HELP!!!!!!

[CorinneP]

I am no kid but my instinct would have been to try and hatch ...study what was best for them if they did Hatch. And If my teenage son wanted to , I know I would support him .

 

[Chick1043]

I understand that. Everyone made that very clear. I already knew that. My dad wanted to hatch them. Like I said, I think they're dead. When we found them they weren't very warm. When I candled them last night they didn't move at all.

We are not trying to hurt you in any way. You are of perfect age to get into quail and I am sure you can excel at it and in life. But we are also looking out for the these birds you may hatch out. If you want to hatch eggs, you really need to start with domesticated quail from a good breeder. You can hatch all you want, start a breeding program with a good stock of birds.

These eggs you found are not the ones to start with. They are of some wild bird. You have no idea what will come out of them.

Go to the top of the quail section here and look in the stickies. There is a breeders list there of people who can send you any type of quail eggs you like. They will be of healthy birds and give you a ton more joy and success than these found eggs of some wild bird.

We all wish you the best in life.

 

[Chick1043]

I am no kid but my instinct would have been to try and hatch ...study what was best for them if they did Hatch. And If my teenage son wanted to , I know I would support him .

Thanks, this makes me feel a bit better!

 

[jbobs]

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Please don't get upset! We *are* trying to help - you asked a legit question and the people here have given you their honest opinion. If you were a 50 year old guy you would have gotten the same answer, it really has nothing to do with your age. I was younger than you when I started with quail and I knew a hell of a lot less than you do when I started, and I learned as I went along. I really don't want you to feel discouraged or thrown under the bus about this. You are obviously a knowledgable and responsible young lady (lady right?) Quail are a really fun hobby - yes, they are different than chickens but not *that* different - the principles of hatching and brooding remain very similar, just some housing, dietary and behavioural differences really. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive us for kinda pouncing on you like that. It is good to have young people in the hobby.

Good for your on going after nursing as a career - lots needed right now. I am just finishing up my finals to become an Animal Health Technologist (Veterinary Nurse) and it has been the most rewarding (and difficult!) experience of my life.

 

[Chick1043]

Please don't get upset! We *are* trying to help - you asked a legit question and the people here have given you their honest opinion. If you were a 50 year old guy you would have gotten the same answer, it really has nothing to do with your age. I was younger than you when I started with quail and I knew a hell of a lot less than you do when I started, and I learned as I went along. I really don't want you to feel discouraged or thrown under the bus about this. You are obviously a knowledgable and responsible young lady (lady right?) Quail are a really fun hobby - yes, they are different than chickens but not *that* different - the principles of hatching and brooding remain very similar, just some housing, dietary and behavioural differences really. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive us for kinda pouncing on you like that. It is good to have young people in the hobby.

Good for your on going after nursing as a career - lots needed right now. I am just finishing up my finals to become an Animal Health Technologist (Veterinary Nurse) and it has been the most rewarding (and difficult!) experience of my life.

lol! Yes, lady! I guess what I got upset about is that I didn't really want to hatch them in the first place (my dad did) and then everyone started ..I did ask for help but I guess this wasn't the help I was looking for..Recently our city code has been changed to 10 chickens per lot and I have 10 chickens. The limit use to be 3. What I'm saying is no one where I live would even notice! lol I think it's one of those situations where when everything actually happens its not that bad..It's not something I'm worried about. Thanks!

 

[mossypath]

I am glad you have everything worked out.

Not wanting to sound like the witch in the group but I will still stand by the advice to strongly discourage you (or anyone who found this thread for advice while Goggling} that it not a good idea to raise and release a wild animal.

It’s not likely but by doing so those few little birds would have a chance of picking up a illness from your handling or your chickens that would not be present in the wild population. More is at stake then just a few eggs, and as caring humans we don’t always see the ramifications of what we do. Yes, I am sure no one would come knocking on your door or press charges against you but that wasn’t the point. It is what was really in the best interest of the ecosystem that is alive all around you. That is what I have always wanted to teach my children.
What a person dose is up to them but much more thought to the big picture should considered and even experts have made mistakes. I only spoke up when adults started giving advice that I thought was wrong and illegal.

My daughter just finished her finals for nursing. It’s been a lot of work for her but well worth the effort. Good luck with all you do!
Tammy

 

[jbobs]

I guess the moral of the story here is that parents and elders mean the best, but they don't always know best. As a youngun I was constantly trying to bring wild animals home but my parents always encouraged environmental stewardship. I nursed a lot of injured birds back to health and released them but was never allowed to take them from the wild.

It's everyone's first instinct to want to hatch LOL when i come accross something to this day I have to have that little conversation with myself "Leave it alone, Jessi. Just walk away." When my uncle and I were in the backcountry last summer we came accross a pair of geese with a brand new bacth of goslings, but they were on a logging road and there was no body of water for miles in every direction. They would not get off the road and we couldn't pass them. The chicks were getting weaker and weaker trying to follow the parents in foot and we knew they would have to walk at least another seven miles to find water... not good. One chick hid in the grass and got left behind because he was so tired and to be honest I was in tears about it. The parents eventually took off and left the chicks on the road; I'm hoping they came back for them. If I was by myself that day I would have found it extremely difficult not to go back looking for the little guy that was left behind. But that's nature for you.

If you don't want to hatch, then don't. I hate to be the source of rebellion but you don't always have to follow your folks advice *I can feel my own parents groaning from here*