Mimmi
In the Brooder
- May 29, 2022
- 3
- 9
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Hello! 
So, I have had coturnix quail as pets before, sadly now they are gone and I decided to hatch some more chicks. So, I put 10 eggs in the incubator, and only one was fertilized and hatched.
I had to assist him out since he couldn't come out by himself (pipped at the wrong end, didn't barely made any progress in 25 hours after pipping + he was malpositioned in the egg.) First 2 days he did not chirp at all, but now he is chirping almost non-stop. He is now 8 days old, eating and drinking and pooping well. But, there is a lot of chirping. His brooder temperatures are fine, and I have stuffed animals and fluffy socks with him there to snuggle with. He loves when I pet him and pick him up, he falls asleep when I do.
I tried to give him a mirror as a company, but he is soo afraid of it. I tried it with a few reflecting objects, and he is terrified. I also showed him a realistic needle felted quail and he is afraid of it as well. Tried some quail chick chirping from youtube, he is scared.
My question is: will he be all right on his own? Since he is showing fear towards his own species, can I do anything else for him except plushies and snuggles?
Of course I would love to get him a friend, but right now there has been no luck finding him friends from other people and if I would find him some friends, he might be so scared that I couldn't keep him with others. And I don't have two brooders or two heat sources, so what would be the best solution for this little chick? Might his chirping eventually reduce?
Thank you!
So, I have had coturnix quail as pets before, sadly now they are gone and I decided to hatch some more chicks. So, I put 10 eggs in the incubator, and only one was fertilized and hatched.I had to assist him out since he couldn't come out by himself (pipped at the wrong end, didn't barely made any progress in 25 hours after pipping + he was malpositioned in the egg.) First 2 days he did not chirp at all, but now he is chirping almost non-stop. He is now 8 days old, eating and drinking and pooping well. But, there is a lot of chirping. His brooder temperatures are fine, and I have stuffed animals and fluffy socks with him there to snuggle with. He loves when I pet him and pick him up, he falls asleep when I do.
I tried to give him a mirror as a company, but he is soo afraid of it. I tried it with a few reflecting objects, and he is terrified. I also showed him a realistic needle felted quail and he is afraid of it as well. Tried some quail chick chirping from youtube, he is scared.
My question is: will he be all right on his own? Since he is showing fear towards his own species, can I do anything else for him except plushies and snuggles?
Of course I would love to get him a friend, but right now there has been no luck finding him friends from other people and if I would find him some friends, he might be so scared that I couldn't keep him with others. And I don't have two brooders or two heat sources, so what would be the best solution for this little chick? Might his chirping eventually reduce?
Thank you!
