➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ShrekDawg]

I feel as though a round of applause is in order! Good work!

Thank you!! It’s weird because the killing itself wasn’t even that bad

Maybe because I knew it had to be done.

 

[Nabiki]

That’s true!! Was definitely a relief knowing I did it right and he was for sure dead. Although it was a bit shocking having the blood go everywhere and watching him flap all over the place I was expecting no blood aha it got on my boot. But at least it’s over with.

Although I don’t think the broomstick would work very well on a quail??? Since they’re so small???

Standard kitchen shears work just fine.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I personally like a minimum of equipment—it keeps things simple; simple procedures have less room for error.

That’s very true!! I’m just kind of scared to try the hand thing because that’s why I had to step in with Red

 

[ShrekDawg]

Standard kitchen shears work just fine.

Thanks! I think we have some of those

 

[BantyChooks]

That’s very true!! I’m just kind of scared to try the hand thing because that’s why I had to step in with Red

Wait, your dad tried manual CD on a rooster?

 

[BantyChooks]

Roosters have way tougher neck muscles than hens do. I always use a broomstick for male chickens. Quail have extremely fragile necks... for button quail, it's the same amount of pressure it takes to uncap a sharpie. Japanese quail are just a little more than that, IMO.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Wait, your dad tried manual CD on a rooster?

Yeah

He thought it would be less stressful for him than laying him on the ground and he has chicken farming friends that I guess told him that’s what they do

 

[ShrekDawg]

Roosters have way tougher neck muscles than hens do. I always use a broomstick for male chickens. Quail have extremely fragile necks... for button quail, it's the same amount of pressure it takes to uncap a sharpie. Japanese quail are just a little more than that, IMO.

I tried to insist on the broom but he wouldn’t listen but it was only like a few seconds before I stepped in so he didn’t really suffer thankfully but I still feel bad

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think his friends said they did it to their old hens. They probably don’t do it to roosters but Idk

 

[ShrekDawg]

My dad also was holding him and petting him and stuff for like forever whereas I just took him and did it instantly. Holding him didn’t stress him out or anything, he likes it, but it just dragged it on longer than necessary. I really honestly think my dad is more of a wimp than I am