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Jail seems to have helped the fee chick with his big emotions… unsure of how long it’ll last

Also, one of these yellows is a little intriguing. I’ve always felt like his eyes looked a bit different from the other chicks, but thought I was just seeing things. He went in the light and I got this picture

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PINK EYES What in the world?! I thought I was crazy! Is this little chick an albino or something? Only one parent is silver, so I don’t think it’s double silver unless I’m missing something Very interesting! Nothing wrong with him other than the red eyes

Glad to hear that your chick is behaving. I'm guessing it's not in the picture above?

You also have what appears to be a real rarity. A healthy albino. You probably want to keep that one out of the sun and bright lights to preserve its vision for as long as you can. Albinos often go blind if they aren't already blind when they hatch.

 

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Glad to hear that your chick is behaving. I'm guessing it's not in the picture above?

You also have what appears to be a real rarity. A healthy albino. You probably want to keep that one out of the sun and bright lights to preserve its vision for as long as you can. Albinos often go blind if they aren't already blind when they hatch.

Haha no he’s not in the pic above! He’s somewhere in this thread though.. little monster
Oh wow, how cool! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll have to figure something out for him when he’s older. I was going to stick him outside like everyone else, but now I’m not so sure. Do you think he’d be alright if I made him a shaded pen outdoors with a few of his friends? Or should he be an indoor bird? He still seems to have pretty decent vision, and I’d like to keep it that way.

 

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Haha no he’s not in the pic above! He’s somewhere in this thread though.. little monster
Oh wow, how cool! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll have to figure something out for him when he’s older. I was going to stick him outside like everyone else, but now I’m not so sure. Do you think he’d be alright if I made him a shaded pen outdoors with a few of his friends? Or should he be an indoor bird? He still seems to have pretty decent vision, and I’d like to keep it that way.

I've never had an albino that I didn't have to cull. Personally, I would try the shady outdoor pen, but make sure that it doesn't get direct light. I also wouldn't breed it.

Good luck, and let us know how it fares.

 

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I've never had an albino that I didn't have to cull. Personally, I would try the shady outdoor pen, but make sure that it doesn't get direct light. I also wouldn't breed it.

Good luck, and let us know how it fares.

Thank you! I will try it out when he’s older. Definitely not breeding him!! Do not want this to happen again

 

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This chick is just the cutest little thing EVER!!