I woke up to a chick!!!! Now what!?!?!?

[jfulcher]

I woke up to a baby button quail! Now what!? It is frantic to find me, so it wont stay under the heat lamp. How do I teach it to eat? Or drink?

 

[Flawedatdesign]

Well first off I want to say CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know nothing about button quail but glad to see you have had a hatch

 

[jfulcher]

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Thank you very much!!! It was from one of my actual eggs too not an ordered one!!! So I am uber excited!!! I have been trying for months for a baby button!!!

 

[The Chickeneer]

So first things first, Congrats on the hatch!

Well I'm not a quail person but I know that baby chicks dont eat or drink for the first 48 hours after they hatch, but when its time you should pick at the food with your finger like a bird then pick him up and dip his beak in the water so he knows what to do. Good luck

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

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I moisten the food for our quail when they are first hatched. Use paper cups trimmed very shallow or soda bottle caps at first. Dip the beak gently.

 

[jfulcher]

Heres my peeper!!!

 

[jfulcher]

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And to you!

 

[Flawedatdesign]

SOOOOOOOOOOO cute

 

[Axle Quails]

Cograts

I hope you enjoy

 

[jfulcher]

Thank you he/she is soo tired and not willing to sleep lol