Thank you so much for this very sensible advice! Great timing too since 9 chicks decided to hatch yesterday (Day 16). As of this morning they're all doing really well - and are by far the most sociable and cuddly chicks I've hatched - but I'll keep an eye out for any that start fading. The one...
I can definitely try that! Never crossed my mind since dealing with Craigslist randos always makes me super anxious, but I'd rather attempt that over culling if there aren't any other options. I'll still keep an eye on this thread for other suggestions in case I'm not able to find anyone to take...
As they say, past performance is no guarantee of future results and now I'm bracing myself for the consequences. Up to this point I've had pretty abysmal luck hatching coturnix quail, which I'm actually fine with since my aim's always been to have 5-10 birds at most.
Batch #1: Only 3 out of 20...
I've seen many guides for introducing a chick to an existing flock, but in a few weeks I'm going to have the reverse where a flock of younglings will need to be introduced to a single adult female.
I hatched my first Coturnix quail in December, and currently have an 8 week old male and female...
