baby chick just hatched, now what do i do?

[thriftforfun]

hi everyone, i am new to raising quail. my first egg hatched tonight (it is so cute) and now i don't know what to do with it. do i give it food and water now and do i leave it in the incubator? thanks,misty

 

[youridreezen]

it will be best in a brooder.
what type of quail is it?

 

[eggsrcool]

Leave it in the incubator until its dry or fluffy, so around 24 hours after hatching, it has enough yolk to survive about 2 days without food or water. After that you can put it in the brooder, with food and water.

Good luck and congratulations!

eggsrcool

 

[Emilys3guppies]

Quail actually can't live as long in the incubator as chickens...12 hours is good...24 tops, before the babies will need food and water.

I wait until they dry off, check to make sure there aren't any more pips, and then take the babies out and into the brooder as soon as I can without risking any other eggs.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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This is what I do also, just be sure to have some very warm water to add to your water troughs/sponges to help the humidity come back up quickly.

 

[JJMR794]

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I WILL FEED HIM, AND RUB HIM AND LOVE HIM AND CALL HIM GEORGE!

 

[thriftforfun]

i now have two little babies. i do not have a broder so i made one myself. i have a small aquariam that i put a heating pad on the bottom, then covered it with pine shaving and have a light over top. they seem very comfortable and have been drinking and eating. All the quail i have are Coturnix, i have a few italian, tux., and just the regular so it will be interesting to see what they will look like. i am trying to post a picture, i hope it will show up, if not.....any suggestions? thanks everyone for the info!!!