The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Daisys Mum on September 24, 2014, 08:14:31 pm
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Found a poor lonely quail chick in my quail house, I knew one was sitting on eggs but didn't think that any would hatch. After a while under the brooder chick has perked up and is nibbling at crushed digestive biscuits and drinking, does anyone have any chicks that he/she could join. I am going to be at Lanark on Saturday, and could bring it with me.
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I have a female adult one - do you think she would accept a baby? I am also getting a male from someone at Lanark. Maybe it's not a good idea to put them all together - anyone with quail experience able to help? What do you think?
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how will you keep it warm at the mart?
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Definitely don't put it in with a female quail unless she's broody, even if they are broody they're not good mums! Can't it go back in with its own mum? Otherwise someone with a broody pekin could take it?
We had a (very broody) quail with chicks this year, nothing like a broody chicken :-[ And unfortunately I had been warned about their lack of mothering skills but went ahead with it anyway, silly me :'(
Good luck, hope yours does alright :fc: :)
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how will you keep it warm at the mart?
I would have put it on a hot water bottle and brought along a flask to top it up!