Hatched some valley quail. So now what?

[JJMR794]

Makers?! Dang I Have Butler Bobs! Need Any???

 

[ourflockof4]

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Yeah that seems like a lot. I had 50 bobwhite eggs shipped in for $23. I ended up hatching out 23 birds also. One broke during shipping, about 15 were scrambled, and 10 were quitters. So about $1 a bird hatched.

 

[Dogfish]

Had they all hatched I would have been $1/bird, but seeing as this was from a buddy, I'm fine with it.

 

[chickenwhisperer]

I dont want to discourage you, but I hatched a ton of valley quail from my breeders earlier this year, and only a handful survived for any length of time.

Make sure they do not stand in their own waste in the brooders, make sure they are kept warm, and make sure you dont startle them often because I think the stress kills the young chicks.
They are very nervous bird, and it does not go away with exposure to you, that makes it worse.

They shouldnt stay in the brooder longer than 24hrs, they need food and water fairly quickly after hatching, like within 24hrs.

I had great luck hatching valley quail, but keeping the babies alive past 2-3 weeks was a completely different story.

I will say, they do alot better on the ground than in a cage . . .

GoodLuck DF!!!
Valley quail are awsome.


Future advice- make sure you always keep at least 1 male in your recall trap, he will keep ALL the others hanging around.

 

[JJMR794]

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Yeah that seems like a lot. I had 50 bobwhite eggs shipped in for $23. I ended up hatching out 23 birds also. One broke during shipping, about 15 were scrambled, and 10 were quitters. So about $1 a bird hatched.

BAD COMPARISON... APPLES TO ORANGES IF YOU WILL.... BOBS ARE CHEAP COMPARED TO VALLEYS

 

[Dogfish]

No losses from the ones I've hatched. My cages are relatively small, and short (about 14" high), plus I only check on them every other day to make sure I keep from startling them. Approaching 7 weeks. Comma's are developing, as are their colors.