Coturnix hatching today *pics*

[Nekhebet]

Well we woke up to a couple babies, we're up to five now. As I've mentioned, we weren't too lucky with these shipped eggs, lots of cracks, lots of infertile etc, but its great to see these little guys coming out of their shells. They're super-quail! Anyway here's two pics so far, I'll update when I get a few more babies.

 

[sequoiacyclist]

So tiny!

 

[Nekhebet]

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I know!

Here's one of them next to a battery:

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Wow! That is amazing. I don't even want to imagine how tiny a button quail chick is...

 

[Nekhebet]

Update: a whole bunch, maybe 5-7 eggs pipped all at once. Hoping all goes well, more pics soon. The oldest few are standing upright now and even sort of exploring the brooder. I didn't think those little guys could really knock eggs over like bowling pins but they manage lol

 

[NeoRoey]

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Imagine a bumblebee. Then imagine that bumblebee as a young adult. That's a button quail chick when first born (including the fur). But their heads and big feet make them seem bigger.

 

[Kim_NC]

Congratulations! They look so sweet in the pics. The battery was a good comparison.

 

[team edward]

soooo cute!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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A button quail egg is about as big as my thumb fingernail. A baby button is about as big as a baby coturnix's body without head or legs

 

[Stellar]

I like the description shelleyd! Now I shall envison headless button quail wobbling about since there are no legs afterall hehe sorry morbid humor