Training and feeding of button quail chicks.

[gwboolean]

Hatched a new set of about 30 button quail a couple of weeks ago and has been the strangest I have ever had. To begin with, I kept them in the brooder longer than I usually do (I usually have them outside and on a complete seed diet by the time the chicks are 3 weeks old).
These chicks were kept in the brooder, although turned off the temp after a week and left them at room temp. I also let them keep eating chick feed and that is still what the want to eat the most, except of course worms. I started them on seeds/worms after about 2 weeks. My chicks usually will almost immediately stop eating the chick feed. These, however, want to mostly eat the chick feed.
I usually have almost no chick deaths, but I have lost 5 or 6 over this time, although 2 of those losses were do to damaged legs during hatching.
BTW, these chicks are still living in the house, as I am a bit concerned about their ability to survive outside, due to their excessive forming a chick bundle and other behavior.
This was a badly run experiment and I have no idea what to conclude, except these chicks are different than any I have ever raised and they are freaking me out!

 

[Nabiki]

What is the nutrition information ont he all seed feed? In my experience, all seeds generally does not provide proper nutrition for quail, though some of the lack may be made up for with the worms (what type of worm?)

The chick feed may be providing better nutrition, which is why they prefer it. Each batch of chicks is different, though, so it could be a number of factors.

The bundling does sound like they're cold, so you will want to be careful about putting them outside. Again, each batch of chicks can be different, so I wouldn't worry too much.