How often should Button Quail Chick drink.

[QuailMcQuail]

Need HELP ASAP

My female Quail decided to abandon her 2 eggs after her other 2 hatched, luckily I happen to have a incubator as I was wanting to hatch my own quails.

Well, one of the quails hatched (very cute) and I have left it in the incubator to keep it warm and wait for it to be big enough for me to move to another cage with a heat pack to keep it warm. However, my incubator is very small and and is only able to keep a small dish of water inside, however I don't want it falling in and drowning.

So I have been taking it out and dipping its beak in the dish of water to incourage it to drink. I was wondering how many times a day I should give it water, and do I need to also give it water through out the night?

Any help is appreciated.

Side note, I heard that button quails can eat seed as soon as the hatch, is that true?

 

[abraga]

I breed tiny serama...i put little bottle caps with water in when they 1st hatch because they r so tiny and I worry bout them drowning..then i graduate to lids from jars for water. I never keep chicks in the bator past 24hrs. I've never raised quail..however..with chicks u gotta sort of tap the floor w ur finger to give them the idea to eat. I would think w quail babies..that seed would not provide all the nutrients and it will have a difficult time eating the seed. U need gamebird starter or chick starter feed. Some people add a bit of water to it to make a soft mush.