I'm Probably Gonna Need My Hand Held Quail Hatch-A-Long

[redinator]

40-42, there's a few that seem to hiding under another chick so it's hard to say

 

[Sefirothe]

One of them seems to be improving . . .at the back

That’s probably Stargazer. It toddles around like a normal chick for a bit. Then stares up, then makes a preening motion that almost looks more seizure like, then dozes off, then the cycle repeats.

 

[Sefirothe]

40-42, there's a few that seem to hiding under another chick so it's hard to say

I got 42, so pretty close.

 

[SemiSweet2391]

I count 42 cuties!

 

[redinator]

Don't quail only take about 8-12 weeks to mature, if I remember correctly?

 

[Sefirothe]

Don't quail only take about 8-12 weeks to mature, if I remember correctly?

8 weeks give or take I think.

 

[redinator]

Do they breed during winter, or are they seasonal like chickens?

 

[Sefirothe]

View attachment 4286908I pulled out the feed tray, waterer and heat plate in preparation for removing the top layer of the blue towels (I have about five layers of towels in there. Figured it’s easier to roll up the top one for cleaning.)

Who wants to help me double check my chick count?

Also, you have NO idea how relieved I was when I picked up the heat plate and didn’t find any dead chicks.

 

[Sefirothe]

Do they breed during winter, or are they seasonal like chickens?

You can keep light on them for year round production otherwise like chickens that they need a certain amount of light per day to lay and for the males to feel amorous.

 

[redinator]

Also, you have NO idea how relieved I was when I picked up the heat plate and didn’t find any dead chicks.

I use to keep mine at the edge with it tilted towards the back until I found a dead chick wedged behind it one morning. Now they're several inches off the wall and tilted towards the center