I have 20 7 to 9-day-old coturnix chicks. Well, they are growing like weeds but they're already fighting at 8 days old max yesterday? Yikes.
One big golden has been going around trying to peck every other chick on the face, big or runty. That one is definitely spazzing the rest out but I...
I have some coturnix quail eggs that were on Day 8 yesterday.
They're in my homemade coolerbator which, honestly, probably has inconsistent temperatures throughout, despite its computer fan, and it fluctuates. With my Reptitherm 500 and a light bulb I'm probably averaging maybe 100 degrees...
Boy am I glad for the Internet and special topic forums. I don't have any chickens of my own right now but I remember when my cousins bought a day old chick at the Lucasville, OH swap meet back when I was about middle school age. And when I think back on it I am shocked that little chick...