➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

No. The 2 week olds are running around. None huddled like they are cold. It was 57°F when I checked. Yes, I'm still wearing shorts.

I had to put socks on my feet.
I have my windows open.

 

[Matieus27]

I had to put socks on my feet.
I have my windows open.

I have my babies in the garage right now they will be there for another week or two I’m going to build them a very big coop with huge run so they will have plants of space to do their thing

 

[Bird nut 2000]

The lowest hear tonight is 24°F but my quail are in my room with a heater.
Edited to put:°F

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Today must be one of those days where everyone has “other stuff” going on ie housework etc cuz it’s been quiet here!!!! Offed 15 quail today because couldn’t go hunting due to weather forecast.....hopefully rain stops and we get to go tomorrow!

Most of us Californians are various combinations of freezing, on fire, and/or without power at the moment.

 

[Maiahr]

So after reading all the temp posts, should I conclude that under 50F quails need heating? Our temperatures drop to under 50F (10C) at night and I just put the cage hats.. the quails are still ok, laying eggs and no extra light.

 

[muddy75]

So after reading all the temp posts, should I conclude that under 50F quails need heating? Our temperatures drop to under 50F (10C) at night and I just put the cage hats.. the quails are still ok, laying eggs and no extra light.

not necessarily....that temp was relative for texas based on the age of @Texas Kiki youngest birds and the fact that it doesn’t typically go that low there......my heat was for the turkeys that are not completely feathered yet.......fully feathered adults can tolerate much lower temps.....i will update how mine quail tolerate the combination of low forties/high thirties and rain this weekend.

 

[Matieus27]

@Texas Kiki how are those quail doing this morning

 

[muddy75]

not necessarily....that temp was relative for texas based on the age of @Texas Kiki youngest birds and the fact that it doesn’t typically go that low there......my heat was for the turkeys that are not completely feathered yet.......fully feathered adults can tolerate much lower temps.....i will update how mine quail tolerate the combination of low forties/high thirties and rain this weekend.

Not sure about the critters yet, but I’m freezing my toushie off this morning....DH said there’s 2 fat turkeys near him that haven’t come off the roost yet! Time to get the rest of the winter gear out of storage!!

 

[Matieus27]

Not sure about the critters yet, but I’m freezing my toushie off this morning....DH said there’s 2 fat turkeys near him that haven’t come off the roost yet! Time to get the rest of the winter gear out of storage!!

Is it turkey season there

 

[muddy75]

Is it turkey season there

Yes....archery for turkey and deer started October 1