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

[NorthwoodsChick]

not sure why this wants to quote a post but it won’t go away, so…
cheers to Sunday’s social media confusion hour.

 

[Sefirothe]

Just went and checked to make sure everyone was tucked in under the heat plates on their own and yep they all were.

 

[Sefirothe]

Found two more passed away under the heat plate this morning. Not sure if this is normal attrition for shipped eggs and/or quail in general. I know they are more fragile in the chick stage than chicken chicks.

And again, every one seems healthy and active. Until they aren’t.

 

[kattabelly]

How tightly are they packing themselves in under the heat plates? Could crushing/suffocation be a possibility?

 

[Sefirothe]

How tightly are they packing themselves in under the heat plates? Could crushing/suffocation be a possibility?

I think that was the problem when i had them in the plastic tote with only the small heat plate.

Since moving them to the bigger pen with the two heat plates I don’t think it’s an issue any longer.

 

[Sefirothe]

Not enough food could have been a possibility for weaker ones who couldn’t fight their way to the mason jar lids when I refilled them.

I pulled the lids out and put a regular chick feeder in. Hopefully none of the tinier ones decide to crawl into it and get trapped.

 

[akroberts1085]

View attachment 4288995Not enough food could have been a possibility for weaker ones who couldn’t fight their way to the mason jar lids when I refilled them.

I pulled the lids out and put a regular chick feeder in. Hopefully none of the tinier ones decide to crawl into it and get trapped.

They're so cute. I'm envious because I don't have enough money or time to be able to get an incubator to hatch any babies.

 

[SemiSweet2391]

View attachment 4288995Not enough food could have been a possibility for weaker ones who couldn’t fight their way to the mason jar lids when I refilled them.

I pulled the lids out and put a regular chick feeder in. Hopefully none of the tinier ones decide to crawl into it and get trapped.

They are positively precious!!

 

[kattabelly]

I think that was the problem when i had them in the plastic tote with only the small heat plate.

Since moving them to the bigger pen with the two heat plates I don’t think it’s an issue any longer.

Are they definitely spreading themselves out between both heat plates?

 

[Sefirothe]

Are they definitely spreading themselves out between both heat plates?

Yep I always find some under both when I lift them up to check.