Honestly I think if it was any other hen they would have moved out much earlier. She is a cochin mix, very broody and submissive.
I kept expecting problems, but never had any (I lost one baby but I think it was unrelated).
I documented it, I think it's 4-5 videos all together on my YT 😂
Here's...
Update: My girl Pants did an amazing job with the quail Chicks. She stayed with them until day 21. I only removed them because of space, and I wanted Pants to break her brood due to molting.
I've had chickens for years and I've never seen a bird grow back molted feathers a completely different color...
I've seen them slowly change, SLOWLY lol!
My rir is growing in black feathers where she is molting. She is my only rir, so is this a thing that happens?
I find it so weird... cool...
Thanks so much for posting this. I have a bantam cochin sitting on quail eggs who are due to hatch tomorrow. I'm nervous about how she will react to them. Your post gave a lot of insight!
I opened it today. The bird looked normal but the placenta was green and gross. I also had one hatching with curled feet after all the others. This is my 3rd quail hatch and I've noticed if they're late hatching, for whatever reason, they usually have some issue.
I'm assuming it did it. I didn't mess with the egg at all. Just pulled it out under the humidifier to get a closer look and saw the "heartbeat" movement.
I have quail hatching. Got 7 of 15 last night (day 18) and today I have a few more hatching. One zipped, and has had no progress for the last 10 hours. The cracked part of the egg is dark green. I pulled it out and I could still see a heartbeat, however the membrane is looking pretty gross...
I have a batch of quail about to hatch...
I've always used a heat lamp for my chicks, both chickens and quail.
I have a heat plate which displays a temp that I can change. It goes up to 158°F.
I'm assuming the underside shouldn't be so hot it burns my hand, so at around 110° the plate is...
I have an order of quail eggs on it's way and it was delayed in shipping. When the eggs arrive they'll be at least a week old. Should I still give the Minimum 12 hour resting time before incubating, or go straight to the incubator?