Update on hatchlings

[Esc_Quaily]

My babies are now just over 3 weeks. They are all mostly feathered and getting quite big. I think out of the 7, 2 are female (they both have pink beaks and spots on their chests) They tend to stuck together. The other 5 have a non patterned bib and are always exploring.
I decided to re-introduce the dust bath because they were digging holes in the temporary coop to bathe in. Most of the birds scratch at the DL.
I found 28% protein feed!! I've stopped grinding up the chick food as they are bigger and have been managing with the chick crumb fine. I'm still adding a little ACV or multi-vitamins to their water once a day.

They are absolutely fascinating to watch. Some of the ?boys are quite keen to watch me watching them! They all sleep together and seem to be a happy brood.

So far I'm not regretting my decision to keep quail. The kids also love watching and interacting with the birds.

 

[Susan Skylark]

They are fun little guys, especially in the brooder, a friend showed me a video of her pea chicks and I wondered what was wrong with them, they just sat there while my quail are always on the go!

 

[Esc_Quaily]

They sure are fun @Susan Skylark. We spend so much time watching them do their thing. I love seeing them scratching and bathing in the DL.
They don't seem as dumb as people say. I helped the first born to drink by dipping the beak into water and tapping at the tiny crumbs of food and that wee guy helped the other 6 get the hang of it. Same as if I put something new in the brooder, they all go investigate. Fascinating birds.
They have such silky feathers. All the quail have beautiful markings and hints of colours amongst the soft yellow feathers, beautiful, beautiful birds. My profile bird is my sons. Looking like a Tux. The other chocolatey one was looking like a Rosetta but I noticed some white on her throat today.

Here's the heads up BYC I'll be flooding the photo gallery with pics of my fully feathered covey in a few weeks, begging for help with IDs.