➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BullChick]

“Most” eggs (of 23) are “looking good” so far. One more week. That’s tomorrow, right?

Chicks are about ten-days-old, and they need the brooder changed. I will hopefully toss them out next week. I don’t like having multiple brooders.

 

[fire370]

Here is the 3rd tub I just cleared out of the Hatcher. I cleared a tub late last night and a tub early this morning. Had to hotshot a load of pipe to SE KS and just got home to clear these guys out. In a couple hours I’ll put all 3 tubs plus whatever else hatches into a 4x4 brooder for the next week week. Don’t ask how many because I have no idea.

 

[BullChick]

View attachment 1664454 Here is the 3rd tub I just cleared out of the Hatcher. I cleared a tub late last night and a tub early this morning. Had to hotshot a load of pipe to SE KS and just got home to clear these guys out. In a couple hours I’ll put all 3 tubs plus whatever else hatches into a 4x4 brooder for the next week week. Don’t ask how many because I have no idea.

How many?

 

[fire370]

How many?

There’s at least 3 in there.......

 

[BullChick]

There’s at least 3 in there.......

 

[Kullas]

All right my bator is humming right along at 100.2 and at 45%. I calibrated my humidity and now I know where it is. Glad I calibrated it was 7% off. Makes me feel better.

 

[CayugaJana]

How many?

 

[Kiki]

Also, my dog is sad he missed the hound party, although he also wishes it was a real life dog park playdate. He helps me check my fish traps, and packs all his own gear, incl sweater and sleeping bag because he is a chilly weeny
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He is dumb.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

He is dumb.

You have him pegged. We often tell him he is lucky he is sweet and pretty cuz there is nothin' going on up there. His most useful application is as a sherpa-dog, just set him in front of a mountain and hang on to the end of the lead while he does all the work getting you up it!

 

[007Sean]

Because of a health risk involved in the vaccine? I was curious as I’ve read quail are more susceptible to disease than ducks. So I wandered if people ran into issues. I’d hate to invest in several hundred quail just to have them die.

Ulcerative Enteritus is the main disease quail are most susceptible to, as long as you have clean fresh water, they do fine.
Overcrowding, filthy water and feed contaminated with feces is the primary cause for the disease. UE can wipe an entire flock out in a matter of days.