Initially, I thought it was the gamebird starter. Then, I thought it might have been the 100 watt incandescent reptile light that caused my birds to mature faster and grow bigger. Now, I'm wondering if it is the red (and later added, white) LED lights that have an effect on their growth. Here is a picture of my 2-week old quail.
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They're huge. They've completely feathered out, all of them. I did two things differently this hatching. One was switching out the chicken starter crumble for gamebird starter, and the second was lighting.
Tell me, for those using gamebird starter, is this a normal size for 2-week old quail?
