➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Crazydoglady99]

Oh I'm sorry @CayugaJana

I've had some epic fails with quail babies, and accidently killed a few too

 

[igorsMistress]

You can get a small base that goes on the quart waterers and is made for quail. It's too small, they can't climb in and drown.

 

[cosmosue]

Talking about watering? For the first night I use bottle caps. Lol. Water bottle caps or whatever, just little plastic caps, since they are not moving around really good until the next day they do that low waddle crawl to the water in the caps. It spills a bit but it’s not much and dries super fast because they are shallow.

I also use the hanging ones with the red cups. And my older quail love the nipple ones actually I think they prefer it though I haven’t tried them with babies.

I just use a small glass bowl with a few marbles after the caps, and then I remove some marbles as they grow, then I change to a bigger metal bowl.. etc I switch bowls as they grow.

The water feeders that flip upside down like the big chicken one I have always seems to leak or make a mess for me personally so I try not to use it unless I have to.

I was afraid the older ones wouldn’t figure out nipples either but they did right away so maybe chicks would too, they peck at everything they are bound to “find it” lol

 

[BullChick]

Here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive water container that's ideal for use inside of a brooder or coop. The water stays clean so it doesn't need to be changed daily, and there's virtually no waste or spatter, so bedding stays dry. This procedure can be used on larger or smaller containers. While I haven't attempted metal, they work great on most any plastic containers... as long as it's thick enough to provide a good seal on the threads.

I previously had a Sterilite 2-quart pitcher in my brooder, but with a large number of chicks, it requires refilling every day. I bought a 1-gallon pitcher from a dollar store to make a new one with the extra horizontal poultry nipples I got from Amazon. Start by drilling 1/4" holes in three places (or how many you want) near the bottom of the pitcher, swap to a 3/8" bit to get the final size hole. Drilling a smaller hole and changing to a larger bit helps keep the plastic cooler so there's less melting and balling up of the plastic. Once the 3/8" holes are drilled, I trim off any burrs that remain, and give the holes a slight bevel since the nipple threads are tapered. Making sure the nipples are not going in at an angle, screw them in until they're almost flush with the pitcher. You don't want to screw them all the way down, or you run the risk of stripping out the hole! Once the nipples are installed, it's time to leak-test them. I've made several of these, and have yet to have one leak.











Edited to add this is from member Ur-ur-ur-urrr

 

[Kelsykin]

I have 33 mixed Coturnix due to hatch Monday. Tomorrow I have to go get some marbles to put in the waterers.

 

[muddy75]

Have yoguys had a chick that couldn’t walk at hatch? I have one that just looks like it is riding a bicycle in the air and can’t get its feet under itself. I had one last hatch do that too. And it ended up dying. I also have one that looks like one leg is turned waaaay inside and it’s having trouble walking. What is it that I’m doing wrong?

I’m not sure of the exact cause, but all of the quail I have lost “runts” so to speak have had an equilibrium problem or even “crooked neck”. I have thought possible reasons of poor hatching position, inside egg too long or shrink wrapped, too cold or too hot in the brooder. hubby suggested that maybe too abrupt change in humidity from incubator to brooder? son suggested overcrowding in brooder? as possible causes to my early losses. Hubby wants me to run a 2nd incubator with food and water to transfer chicks into before going to brooder, but I couldn’t get one shipped in time to test his theory on this hatch.

 

[Kiki]

@BantyChooks Are you going to be setting any quail eggs soon?

 

[BantyChooks]

@BantyChooks Are you going to be setting any quail eggs soon?

Tomorrow morning. About 26 of them.

 

[CayugaJana]

Here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive water container that's ideal for use inside of a brooder or coop. The water stays clean so it doesn't need to be changed daily, and there's virtually no waste or spatter, so bedding stays dry. This procedure can be used on larger or smaller containers. While I haven't attempted metal, they work great on most any plastic containers... as long as it's thick enough to provide a good seal on the threads.

I previously had a Sterilite 2-quart pitcher in my brooder, but with a large number of chicks, it requires refilling every day. I bought a 1-gallon pitcher from a dollar store to make a new one with the extra horizontal poultry nipples I got from Amazon. Start by drilling 1/4" holes in three places (or how many you want) near the bottom of the pitcher, swap to a 3/8" bit to get the final size hole. Drilling a smaller hole and changing to a larger bit helps keep the plastic cooler so there's less melting and balling up of the plastic. Once the 3/8" holes are drilled, I trim off any burrs that remain, and give the holes a slight bevel since the nipple threads are tapered. Making sure the nipples are not going in at an angle, screw them in until they're almost flush with the pitcher. You don't want to screw them all the way down, or you run the risk of stripping out the hole! Once the nipples are installed, it's time to leak-test them. I've made several of these, and have yet to have one leak.
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Hey this is a genius idea! And much easier to handle than the 5 gallon bucket I had envisioned! Thanks!

 

[shaila]

@BullChick I just got those type of nipples in the mail today. Already enjoying not having to cleaning the water in the brooders every couple/few hours... got 2 1/2wk old poop machines. Though I did end up marking the water level on the side of the containers because I wasn't sure initially if they were being successful in hitting the metal just right to release the water. Are couple day old chicks able to use okay? Have another group of eggs going into lockdown on Sunday.