Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[Highcotton]

I read that the duckies need to be able to get their head wet so they can keep dust out of their nares. I am trying to come up with something they can dunk thier heads in without the chickies getting trapped.

Haven't been able to quote the last two days. Be glad when BYC works all the glitches out and when our computer is repaired and I can use it at home again.

Yes, I understand they need to get their heads wet. It is my understanding that without being with the mother they don't produce oil for a while so they can't get wet as babies. I have had no problem waiting until they are feathered out and ready to go outside to provide a pool. I have not had any chicks get into the Duck pond. The chicks will stand around outside of the duck pond, even drink from it. I have not seen one chicken in the duck pond in over a year with 2 batches of chicks and ducklings together. I had the same worries at first.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

@Alaskan -- yep, exactly. But for 8 hours. Lol!

 

[Alaskan]

@Puddin Fluff i don't give mine deep water, just a chick waterer, until they are pretty big.

I haven't had any problem with doing it that way.

With my baby ducklings that are out with the big flock, I put one baby chick waterer close to where they hang out, and then I put a big rock in the adult water pan. If the ducklings make it out to the adult water pan, and jump in, hopefully the rock will help them get back out.

I am drinking coffee.....thinking of all the junk I need to do.

 

[TeaChick]

sort of like an endurance race?

OK Chickas and Chickos!

My quail are hatching!

There was however, a slight oops in the incubation process, on top of the fact that these are shipped eggs, so also

They are over a day late! I am not sure how not turning them

for the first 5 days can make them so late.

18 made it to lock down. However, they are there NOT because I saw veins or movement, but only because they are clearly not clear. Those eggs are way too tiny to see much of anything.

Interesting too..those quail are so tiny that they get hungry WAY faster than chickens or ducks. The first one hatched this morning, and was already starving by afternoon. I put some food dust in there, and they already ate it all up. Luckily, they are so tiny, that they have plenty of room to eat and drink while still in the toasty warm incubator.

Anyway, I am now up to 5 hatched (out of 18 remember -nail biting emoticon- ) but i think I see two more pips. I can't even see the pips without squinting and staring for one minute per egg!

So, please

that if I really only get 5, that they all live and are female, OR, that at least 5 more hatch.

Much well-wishing for your quail eggs!!!

broody bantam is due on Monday

coffee is good this morning

Yay!!!
I put a Ghirardelli square in mine. (a Salted Caramel in Dark Chocolate square)

It was wonderful!!!

Photos of quails! Photos of chicks! More I say, we want to see more!

x2!!!!

The yellow poplars and the crape myrtles are dropping leaves here but they are always the earliest to start shedding leaves. It is still a couple of months before the oaks and hickories start losing their leaves here. The highs are around 100 and the lows are about 72

The sycamores are dropping leaves. The live oaks are also starting to drop some too. Highs are around 100* (98-105) and Lows around 75-ish.

 

[TeaChick]

@Puddin Fluff i don't give mine deep water, just a chick waterer, until they are pretty big.

I haven't had any problem with doing it that way.

With my baby ducklings that are out with the big flock, I put one baby chick waterer close to where they hang out, and then I put a big rock in the adult water pan. If the ducklings make it out to the adult water pan, and jump in, hopefully the rock will help them get back out.

I am drinking coffee.....thinking of all the junk I need to do.

I hate that part of mornings....

Then I try to think about all the pleasant things I'll get to do and...

 

[chickadoodles]

Alaskan good luck with your quail hatch!

 

[Alaskan]

oooh!

I now have 16 quail chicks out! (are they called something different? I don't even know

)

Anyway, I can't count at all..silly me, I didn't have 18 good looking eggs, there were 18 eggs that I took out that had no chicks in them.

Point being, I am already OVER 1/3 hatch rate! on shipped eggs!

16 running around adorably cute "haw can they be so small" tiny little quail! The kids and I keep saying "Jumbo??

these are JUMBO??? What do you think Button Quail look like?"

BYC pictures have been wonky.... I will take photos and try to post them tomorrow.

 

[Alaskan]

oh, and I have another 5 or so pips! This is AWESOME!

 

[chickadoodles]

oh, and I have another 5 or so pips! This is AWESOME!

Congratulations! How eggciting!

 

[TeaChick]

oooh!

I now have 16 quail chicks out! (are they called something different? I don't even know

)

Anyway, I can't count at all..silly me, I didn't have 18 good looking eggs, there were 18 eggs that I took out that had no chicks in them.

Point being, I am already OVER 1/3 hatch rate! on shipped eggs!

16 running around adorably cute "haw can they be so small" tiny little quail! The kids and I keep saying "Jumbo??

these are JUMBO??? What do you think Button Quail look like?"

BYC pictures have been wonky.... I will take photos and try to post them tomorrow.

Chuters? or something like that? Hang on; I'll check.....
I keep finding the same answer online: "cheepers or chicks"
I found them called chicks in the BYC Quail forum too.
Yay for hatch rate!!!
Looking forward to Jumbo pictures of your Button quail cheepers. =D lol Jumbo Button Quail.

Congratulations! How eggciting!

@Alaskan : x2