Can I put new chicks with week old chicks?

[jaybeeson18]

Hello everyone I have recently hatched some quails and have 3 out of 12 due to some that dropped throughout incubation on the floor with butter fingers and others not making it because I was all new to the process. Apart from that I have 3 healthy week old quail chicks. I have now also got some new eggs that have been in the incubator for a day in with the older chicks when they hatch??? If not I can buy another brooder. But is it possible can someone help please????

 

[dc3085]

You can't mix young birds. You have to wait until they grow out to a similar size, so pretty much don't mess with mixing any groups of quail until they are 8 weeks or older. Brooders are simple to make out of a rubbermaid tote and some chicken wire. Just cut a hole in the lid of the tote, cover it with chicken wire and hang the light above it or set it directly on the wire.

 

[jaybeeson18]

When can I remove chicks from the brooder?

 

[dc3085]

The first week the brooder temp should be 95*. Every week lower it 5 degrees for 4 weeks. After they are 4 weeks old you can take them off the light.