➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Sara L]

Help! The second to last chick didn't absorb all of the yolk, and doesn't appear to be walking correctly. I think the walking should fix itself now that he's in the brooder. He did poop, so I think internally he's probably ok. Has anyone had the yolk look like this? And turned out ok? I put him in with the quail because I figured they would be less likely to do as much damage if they started picking on him.

 

[Kiki]

Help! The second to last chick didn't absorb all of the yolk, and doesn't appear to be walking correctly. I think the walking should fix itself now that he's in the brooder. He did poop, so I think internally he's probably ok. Has anyone had the yolk look like this? And turned out ok? I put him in with the quail because I figured they would be less likely to do as much damage if they started picking on him.
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I think I would put him in jail, by himself so he can't move too much and puncture it.
I would not take a chance with him being around other little peckers.

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Hey guys! My first hatch is a hair over two weeks old now and the chest feathers are starting to come in...can I post pics here for sexing help or should I start my own thread?

 

[BReeder!]

it would be a little bit of a drive for you, but my brother-in-law has a great meat rabbitry between louisville and lexington....i think they are down-sizing but may have stock left to sell.

I drove to central Tennessee twice last year. I wish I had this information then.

 

[BReeder!]

Hey guys! My first hatch is a hair over two weeks old now and the chest feathers are starting to come in...can I post pics here for sexing help or should I start my own thread?

Here! Always here!

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

I know it’s early yet as these eight are only just around two weeks old, but I’m definitely seeing some differences in most of them...there are a few I’m not sure of but I’ve included my best guess (or wishful thinking):

 

[Sara L]

I know it’s early yet as these eight are only just around two weeks old, but I’m definitely seeing some differences in most of them...there are a few I’m not sure of but I’ve included my best guess (or wishful thinking):

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I definitely agree with all the ones you marked male. The ones you marked females also look correct to me, but I usually wait on those a bit longer since I've had the spots disappear before and it was a male but looked female early on.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I don't believe that would be possible due to the way that fowl store the sperm. Once a hen is bred, depending on the species, she can lay fertile eggs for at least two weeks and in the case of turkeys it has been claimed they can lay fertile eggs for a month after being bred.

Sperm can live in the human vaginal canal up to 3 days if I remember correctly. I like to point out the male sperm die first because they contribute very little genetic information to the baby. Ok I’m not much of a feminist but I like to tease.

But I just remembered in quail the female decides the sex of the chicks. Which is opposite in humans. So I doubt the same principle would work.

So, get this: there is some preliminary evidence to indicate that the temperature at which the parents (probably the hen specifically) are incubated at can have an effect on the gender spread of the following generation.

 

[BReeder!]

I know it’s early yet as these eight are only just around two weeks old, but I’m definitely seeing some differences in most of them...there are a few I’m not sure of but I’ve included my best guess (or wishful thinking):

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No expert, but from my own experience recently I am inclined to agree with your guesses based on the feather patterns I see. I am looking at just the speckled chests for females and the rusty colored chest for males. Worked for me. I verified with testicles upon slaughter. (That statement makes my cringe.)

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I know it’s early yet as these eight are only just around two weeks old, but I’m definitely seeing some differences in most of them...there are a few I’m not sure of but I’ve included my best guess (or wishful thinking):

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Guesses look correct so far but they can pull a sex-change act for another week or so ime.