Spicy little meatball

[Chickmommy85]

I have 4, 1 day old coturnix quails and 2 that hatched last night. One of my day old babies (looks like a little bumblebee) is a spicy little meatball. I've named it zippy, because it constantly zips around the brooder, and attacks EVERYTHING. It attacks the food, water, shavings, and it's siblings. If one of the others is on its back, kicking its legs to get upright, my spicy meatball will grab toes and shake like a puppy with its favorite toy. Is this normal? This is my first time having quails, and hatching eggs. Any advice would be super helpful. Thanks.

 

[muddy75]

Yes that sounds pretty normal to me

 

[muddy75]

@Nabiki

 

[Chickmommy85]

Yes that sounds pretty normal to me

zippy is honestly so funny to watch. Except for when he/she goes after the toes. The others aren't quite as active, they definitely sleep more than zippy does.

 

[muddy75]

zippy is honestly so funny to watch. Except for when he/she goes after the toes. The others aren't quite as active, they definitely sleep more than zippy does.

Was zippy first to hatch?

 

[Chickmommy85]

Was zippy first to hatch?

If I remember correctly, zippy was the 4th to hatch.

 

[muddy75]

If I remember correctly, zippy was the 4th to hatch.

There’s typically one that’s more active in every bunch. IME it’s been early hatchers

 

[Chickmommy85]

There’s typically one that’s more active in every bunch. IME it’s been early hatchers

We started the incubation process 23 days ago. We bought 24 hatching eggs, they sent 32. Only 25 were viable, and of those 25, 6 have hatched successfully. We've had 3 die. We have 2 or 3 (can't remember) that have pipped. The rest, I'm thinking probably won't hatch at all. I'll actually be surprised if the ones that have pipped hatch out.

 

[muddy75]

We started the incubation process 23 days ago. We bought 24 hatching eggs, they sent 32. Only 25 were viable, and of those 25, 6 have hatched successfully. We've had 3 die. We have 2 or 3 (can't remember) that have pipped. The rest, I'm thinking probably won't hatch at all. I'll actually be surprised if the ones that have pipped hatch out.

If you decide to hatch again, I recommend eggs from myshire. They have a hatch guarantee and will help troubleshoot

 

[Chickmommy85]

If you decide to hatch again, I recommend eggs from myshire. They have a hatch guarantee and will help troubleshoot

Thank you so much. I will definitely keep that in mind. We ordered these from a seller on ebay. Honestly, I didn't really have high expectations, because they didn't even start pipping until day 20. I did read that the shipping process could delay the hatching by 2-3 days because of all the jostling. I will admit though, that the longer it was taking, the more my hopes went down the drain.