I plan on selling them once they're adults. I don't really want adult quail longterm, so I'm hoping to move them somewhere else before I need to upgrade the brooder to a full enclosure. I can get them if I find a certain way to sell or rehome them once they're adults.
Since he was the only egg to hatch, I was wondering whether it would be better to buy another quail chick so he'd have some company. There's someone half an hour away selling coturnix chicks about his size. Would it be a good idea to get 1 or 2? I feel bad when I have to focus on something else...
I've been thinking of getting into coturnix eggs, but what's the best route to take when looking to sell them? Also, how much space would they require if there were only three or four? If it comes down to me making an enclosure outside, what should the dimensions be? I'm thinking of hatching my...
Egg still doesn't have a pip, I don't think he made it. Fred is doing really well and he is starting to spread his wings a bit when he jumps down from my hand.
Nothing new today. Egg is still shaking a bit but I don't see a pip yet. Fred (the chick) is doing well, and he's a bit more chatty now. He's still getting the hang of eating and drinking by himself, I often have to mimic it before he really goes after it. I set him on the ground yesterday and...
Wish I could, but corona is limiting my options. I'm spending a couple hours a day next to him though. Sometimes I stick my hand in there to cover his eyes when he's sleeping (the light makes him wake up lol) so hopefully my presence makes him a little less lonely. The next two weeks are my...
I don't think this one made it :( he isn't moving inside and there's more blood. I stopped peeling the membrane but he isn't responding. The membrane is white but it's hard to get through, do you think he was shrinkwrapped?
I've got another egg that I just candled and it looked developed, but no...
I cut a little hole in the membrane but unfortunately I don't think he's alive anymore. I can see part of his body but he isn't moving. 2 hairs came out too even though that probably didn't cause that much damage. I'm going to give him a bit before removing some more of the shell.
I don't hear a response but I can see the egg move sometimes. I make a zip but didn't open the membrane. It's still white and flexible. I'll give him an hour and see if he makes progress.
I took out a little bit of shell around the pip area but I'm not sure if I should break the membrane. Is that a bad idea? I could just help with the zip instead
Ok, the egg. Good news and bad news. Good news is that I see a pip. The pip was face down on the ground because the chick probably shifted the egg when he was still in the incubator. Bad news is that it's also on the wrong end of the egg. Since he was still moving I think he might still be...