➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BReeder!]

We are up to 8 now. 5 Jumbo Browns and 3 TX A&M.

 

[Crazydoglady99]

A late night funny for you all.. (it's almost midnight here)

Made them a little esky cave.. all 12 are in there!! bit hard to see, sorry!

 

[BReeder!]

12 quail!
and a dog with worms apparently! I just found a poop with the fnckers when I went downstairs again to check on the quail. Looks like I am definitely working from home today and taking a trip to the vet.

 

[Kiki]

We are up to 8 now. 5 Jumbo Browns and 3 TX A&M.

 

[WVduckchick]

Now there are 3 and # 1 is up on its feet. All are Jumbo Browns so far.

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So cute!! Sorry about the dog and vet trip, but I was going to add a word of caution about the metal grate on the bottom of your incubator. Quail feet are so tiny, and with that many eggs, please pay attention to the chicks. We’ve seen them get feet stuck in the wire and not be able to get loose, and die.
Not trying to be a downer, I know the popcorn hatching is a blast!!

 

[Kiki]

12 quail!
and a dog with worms apparently! I just found a poop with the fnckers when I went downstairs again to check on the quail. Looks like I am definitely working from home today and taking a trip to the vet.

What does the worm look like?

 

[Kiki]

I am loving the camera opportunities, but the incubator and camera struggle to get along.

I did get a cool video. It's a bit long, but it is the complete hatching process of one of the Texas A&M chicks from just after pipping to completely escaping the shell. My phone died just after the chick escaped the shell, so I'll upload it to youtube and post a link in a bit after my phone charges some.

 

[Kiki]

They should be fine for up to 24 hours in the incubator without fijd or water right? I guess they could drink water from the wells under the grid floor of they wanted... Depending on the number of hatches I may move some to the brooder later this afternoon. I want them to geg on their feet and strech a bit before I go handling them. I also need time because my digital thermometer for the brooder decided not to work any more so I have to get a new one.

Get them out sooner. The sooner they start eating and drinking the better. Here read this:

an answer to the first part of your question. what is normal for a newly hatched chick? let's talk for a minute about the physiology of the newly hatched chick. on day 17 and a half of incubation the embryo opens its mouth and starts to drink the amniotic fluid. this is because other nutrition available to it has been depleted to a point where it's of no help. when the chick hatches ,it does have a yolk Sac which is biologically reserved for development of the muscles and the GI tract, and thus the immune system . So we see that from an energy standpoint, the chick is needy when it hatches.
it is important for us to get nutrition into the chick as soon as possible. the GI tract undergoes tremendous development the first 7 Days of a chick's life. the sooner we can supplement the GI tract and help it mature as properly as possible the more it will positively affect the chicks health for the rest of its life.
The chick has several challenges to overcome upon hatching. it must learn how to digest carbohydrates in the feed. it must rapidly establish proper microbiome in the GI tract so that harmful pathogens don't become established there. it must adjust to the new outside environment in which it is placed.
The place to intervene to help the chick in these three challenges is the development of the GI tract . this is where we can give the chick an advantage in life . The proper and Rapid proper development of the GI tract and its biome affects all body systems especially the immune system, which is very important to the baby chick.
So how can we help? first of all, we can we can make sure that the chick receives food early so it does not use the yolk Sac for energy purposes.
We can use a nutritional supplement for the chick. it should be one which does not stress the development of the GI tract but instead enhances it.
Bovidr Labs Poultry Nutridrench is such a supplement because it does not need to be digested . it mainlines directly into the bloodstream . All natural.
given orally at the rate of one drop per chick.For needy chicks, repeated every 8 to 10 hours as needed until the chick is perky.
This supplement will give the chicks extra nutrition, enzymes, and vitamins needed the jump start the GI tract and to help restore any neediness in the immune system. A quality probiotic given orally is also a great idea as it will help establish proper biome in the GI tract.
So this is what you can do to have a robust, perky newly hatched chick. Poultry Nutridrench for nutrition and quick energy. a quality probiotic given orally to help establish a proper biome in the GI tract. quality Heat so the chick is at a proper temperature. and fresh water.
Do not bother with chick grit until the chick is 7 days old.
Http://www.nutridrench.com
As an addendum, Drench water grows nice healthy, robust chicks. if you wish, you can add one and a half teaspoons of Nutridrench per quart of water for the first two weeks of life. there's no need for electrolytes or apple cider vinegar in the water or any other supplement . Just Drench water, a quality chick feed , quality oral probiotic, fresh water , and chick grit after 7 days old
Best,
Karen

 

[BReeder!]

here's the hatch video of one of the TX A&M chicks

 

[Kiki]

I inserted. Bookmark from my phone.

here's the hatch video of one of the TX A&M chicks

I fast forwarded.