➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ShrekDawg]

6.80 grams. Good idea, I've never weighted a quail I will weight the other babies tomorrow to compare. Thank you
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Yes, I did add boiled mashed eggs, the others like it, that one - not interested in eating. I will try yoghurt tomorrow, but I've tried before with other quail and they didn't like it. The baby is alive and walking BTW. Just sleeping all the time and not eating. I am not sure about nutridrench, will check tomorrow...Bed time now.

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Awww poor little guy! Hopefully you can get him healthy again.

 

[mixedUPturk]

6.80 grams. Good idea, I've never weighted a quail I will weight the other babies tomorrow to compare. Thank you
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Yes, I did add boiled mashed eggs, the others like it, that one - not interested in eating. I will try yoghurt tomorrow, but I've tried before with other quail and they didn't like it. The baby is alive and walking BTW. Just sleeping all the time and not eating. I am not sure about nutridrench, will check tomorrow...Bed time now.

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[Maiahr]

Give them the whole egg, not just the yolk.

I did. They don't like the white. Not interested at all. Even the adults.

 

[casportpony]

Adorable! I just went through this with a duckling that I assisted, and like yours, mine wouldn't drink or eat either. What I have learned from caring for sick birds is that they *must* have fluids before food, always, no exceptions, and I found it best to give fluids until you see two poops from them, then you can give food. If you're worried about blood sugar levels, give something like Gatorade or Pedialyte.

With my duckling I spent two whole days giving it Gatorade and once it was properly warm and hydrated it started to eat on it's own.

 

[mixedUPturk]

Adorable! I just went through this with a duckling that I assisted, and like yours, mine wouldn't drink or eat either. What I have learned from caring for sick birds is that they *must* have fluids before food, always, no exceptions, and I found it best to give fluids until you see two poops from them, then you can give food. If you're worried about blood sugar levels, give something like Gatorade or Pedialyte.

With my duckling I spent two whole days giving it Gatorade and once it was properly warm and hydrated it started to eat on it's own.

Incredible

 

[Nabiki]

It looks like I may have an excuse to hatch another batch. I have someone who wants to buy a small flock (1 rooster, 3 hens). It sounds like $5/bird is the going rate, so that's what I'm charging.

 

[mixedUPturk]

It looks like I may have an excuse to hatch another batch. I have someone who wants to buy a small flock (1 rooster, 3 hens). It sounds like $5/bird is the going rate, so that's what I'm charging.

 

[BReeder!]

Adorable! I just went through this with a duckling that I assisted, and like yours, mine wouldn't drink or eat either. What I have learned from caring for sick birds is that they *must* have fluids before food, always, no exceptions, and I found it best to give fluids until you see two poops from them, then you can give food. If you're worried about blood sugar levels, give something like Gatorade or Pedialyte.

With my duckling I spent two whole days giving it Gatorade and once it was properly warm and hydrated it started to eat on it's own.

Avoid red gatorade. You may cause yourself undo stress if the bird poops red and you think it's blood. We actually learned this tip from being parents with a sick child. No parent wants to see red or green vomit, so we avoid those colors of gatorade or pedialite when DS (and, in the future, DD-to-be) gets sick.

 

[Kiki]

Hopefully he can!! Or you should.

And x2



Yes definitely move to a farm



X2



Hm that’s true.



Ohh I didn’t realize he had all those tools already.



X2 LOL



Yeah it was I think. Not as bad here but still worse than usual for a bit. And yeah so much poop! Lol

And yessss she needs them



That’s awesome.



Sounds like a great set up.

Go watch this episode.

 

[BReeder!]

It looks like I may have an excuse to hatch another batch. I have someone who wants to buy a small flock (1 rooster, 3 hens). It sounds like $5/bird is the going rate, so that's what I'm charging.

Well, you'll have to hatch at least 7-8 (round to 10) chicks to ensure 3 hens. Assume 60% hatch rate just to be safe. So you better set at least 20 eggs.