➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I'm getting a little nervous. My blue balls air cells are much larger than my HG eggs.

 

[Nabiki]

The celadon shells are a lot thinner, so that might be why.

 

[Kiki]

 

[Pyxis]

@Enthusiast do you think you'll be selling eggs for your black quail separately? I bought a variety box and had a good hatch, and I was hopeful some of the darker ones were blacks but now I'm not so sure.

 

[Enthusiast]

@Enthusiast do you think you'll be selling eggs for your black quail separately? I bought a variety box and had a good hatch, and I was hopeful some of the darker ones were blacks but now I'm not so sure.

I'm sorry you didn't get any. I always include a few eggs from them in boxes. Honestly don't think I'll offer them separately anytime soon. A few breeders have them now and should start selling them

 

[Deegie]

Has anyone used a heating pad type warmer for quail chicks? I see lots of threads on using them with baby chickens. I just wondered if they are good for quail chicks too.

 

[Kiki]

Has anyone used a heating pad type warmer for quail chicks? I see lots of threads on using them with baby chickens. I just wondered if they are good for quail chicks too.

Not really...unless you lay it flat on the floor and make sure the dummies can't get under it.

I have used it before this way but I prefer using a regular light bulb in a clippy lamp.

 

[FloorCandy]

I have an early hatcher:

 

[Deegie]

Not really...unless you lay it flat on the floor and make sure the dummies can't get under it.

I have used it before this way but I prefer using a regular light bulb in a clippy lamp.

right now I have two incandescent bulbs but the brooder is only 85 degrees. One is a red reptile lamp... I had two but one burnt out in a matter of hours. I worry that it won't be warm enough and if another goes out while I am sleeping. well... I can't imagine it would be good. Chicks are not here yet but went on lockdown today. So I don't have a lot of time. I also live many miles from just about anything, even walmart. So I wondered about a heating pad I have here. I did put a third bulb in a few minutes ago but I have my doubts it is going to work. The brooder is a large rubbermade type bin. So trying to brainstorm a solution.

 

[FloorCandy]

right now I have two incandescent bulbs but the brooder is only 85 degrees. One is a red reptile lamp... I had two but one burnt out in a matter of hours. I worry that it won't be warm enough and if another goes out while I am sleeping. well... I can't imagine it would be good. Chicks are not here yet but went on lockdown today. So I don't have a lot of time. I also live many miles from just about anything, even walmart. So I wondered about a heating pad I have here. I did put a third bulb in a few minutes ago but I have my doubts it is going to work. The brooder is a large rubbermade type bin. So trying to brainstorm a solution.

You can try putting the pad under the brooder, so if the light goes out they have ground heat at least. Last hatch I had a brand new red light burn out on its first night. Hubby got up for a conference call before the sun, and came running down to tell me to get up, a light burned out and the chicks looked really bad. I didn’t lose any, but there were a few on deaths door.