Snowie Coturnix Quail Hatch-A-Long

[Quail Stack]

The quail have definitely gained some weight! The large yellow/white one now weighs a whole 57 grams, the smaller yellow/white one weighs 43 grams. The brown striped one weighs 45 grams. They've all at least tripled their hatch weight in just 12 days!

 

[Quail Stack]

Today marks the quails two-week anniversary! The small white quail now ways 58 grams along with the striped brown one. The very large white quail weighs in at a whopping 76 grams, over halfway to its adult weight. To celebrate here are some pictures!

It's really funny to see them go nuts over broccili and watermelon! They've all flown high enough to get out of the pen, so I should make a cover for the top soon. Does anyone have any ideas for a clear viewing top?

 

[Erkenstein]

I built a wooden frame and attached hardware cloth for the top of my brooder. They do like to fly!

The slanted pieces are the 1/4 inch wire inserts for the bottom. When they are 10 or so days old I pull those out and they graduate to 1/2 inch wire.

 

[Quail Stack]

Ok cool, thanks for the idea Erkenstein, I may give it a try this weekend.

 

[Quail Stack]

Today we attempted to give the Quail their first sand bath! None of them actually bathed, but we'll try again soon enough.

I also added some bird netting to the top of their pen to prevent them from escaping again. I used some washers to weigh down the corners an such.

They don't seem to mind the new addition, and still love to hide in their feather duster mother.

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

Today we attempted to give the Quail their first sand bath! None of them actually bathed, but we'll try again soon enough.

They don't seem to mind the new addition, and still love to hide in their feather duster mother.

Leave the dust bath in there, they'll get it soon. I wish I could find a feather duster!

 

[007Sean]

I wish I could find a feather duster!

Got a "Dollar Tree" near ya? They carry real feather dusters, sometimes.

 

[AlderCreekFarms]

Got a "Dollar Tree" near ya? They carry real feather dusters, sometimes.

Woohoo! Goin' to the Dollar Tree on the way home!!

 

[Quail Stack]

Good evening! I know it's been a while, so here is an update. To start, my siblings have finally decided on a name for the largest quail! So, drumroll please, the names have all been settled on. The brown one's name is Aggie, the smaller snowy is Olive/Oliver, and the big one is Connor. All of these names have a relation to musical theater. For instance, Aggie is from Annie, better known as Ms. Hannigan. Oliver/Olive hits us with a double whammy, he's from both Annie, Oliver Warbucks, and Oliver, from Oliver!. Connor is from my personal favorite show, Dear Evan Hansen.
Here is a picture of Connor I'll be using for an art project at my school;

I'm very happy to announce that today is the quails one month anniversary!They've all grown so much, and I'm very happy.
Lastly, I'd like to leave you all a few questions.
1. How soon can you tell the quails gender? I've heard a myriad of different answers for this, I was wondering if anyone had a more confirmed answer.
2. How do you tell the gender? I know that for some quail you can tell by the breast and whether or not it's speckled or smooth, but I can't tell on these guys yet.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Watch for the boys to hoot, or try vent sexing.