- Hatch day is like watching popcorn popping in the microwave. Not much happens and then all of a sudden they all get popping out at once. There is some validity to that, but it is not 100% accurate.
- There are always a few that are early to the party as well as several that are late to arrive. The ones in the middle do seem to go from unpipped to out at a startling rate. You could check in and see no action whatsoever and then an hour later look in to find a dozen running around. Quick little buggers they are.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR QUAIL ALIVE:
- Once everyone is hatched and fluffy, it is time to move on to brooding. Remember to have your brooder set up several hours in advance so it has time to warm before the chicks need to be moved.
- As with any chick, feed and water need to be made available at all times. Water containers need to have marbles or rocks in them for the first week to prevent drowning.
- After the first week, any shallow water container will work. Quail need to be fed a high protein feed to keep up with their rapidly growing bodies.
- You can use a turkey/gamebird starter for the first 4 weeks, which is 28% protein content. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find this starter in mash consistency. It often comes in crumbles, which is too large for quail chicks.
- You can purchase a coffee grinder at a thrift store and use that to grind the crumbles for the first two weeks. After two weeks, the quails seem to be able to handle the size of crumbles.
- Temperature needs for brooding Coturnix quail seem to vary depending on the time of year and where you live. The general consensus is that they should be kept at 95ºF for the first week and lowered by 5º each week.
- Remove the heat at three weeks old (so they are at 65-70ºF) and moved your quail outdoors at four weeks old. They are hardier than people give them credit for.
- Regardless of where you live or what time of year it is, your Coturnix quail will be ready for their new home by 5 weeks. They’ll also be preparing to start laying at that same time.
clicK mE fOR sOmE fUN FuN
HOW TO KEEP YOUR QUAIL HAPPY:
#1. Do not yell at your quail.
#2. Give it lot of love to grow. Your quail will not grow if it does not have lots of love to grow.
PICS OF QUAILS
1 / 3
Gambel's Quail
2 / 3
Baby Quail
3 / 3
Another Baby Quail
1 / 3
Dancing Quails
2 / 3
Eggs
3 / 3
Walking Quails
❮
❯