➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[BullChick]

It looks like a nice shiny poop!

 

[mixedUPturk]

The promised button update (better late than never!) They made 1 wk old today. When they hatched u know most were on thursday at 11AM but about 12 hrs later there was a second wave and at about 6 the next AM the last two or three of em popped.

The smallest

The yeller

Unfortunately i ended up putting down the silver with the bad leg and foot.

Here is the group

All 8 of the ones after the splay are pretty healthy. One had slightly in curled toes but i always thought it was minimal and would correct. All 13 of the cots are healthy. I had to break out the big brooder cuz the ducks came early and i havent put the quailies outside yet.

Dont Do This At Home!

And no need to lecture me, i am experienced, i know this is a bad deal and it was not ment to be like this, nor will it stay like this. Tumro is a swap and DH will be home w the children while my day is all bird crazy

 

[mixedUPturk]

Bonus picture

The quail think the ducklings look parent sized, even if they do act really strange

 

[mixedUPturk]

Based on what Mr Sean told me when he saw my hatchlings, the red breasted blue cockbirds like your Benjie, look like the chickie in the center of your picture or the dark smallest one in the first pic i posted. That color strain is feather sexing from hatch as well as the wild type hens.

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here’s my little benjamin button.....i believe he is the chick front left in the brooder pic

 

[BantyChooks]

#8 had popped when I woke up today. #9 was still only partially zipped, like he'd been for the last 15 hours with no progress; he had been trying his best, but seemed out of energy now. I took the cap and membrane off, and the rest is up to him.
It was a surprisingly easy assist. I've had more trouble with chicken eggs.

 

[BantyChooks]

Will you show a photo of a button quail on a penny?

A dime might be a better size! They're so tiny. And yes, of course. They'll get a full photoshoot today. I have a bunch of meaties to process, though, so most likely not until the afternoon.

 

[BantyChooks]

One of them has two curled toes. Turk, what is the risk to my sanity if I attempt to fix it?

 

[mixedUPturk]

One of them has two curled toes. Turk, what is the risk to my sanity if I attempt to fix it?

High, but your a strong woman and i have faith! Can u get an* urchin to hold the ant? I assume it looks bad not like itll fix itself sorry!

 

[BantyChooks]

My hatch is officially finished. 56% of fertile eggs, 50% of all eggs; 9 chicks.

High, but your a strong woman and i have faith! Can u get an* urchin to hold the ant? I assume it looks bad not like itll fix itself sorry!

Potentially, but not squishing it is a different story, lol. Yes, when compared to the other chicks' regular wobbly toes, it's clearly different. It reminds me of when I had a chicken chick hatch with curled toes. I'll wait a few more hours just in case I am wrong.

 

[mixedUPturk]

My hatch is officially finished. 56% of fertile eggs, 50% of all eggs; 9 chicks.

Potentially, but not squishing it is a different story, lol. Yes, when compared to the other chicks' regular wobbly toes, it's clearly different. It reminds me of when I had a chicken chick hatch with curled toes. I'll wait a few more hours just in case I am wrong.

Im tryn to get outa here and running late but ill check in when i get settled over there.

50% is par for course not bad and 9 when u ordered a dozen is stellar! Sorry about your toes chick but i think you did good