➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[TheLaboratoryBF]

First chick is a little dryer this morning but still not totally fluffy (and no other chicks have hatched yet) so she (staying positive) will probably be hanging out in the incubator for the full 24 hours until I have more chicks to move to the brooder. Two more pips this morning!

 

[Kiki]

First chick is a little dryer this morning but still not totally fluffy (and no other chicks have hatched yet) so she (staying positive) will probably be hanging out in the incubator for the full 24 hours until I have more chicks to move to the brooder. Two more pips this morning!

She is going to starve to death in there.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Yeah I'm sure she'll be okay but I never leave mine in that long either. Doesn't have to be all the way fluffed! Just not super wet.

Also, I really like those terrible tiny $15 incubators as a chick-fluffing station. They just do not dry out in the main bator well, ever.

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

She is going to starve to death in there.

Now I’m confused; everything I’ve read says the chicks can survive off of the absorbed yolk for 24-36 hours...I’ve also got multiple eggs with external pips so I don’t want to open the lid to get just one chick out for fear of shrink wrapping the others...I misworded my post above and should have said “up to” 24 hours but will get her out before that time if these other pips make progress. How long do you leave yours in?

 

[CoturnixComplex]

This is one of those "everybody argues" things.

My personal guideline is 12 hrs, and earlier if they're pecking around and dryish. If they're hungry, they get food! I often also put them in separate paper towel lined containers inside incubator with bottle caps of food and water.

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

This is one of those "everybody argues" things.

My personal guideline is 12 hrs, and earlier if they're pecking around and dryish. If they're hungry, they get food! I often also put them in separate paper towel lined containers inside incubator with bottle caps of food and water.

Thanks, I went ahead and got her out since she is about halfway dry and was pecking around...one of the pips just hatched, the second pip is tiny, and humidity only dropped to 62% when I opened the lid so hopefully I didn’t shrink wrap anyone.

 

[Kiki]

Now I’m confused; everything I’ve read says the chicks can survive off of the absorbed yolk for 24-36 hours...I’ve also got multiple eggs with external pips so I don’t want to open the lid to get just one chick out for fear of shrink wrapping the others...I misworded my post above and should have said “up to” 24 hours but will get her out before that time if these other pips make progress. How long do you leave yours in?

Quailies are little bitty...I personally believe those numbers apply to chicken chicks.

 

[Kiki]

Now I’m confused; everything I’ve read says the chicks can survive off of the absorbed yolk for 24-36 hours...I’ve also got multiple eggs with external pips so I don’t want to open the lid to get just one chick out for fear of shrink wrapping the others...I misworded my post above and should have said “up to” 24 hours but will get her out before that time if these other pips make progress. How long do you leave yours in?

I only leave mine babies in the bator for an hour or two. I get them out and eating asap.

This isn't for quail but I really like this post:

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

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Quailies are little bitty...I personally believe those numbers apply to chicken chicks.

The info I read were in articles specific to quail incubation on various homesteading sites but obviously there isn’t a hard and fast rule for everyone. I really appreciate everyone’s feedback and experience here! With only 10 viable eggs I want to do right by each and every one of them. She is doing great in the brooder; I dipped her beak in the waterer and she ate a bit of food and is napping under the heat lamp.

 

[Sara L]

Tonight is day 6 and I just candled my eggs and most of the chicken ones have happy little spiders swimming away. I couldn't tell for the quail, I think they need more time. But all 7 of 7 turkey eggs show development!!!! I'm so excited!!!

I candled again last night, day 9 and removed the eggs that had no development. There are now 28 chicken, 6 turkey, 10 coturnix, and 3 button quail eggs left. I'm not sure what happened with the turkey egg, I swear it looked like it was developing but it was clear last night.

If today is day 10, I could add a few more coturnix so they hatch with the turkey eggs, right? I started the turkeys and chickens at the same time and added the quail so they would hatch with the chickens.