➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I'm just sitting here staring at my bator. I keep think I NG I hear something shell breaking but I'm not really hearing it.

Come on slow pokes.

I did hear some peeping... When I put one to my ear.

They’ll be popping here soon! I can feel it!

 

[007Sean]

So.. after googling and reading (what on earth did I do before Dr Google )

I don't think my yellow quail has Wry Neck. Possibly trauma from their crazy chasing of mealworms yesterday, or maybe impacted/damaged crop (although can't feel or see anything in there). I gave it a food/water slurry. Shall watch and wait. I feel I should probably cull it, as I fret about them suffering

Thanks for the info on wry neck -had never heard of it before. Very interesting!

Just because it doesn't have the 'classic' wry neck profile, does not mean it's not wry neck. I have had chicks exactly like yours with the neck veiring off to the side....both pheasants and quail, and looking at your pic, it is wry neck. Most likely a vitamin deficiency in the breeding stock. I have never been able to get either my pheasants or quail cured...I have used every cure there is without any results.(Vit B, E, Selenium, Polyvisol, turmeric) etc.
Doesn't mean you won't have luck, I just never have had any luck in correcting wry neck.

 

[007Sean]

Short version:
It's windy here today.
I had to leave home this morning.
My power went out and just came back on a little while ago.
Power out for a few hours.
Unknown as to just how cold the eggs got.

I'm just sick...waiting for the sun to go down so I can candle.



Nothing I can do at this point but wait.

I don't think a couple of hours will hurt that much...as long as you got the internal egg temp back up to incubation temp.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Just because it doesn't have the 'classic' wry neck profile, does not mean it's not wry neck. I have had chicks exactly like yours with the neck veiring off to the side....both pheasants and quail, and looking at your pic, it is wry neck. Most likely a vitamin deficiency in the breeding stock. I have never been able to get either my pheasants or quail cured...I have used every cure there is without any results.(Vit B, E, Selenium, Polyvisol, turmeric) etc.
Doesn't mean you won't have luck, I just never have had any luck in correcting wry neck.

Yeah, honestly, I haven't had luck either even if it was only with one chick, so take the "vitamins should cure it" advice I gave earlier with a grain of salt @Crazydoglady99. It's more what I've read than what I've experienced, too.

 

[007Sean]

I had a power outage a few years ago, some of the chicks had already hatched before I got home. Others had just popped the top off and looked lifeless. Got the power back on and they revived and all made it...the temp in the bator was at 72°F when I discovered them in this situation.

 

[Crazydoglady99]

Oh thanks you guys!

You're probably right. I'm just being pig headed

I actually ordered eggs from a different source last night.. because what's the point of breeding with dodgy genes

Might be best if I cull crooked neck
(Re video Kiki.. you're overestimating my technical skills )

 

[Crazydoglady99]

Let's all go back to waiting for the popcorn..

 

[Missyblue]

Come on qualies......but in honor of Texas Kiki, I picked these up at the grocery store tonight...they are actually really good, kind of like compressed popcorn. I am on a self imposed diet and these are good for crunch to keep me away from cheetoos

 

[Crazydoglady99]

I **might** be addicted to spreading melted chocolate on plain rice cakes. But ssshhhhh don't tell anyone!

 

[Crazydoglady99]

I hope y'all wake up to a bator full of chicks.. this time difference is forcing me to be far more patient than usual!

In other news.. today's egg..
(Are you proud Kiki? I barely got any shell this time!!!)

(I watched the little terd burger.. he picks up a piece of food and pretends its the most exciting thing ever. Then when the girls come to look, he tries to mate with them!!! The brown one is his fav, he is always with her)