how long to grind food for hatchling coturnix?

cece4

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I bought the gamebird growth and plumage crumbles.I was worried it was still to big for the babies to eat so I ground it up a bit in the blender.I notice they still dont eat the bigger pieces.They are now about 3-4 days old.How long do I need to blend up the food?
Also I notice a big size difference between some of the chicks is this normal?
 
I dont grind the crumbles for mine.. Only the pellets .. Mine seem to grow in differently .. It seems to me the females grow much faster then the males.. Just in my observations.. If you are worried about them not being able to eat the crumbles you can moisten them as well..
 
I dont grind crumbles either--- least ways not for coturnix or bob chicks
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Now buttons, thats a little different.
 
So even those tiny ones can eat the crumbles? Out of the 28 there are three very very small ones, like less then half the size of the others.I was thinking of pulling these three out and making pets out of them.They seem just as healthy as the big ones, ive not lost a one since getting them so Im happy with that..I guess I just dont know whats normal and whats not.
 
No need to grind their food.If you notice there is a little bit of dust in the crumbles.I would say it is from grinding it at the facility.The buttons feed off from the dust size feed and then when they are big enough,they eat the crumble.One thing that I have found for raising quial is to give them vitamins and electrolytes at least once a week.
I have also never had a problem using pine shavings for bedding,but I do clean it weekly and replace with fresh shavings.
In N.H.,Tony.
 

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