Meet my Button Quail Chicks!

Feb 20, 2021
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Yesterday (October 3rd) we had more button quail hatch. We hatched out the parents of these chicks in April of this year. It's amazing how quickly these birds reproduce!

This is the fourth time hatching chicks in my styrofoam incubator that my husband gave me for my birthday this year (seriously, best gift ever, hopefully he doesn't regret it 😅 haha). He gave me the one with the egg turner and forced air heat source. He also purchased the quail rails to go with it. I'm so glad I don't have to turn these little tiny eggs by hand 👌

Overall they are a healthy and spry little crew. One chick needed it's toes taped overnight. It's still finding it's footing but is keeping up alright with the others.

The parents of these birds were a red breasted male named Flapperton with a red breasted hen named Frosty and a blue faced slate hen named Pip.
We have
One double factor blue face chick,
One blue face slate,
Two that appear to be blue faced cinnamon but could be something else. they have a reddish all over cast with dark heads and no stripes so I'm not really sure.
four red breasted, the darkest one is the one that has wonky legs.
One silver or silver pearl (can't tell until it feathers out).
So happy with how healthy and peppy they are!
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That's definitely a very original way to use lego :p But it has potential - I could imagine building little quail houses and such from lego.. And cute chicks as well ;)
 
Just want to update that the chick that had curled toes is now the fastest chick in the bunch. We named him Perky, which seems a fitting name for the little thing's personality.

Another was not so lucky, it died from getting it's head stuck in the quail water dispenser. It's as though it's head was exactly the width of the trough and it got itself stuck in there overnight. 😟 It was wedged in, I had to apply a little pressure to get it out of there. Another reason to use the Lego. When upside down, a long deep Lego filled with water makes a drown proof waterer.
 
Just want to update that the chick that had curled toes is now the fastest chick in the bunch. We named him Perky, which seems a fitting name for the little thing's personality.

Another was not so lucky, it died from getting it's head stuck in the quail water dispenser. It's as though it's head was exactly the width of the trough and it got itself stuck in there overnight. 😟 It was wedged in, I had to apply a little pressure to get it out of there. Another reason to use the Lego. When upside down, a long deep Lego filled with water makes a drown proof waterer.
Oh no, sorry to hear! It's amazing how easy it is for them to get themselves into situations like that.. glad the little curled toe baby is thriving, though!
 
Oh no, sorry to hear! It's amazing how easy it is for them to get themselves into situations like that.. glad the little curled toe baby is thriving, though!
I am too! He's certainly quite the funny guy. Likes to dash around like he's extra happy his legs work right 😂(I'm assuming he is male because last batch, all the chicks that looked like him became red breasted males)
 

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