Jellybean June
Chirping
First time quail mom, and I moved five baby coturnix quail chicks into my brooder this morning! They so far all seem quite happy and healthy-- a lot of movement, very vocal and curious. I have some more who have hatched in the incubator as well. I'm using a rent-a-coop 10x10 heat plate (Won't have more than 14 quail total, but I doubt they all will hatch) and I am wondering how I can tell if it is warm enough. The thermometer I am using is not directly beneath the plate because I didn't want it to bother the chicks. It is stuck on the wall right beside it, and reads about 91 F. When I tested it on the plate before putting the chicks in, the plate got up to 109.5 so I am not too worried about it not getting hot enough. What I am not sure about is whether or not I need to raise or lower it.
The chicks are all huddled underneath, but sort of spread out and not in a pile. They occasionally come out from underneath (haven't figured out food or water yet but we're working on it) but they've also been yelling at me a lot which I saw someone say might mean they are cold. Is there another reason they could be peeping so loudly?
The chicks are all huddled underneath, but sort of spread out and not in a pile. They occasionally come out from underneath (haven't figured out food or water yet but we're working on it) but they've also been yelling at me a lot which I saw someone say might mean they are cold. Is there another reason they could be peeping so loudly?