Lobodugald
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- Dec 22, 2019
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Good day everyone.
I was given a trio of Quails but the one had bumble foot when it arrived so I started antibiotics immediately but sadly it died in one day because presumably the antibiotics were started too late.
Anyway so now the rooster Quail only has one hen and he is destroying her feathers from constant daily mating because obviously he needs more than one hen.
So I've been trying to breed more Quails for my rooster quail. I first tried with one of my Silkies that went broody but each time a baby quail hatched it would run away from her out into the cold and then obviously start screeming so I had to stop my work to collect all the babies as they hatched and ran away from the Mom and I kept them warm in my hands and taught them to eat and drink, then once they had all hatched I put them back under the mom but in an enclosure where they were unable to escape from her, and she was talking to them and feeding them etc. The next morning ALL the babies were gone, not a trace of them anywhere or their bodies.
So now I had another broody Silkie, a different hen and so I tried again but now today I see that as they hatch she tries to kill them so as they are hatching I am having to take them away from her but I am unable to run my business while holding baby Quails as I need both my hands and since we don't really get electricity in my country anymore, and when it is available it's far too expensive, I don't know how to keep them alive and still be able to work to pay my extremely high rent.
So I'm wondering what the problem is since Google clearly states that you are supposed to use chickens to hatch Quails since Quails don't go broody.
I also can't find any info on how the babies can dissappear or why my second hen wants them dead. I've never had a problem with Silkie hens hatching and raising chickens so I'm confused as to why they cannot raise Quails.
Is it a mental problem with Silkies or is it all chickens that will refuse to raise quail?
Because I do also have Pekin Bantams and Old English Game Bantams that I can use when they go broody but I don't want to risk it if they are also going to reject the quail babies.
Anyone with any advice please? I really need to hatch some more hens for my rooster quail lol.
Thank you in advance and have a gorgeous weekend everyone.
I was given a trio of Quails but the one had bumble foot when it arrived so I started antibiotics immediately but sadly it died in one day because presumably the antibiotics were started too late.
Anyway so now the rooster Quail only has one hen and he is destroying her feathers from constant daily mating because obviously he needs more than one hen.
So I've been trying to breed more Quails for my rooster quail. I first tried with one of my Silkies that went broody but each time a baby quail hatched it would run away from her out into the cold and then obviously start screeming so I had to stop my work to collect all the babies as they hatched and ran away from the Mom and I kept them warm in my hands and taught them to eat and drink, then once they had all hatched I put them back under the mom but in an enclosure where they were unable to escape from her, and she was talking to them and feeding them etc. The next morning ALL the babies were gone, not a trace of them anywhere or their bodies.
So now I had another broody Silkie, a different hen and so I tried again but now today I see that as they hatch she tries to kill them so as they are hatching I am having to take them away from her but I am unable to run my business while holding baby Quails as I need both my hands and since we don't really get electricity in my country anymore, and when it is available it's far too expensive, I don't know how to keep them alive and still be able to work to pay my extremely high rent.
So I'm wondering what the problem is since Google clearly states that you are supposed to use chickens to hatch Quails since Quails don't go broody.
I also can't find any info on how the babies can dissappear or why my second hen wants them dead. I've never had a problem with Silkie hens hatching and raising chickens so I'm confused as to why they cannot raise Quails.
Is it a mental problem with Silkies or is it all chickens that will refuse to raise quail?
Because I do also have Pekin Bantams and Old English Game Bantams that I can use when they go broody but I don't want to risk it if they are also going to reject the quail babies.
Anyone with any advice please? I really need to hatch some more hens for my rooster quail lol.
Thank you in advance and have a gorgeous weekend everyone.