➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[CoturnixComplex]

Come on cortunix's babies!!!!

Yeah I'm not thrilled about the extended pip window on this batch But with being the *whole* batch I'm sure it's my fault somehow.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Oh, I got a better picture of Casper where you can see his eyes clearly.

He is doing great! Smaller than the others but that's about the only difference. That, and he doesn't shoot backwards up and out of the brooder when I stick my hand in. He got in tiny white pinfeathers today.

 

[007Sean]

Oh, I got a better picture of Casper where you can see his eyes clearly.
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He is doing great! Smaller than the others but that's about the only difference. That, and he doesn't shoot backwards up and out of the brooder when I stick my hand in. He got in tiny white pinfeathers today.

 

[BullChick]

Oh, I got a better picture of Casper where you can see his eyes clearly.
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He is doing great! Smaller than the others but that's about the only difference. That, and he doesn't shoot backwards up and out of the brooder when I stick my hand in. He got in tiny white pinfeathers today.

Wait, they are jumpy early? My 6-day-olds are still pretty mellow.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Wait, they are jumpy early? My 6-day-olds are still pretty mellow.

Oh yes, days 7-14 are the jumpy ones here. I am jealous! But it pretty much just started, and I already have new tiny cuddly babies so no withdrawal for me

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Plus, Casper can't run away! Heheheheh....He still gets cuddles

 

[CoturnixComplex]

5 chicks out, 1 almost out, ~8 more pipped

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Okay, does anyone else feel like they get one bleeder every hatch? I don't even count them as issue babies because usually I slap some pepper on, check them the next day, and they're fine, but GOSH is that an unwelcome adrenaline rush.

 

[BullChick]

Okay, does anyone else feel like they get one bleeder every hatch? I don't even count them as issue babies because usually I slap some pepper on, check them the next day, and they're fine, but GOSH is that an unwelcome adrenaline rush.

Pepper?! You season newborns?!

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Pepper?! You season newborns?!

It tends to be the only coagulant I have on short notice I'm sure wont hurt birds (I mean, sterility issues aside; I always do follow up checks and treat if looking at all dubious). I have used it with great success on a wing arterial bleed before too (jesus those things can be mean).