Hi all we have had bad luck with our hatch at 4 weeks we popped the guys outside in a rabbit hutch yest a cat managed to kill 2 of them via a gap
The next day one yellow girl was dead and now the yellow boy is lethargic and unable to stand i popped him under a lamp but he is no better has watery...
Hi all 7 little quail chicks hatched last night and this morning I moved them to their brooder one has bad wry neck and was falling all over the place. I figured it might have been stuck in its egg as all the others were fine.... I dipped its beak in water and gave it massage around its neck I...
Hi all we had our incubator break on day 13 ...eggs were cold when I got home didn't know what to do so made a makeshift light and tubs of water in a container... temp was 36.7 for a while and was that when i went to.sleep.at 10 pm but temps went up to 40.2 at 12 am I adjusted the lamp now at...
Hi all we are doing our 1st proper hatch and took 9 quails out of the incubator at 24 hrs at day 18 as they seemed very thirsty and were knocking all the other eggs around. Today there has been i pipped but unzipped unevenly as it is trapped on the egg rotation turntable that I forgot to remove...
Hi all the eggs is cracked open and I can see a beak but it hasn't moved in 5 hrs humidity is 70% temp 37 degreea another egg has a small crack in it I won't touch any thing just wondering if this is normal or if it has passed... many thanks it is day 16 and we can definitely see some eggs...
I just wanted to say hi to you all and hope everyone is well. I only started with quail recently and despite some troubles stress and death I'm surprised how much I learnt. Also how these experiences I had can now help other quail lovers. So if you had any experience at all you've leant...
Hi guys we had a single quail survive we tried to introduce him to the other quails who were a week older but they all pecked him. His name is moonboot as he had a curled foot and we used medical tape on his foot for his 48 hrs he lives inside gets to play in a large pen 60cm x 60 cm not to...
Hi all i had 4 quail chicks from 3 days old turns out there were 2boys and 2 girls at 4 weeks i removed the little boy as he had been pecked and was bleeding on his face now at 5.5 weeks i removed the other male as over night he drew blood and feathers from both girls one more than the other. Is...
Hi All hope u are all keeping well i have four 3-4 week old couturnix chicks 2boys 2 girls and a 1 week old chick in a separate brooder im worried about fights and overmating this is my 1st time with mixed sexes .should I separate themales out st 5 weeks? Or see what happens they are very calm...
Help we have a homemade incubator 1st time and worried humidity was too low given one had pipped we popped a wet paper towel in and humidity went up to.99% what should we do! Many thanks
I'm a new quail mumma with a newly hatched chick and 4 1 week old quails that I bought from the same breeder. I've been looking at the posts in regard to incubating but now 1 has hatched I've joined this awesome community! Stay safe all happy easter😊
Hi all my quail eggs were at day 18 and one chick hatched when my husband accidentally caught the incubator cord and flipped the incubator the eggs were flipped and i quickly popped them back in the incubator with the quail chick any ideas if they will be ok? I've decided to try any ways many...