➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[muddy75]

This is great but I think you need a brighter light to see more.

yes definitely need better light for video! i was so mesmerized I watched it like forever! i tried 2 or 3 times to pick it up better on camera but definitely need more practice and maybe a couple more hands!

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I am officially temporary owner of 14 bunnies.

They. Are. Gorgeous. And I'm going to have trouble only keeping 1 or 2.

Have a terrible travel pic!

 

[RUNuts]

4 boys processed. 1 had large testes. Other 3 were definitely smaller. No pictures. My helper ran off. Out of 5 males, we had 2 that were noticeably larger. Wound up keeping the one with all the feathers on his back. Hoping he is not the bully. If so, his replacement is 2.5 weeks behind him. Observation, he has the enclosed section. All the other birds were in the open bay. This morning, he was in the enclosed section and all the girls were in the other end of the coop in the dust bath box. Will watch.

Brine is cooling off. Did not spatchcock, but skinned them whole. These things are tiny. I need a new scale since mine said over range on the carcasses. I did try. Pawn shop has a nice one I will research.

No eggs at 9.5 weeks with no supplemental light. Thinking we may need light next winter.

One surprise. Little one was missing a few more feathers than it looked.

Gizzards full of sand from dust bath. All organs looked healthy.

 

[muddy75]

Set my 8 Frankenstein eggs today for HAL....will check for developers on Tuesday when I set the quail. Not exactly sure how “fresh” they are and a few were refrigerated for a couple days before I decided to set them.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I said one or two, right? Not ...six?

 

[Shortchick]

I may or may not be crazy, but I just drove 40 minutes each way to get a couple of babies to be companions for my lonely chick. One of them is yellow! The gentleman I picked them up from felt bad for making me take the different one, but I was thrilled

They are only 3 days behind my one, but they are half the size! Here’s hoping they get along well.

 

[BantyChooks]

@CayugaJana
Aww! She’s soooo sweet!

Hey, I’m really wanting to get some Harlequins and some Muskovies. It seems like people either love ducks or hate them. I guess they’re pretty messy, but otherwise, I’m not sure why the big divide... What is it about ducks that makes you enjoy them (or not)? And maybe my “brand selection” is misguided... why Cayugas?

Ducks are awesome. Yes, they are horribly messy, but they have sweet temperaments, lay well, and are much cuter than chickens.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

I may or may not be crazy, but I just drove 40 minutes each way to get a couple of babies to be companions for my lonely chick. One of them is yellow! The gentleman I picked them up from felt bad for making me take the different one, but I was thrilled

They are only 3 days behind my one, but they are half the size! Here’s hoping they get along well.

That's lovely of you! I bet they'll peck once at each other in greeting and then be best of friends (well, until puberty).

 

[muddy75]

Power outage here at 7:30....estimate to be restored is midnight!! No heat to brooder babies and no incubator power!! They get it restored fast as temps falling below freezing overnight and I have 2 dozen damp 2.5 week olds!!

 

[BullChick]

Power outage here at 7:30....estimate to be restored is midnight!! No heat to brooder babies and no incubator power!! They get it restored fast as temps falling below freezing overnight and I have 2 dozen damp 2.5 week olds!!

Wrap in blankets, and Hot Hands/water bottles.
Internal temp falls slower.