Food for button quail babies

[Team01]

I just had my button quail hatch out. I have gamebird starter. What is the best food for them. It's seems that the starter is kinda big for them . What should I do.

 

[Nabiki]

Put it in a plastic bag and pound on it. This will make the pieces small enough for them to eat.

Gamebird starter has the proper nutrition for them.

 

[007Sean]

Put it in a plastic bag and pound on it. This will make the pieces small enough for them to eat.

Gamebird starter has the proper nutrition for them.

I 2nd @Nabiki 's advice, or if you have a small coffee grinder it's alot faster and easier.

 

[Leelah]

Put it in a plastic bag and pound on it. This will make the pieces small enough for them to eat.

Gamebird starter has the proper nutrition for them.

I realize this post was made in October but I have a question I hope someone can answer. I hatched 5 button quail in an incubator . They hatch but will only drink water . I ground the crumbles to almost powder texture but they won't eat . Should I worry or will they start to eat soon?

 

[Nabiki]

I realize this post was made in October but I have a question I hope someone can answer. I hatched 5 button quail in an incubator . They hatch but will only drink water . I ground the crumbles to almost powder texture but they won't eat . Should I worry or will they start to eat soon?

If it's been less than 24 hours, don't worry. They're still absorbing their yolk. You can tap on the food with a toothpick or skewer, and the will start pecking at it too. Once one learns to eat, the others will follow.

 

[Leelah]

If it's been less than 24 hours, don't worry. They're still absorbing their yolk. You can tap on the food with a toothpick or skewer, and the will start pecking at it too. Once one learns to eat, the others will follow.

 

[Leelah]

Thank you for your quick response . I was worried. I will try that . So they should start to eat soon then awesome

 

[EARR]

When do you start offering grit?

 

[Nabiki]

When do you start offering grit?

If they're on a milled game bird feed they don't need grit. If you're giving them 10% or less in treats, they probably won't need grit either. If you feel the need to give them grit, you probably don't want to start before 5-6 weeks in age.

You do want to make sure that they have enough calcium starting at 6-8 weeks, though. Button hens are very prone to die if they aren't getting enough calcium.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Does chicken feed work for the calcium? I’m getting quail hatch eggs tomorrow