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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Daisys Mum on June 12, 2013, 10:31:55 am

Title: Quail chicks
Post by: Daisys Mum on June 12, 2013, 10:31:55 am

Out of the 30 eggs that I bought at Lanark I have had 12 hatch over the space of 3 days, still hopeful of a few more. I am feeding them hard boiled egg yolk with some chick crumb is this ok?

Title: Re: Quail chicks
Post by: in the hills on June 12, 2013, 12:15:57 pm

 :wave:  We feed chick crumbs but grind down to a smaller size initially ..... due to them being so teeny.

Title: Re: Quail chicks
Post by: Clarebelle on June 12, 2013, 12:27:49 pm

Quote from: in the hills on June 12, 2013, 12:15:57 pm

:wave:  We feed chick crumbs but grind down to a smaller size initially ..... due to them being so teeny.

same here :)

Title: Re: Quail chicks
Post by: Mel Rice on June 12, 2013, 01:05:18 pm

Mine quite like those seed heads sold for budgies (my age kicking in I cant remember what they are called)
Pecking them gave them something to do.

Title: Re: Quail chicks
Post by: in the hills on June 12, 2013, 01:22:33 pm

Millet ????


Have given it to my adult birds.

Title: Re: Quail chicks
Post by: sokel on June 12, 2013, 08:36:28 pm

Mine are a week old now and starting to feather up nicely    they are getting chick crumbs and giving them mealworms something I wasn't sure about at this age but they go mad for them