➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Fenrisulfr]

A pic of my 2 week old quail from my first hatch of cotournixView attachment 2242713

Very cute, ... mine are also a bit over 2 weeks old. Unfortunately they are growing so fast ... I love the fluffy bumblebee stage.

How warm is it in your appartment? As they are nearly fully feathered, you normally can remove the heat source after 2 weeks, if the surrounding temperature is right.
I removed the heatplates sunday and I got 25°C (77°F) in my flat, which is absolutly ok at this age. As they are going outside this weekend, they should be also be used to lower temps.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Thanks, my wife is also anxious for them to go outside, It has been hot here, about 90-100 degrees F, I will remove the heat source and see how they fare while I prepare the place where the will live permanently. Thank you for the advice, I was unsure when they could go outside.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

When it isn't too cold at night, I always move them out with three weeks.
Exception is in Autum. Moved out last November my hatch with 5 weeks, when it was 8°C (46.5°F), constantly decreasing.
They developed fine, beside they only started to lay with 14 weeks.

Edit: they started to lay when it was freezing

 

[FortCluck]

Made over easy quail eggs with bacon, sausage, sweet potato hash-browns, and toast for the fam tonight.

This is my first time ever doing quail eggs.

 

[FortCluck]

Here’s the speckled celadon egg I was talking about. I get 1 a day usually.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

But the giant geen eggs are phenomena

 

[FortCluck]

But the giant geen eggs are phenomena

My zucchini and cucumber lol... I had grabbed them when I was out collecting eggs.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Unfortunately I got no green thumb, ... but I want to seed chickweed this weekend, as greens for my quails. Seeds just arrived today.
I read, that they love it.

This should not be expert level

 

[FortCluck]

Unfortunately I got no green thumb, ... but I want to seed chickweed this weekend, as greens for my quails. Seeds just arrived today.
I read, that they love it.

This should not be expert level

I have killed every plant for 4 years and finally this year I got the hang of gardening. I’m not super good, but better than I was. I’m sure in the years to come, I’ll have more. I started small. We have 15 tomato plants though

My quail do not like anything but watermelon slices on a hot day. I’ve tried to give them herbs and veggies, but they don’t eat them.

They do like mint and parsley in their waterer.

 

[CindyinSD]

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I have killed every plant for 4 years and finally this year I got the hang of gardening. I’m not super good, but better than I was. I’m sure in the years to come, I’ll have more. I started small. We have 15 tomato plants though

My quail do not like anything but watermelon slices on a hot day. I’ve tried to give them herbs and veggies, but they don’t eat them.

They do like mint and parsley in their waterer.

Cukes are melonish... I wonder whether they'd like them?