The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[BullChick]

 

[pennyJo1960]

okay bad girl again getting 6 olive egger chicks Tuesday about 4

 

[cppeace]

I hatched only 4 chicks from my first attempt so, dang it getting more Bresse eggs to try again but still trying with the Quail as well. This should be fun lol They both should be arriving Friday-ish. So I will Set the Chickens Saturday and the Quail Monday and hope for the best.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I want to get quail soon but I also have so much to plant still lol

 

[cppeace]

Should I try to put up a half wall divide kind of thing in the incubator since they'd be hatching around the same time and are such different sizes?

 

[two j farm]

Should I try to put up a half wall divide kind of thing in the incubator since they'd be hatching around the same time and are such different sizes?

Im going to try some kind of wall in the incubator at hatch time. I have eggs from 2 breeders so I want to know who's eggs hatch what.

 

[cppeace]

Well, I've read you can brood quail and Chickens that hatch together for the first couple weeks so I don't know, don't think a wall in the incubator should be needed I could arrange something if I had to but just not sure. I've never hatched quail and the only pigeons I hatched were brooder by their parents.

 

[ronott1]

Should I try to put up a half wall divide kind of thing in the incubator since they'd be hatching around the same time and are such different sizes?

I would divide them for sure! I have used tomato container for keeping chicks separated

 

[pennyJo1960]

Or possible one turner tray removed then layed on it's side to tell them apart

 

[cppeace]

My incubator is pretty tall so putting in a half wall would keep them separate but shouldn't affect the temp or humidity much. Telling them apart won't be an issue. My concern was would the chicken chicks bully the quail chicks because of the size difference.