➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

My theme song for the day. I lost another auction...I'm on a roll!

 

[ShrekDawg]

My theme song for the day. I lost another auction...I'm on a roll!

Haha awww sorry maybe next time!

 

[CindyinSD]

What is bergamot?

Bergamot is a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. And here was me, thinking it was a type of mint. Technically Earl Gray is black tea flavored with essential oil derived from the zest of the bergamot fruit, but I suppose someone might add in lavender and call it “Lavender Earl Gray.” I learned something! Thanks.

I'm trying to figure out what to do too. I'm putting cages in one of my coops, but now I'm thinking that just won't be enough. I did run a small heater in the early spring when I was brooding in that coop, but that was after the extreme negatives were done.

I do not want to start over next spring

What about enclosing your aviary for the winter? Rigid foam insulation is ugly, but it’s fairly cheap and aside from blunt trauma nothing seems to damage it. Or you might find plywood is good enough and easier to store in summer (or cannabalize for another project) though it’s pricey. The aviary is right up against the house so will get some heat that way. You could even install an outlet if you like... I would definitely do it that way, I think, if it was me.

I understand they’re pretty tough really. They’re quail. I’d worry about rodents and rot though, if you stacked up a lot of deep bedding in there.

I think I'm really glad to live in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. It sometimes gets below freezing, it sometimes goes above 100, but not too often for either, and we don't get blizzards, hurricanes, or tornadoes. The earthquakes can be a pain, but we build for them, so they don't do as much damage as they often do in other countries.

Nice weather for sure. I have to live in a free state, though. We’ve even talked about buying in the WY Black Hills because WY is better than SD regarding freedom (plus we’d like something lower in elevation thus longer growing season, but that’s beside the point. )

 

[ShrekDawg]

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Bergamot is a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. And here was me, thinking it was a type of mint. Technically Earl Gray is black tea flavored with essential oil derived from the zest of the bergamot fruit, but I suppose someone might add in lavender and call it “Lavender Earl Gray.” I learned something! Thanks.



What about enclosing your aviary for the winter? Rigid foam insulation is ugly, but it’s fairly cheap and aside from blunt trauma nothing seems to damage it. Or you might find plywood is good enough and easier to store in summer (or cannabalize for another project) though it’s pricey. The aviary is right up against the house so will get some heat that way. You could even install an outlet if you like... I would definitely do it that way, I think, if it was me.

I understand they’re pretty tough really. They’re quail. I’d worry about rodents and rot though, if you stacked up a lot of deep bedding in there.



Nice weather for sure. I have to live in a free state, though. We’ve even talked about buying in the WY Black Hills because WY is better than SD regarding freedom (plus we’d like something lower in elevation thus longer growing season, but that’s beside the point. )

Thanks Cindy. That’s very interesting

 

[Nabiki]

What do you all think? Can I save this one with tape boots?

 

[muddy75]

What do you all think? Can I save this one with tape boots?

maybe....how long has it been out? can it move around brooder at all? sometimes they will straighten on their own in first 24-48 hours. if not then try booties

 

[muddy75]

3 hatches so far of this 15 batch! 6 survivors from the “baked” batch. 2 look to be homegrowns (yeller and tibetan) 3 is a jumbo wild....more pips and incubator seems to be holding more stable around 98-100 without spiking!

 

[mixedUPturk]

What do you all think? Can I save this one with tape boots?

Im sorry dear that looks like its too bad to me and it would be lot of work for very little pay out. Depends on your farming desires whether or not u want to put that work into it. That said they Can surprise you

maybe....how long has it been out? can it move around brooder at all? sometimes they will straighten on their own in first 24-48 hours. if not then try booties

I have to disagree and state that 48 hrs is too long. yea some chicks Will straighten out in that time in minor cases But That is a pretty severe case. i dont seel those straightening out and if u dont start now then that baby will learn to walk on its knuckles. Ugly stuff but if u plan on having a 6 wk processing, Then it might be worth it to try and if he walkd funny let him with the understanding, boy or girl, handicapped chicks aren't aloud to remain in the flock. Or it can remain you can make special accommodations for it but it wont live a normal life in my experience.

 

[Nabiki]

maybe....how long has it been out? can it move around brooder at all? sometimes they will straighten on their own in first 24-48 hours. if not then try booties

It's been out of the shell for about 8 hours? The toes were really tightly curled, but I've been handling it and massaging them straighter. It can move around, but keeps ending up on its back and rolling back over. It's still in the incubator because I'm not sure how the others in the brooder will treat it.

Edit: I did manage to get some tape boots on, though I'm not sure how straight I got the toes. Better than they were, for sure. We'll see how it is in a day or so. This one is in better shape than #3 that I culled, so I'm thinking that I made the right choice with #3. I still feel really bad about not having waited long enough to give him more of a chance.

 

[mixedUPturk]

It's been out of the shell for about 8 hours? The toes were really tightly curled, but I've been handling it and massaging them straighter. It can move around, but keeps ending up on its back and rolling back over. It's still in the incubator because I'm not sure how the others in the brooder will treat it.

Edit: I did manage to get some tape boots on, though I'm not sure how straight I got the toes. Better than they were, for sure. We'll see how it is in a day or so. This one is in better shape than #3 that I culled, so I'm thinking that I made the right choice with #3. I still feel really bad about not having waited long enough to give him more of a chance.

Thats great! Massaging them! good! good for you! If u wanna keep them as pet things then starting this early like that is Imperative and he might turn out Fine for your efforts!