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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: greengumbo on May 18, 2015, 09:24:05 am

Title: Quail hatched
Post by: greengumbo on May 18, 2015, 09:24:05 am

Well we got 10 out of 24 eggs hatching. One of them had a gammy leg and could not feed so I have dispatched it.

The other 9 are fantastic and living in a box indoors with a nice warm terracotta lamp to cozy up to.

Need to build the outdoor housing soon........

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: artscott on May 18, 2015, 12:40:27 pm

congratulations.


Keep an eye on their feet, they have sticky poo that seems to glue itself to their toes if you are not careful it gets hard and then is almost impossible to get off without damaging their feet.

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: Fleecewife on May 18, 2015, 01:08:16 pm

I think we need a pic of these wee birds  :sunshine:

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: devonlady on May 18, 2015, 07:51:11 pm

I love baby quail, they look just like bumble bees!

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: Kimbo on May 18, 2015, 08:26:27 pm

Bumble Bees!!! In that case we really must have a photo  :)

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: Clansman on June 22, 2015, 12:50:43 am

Quote from: artscott on May 18, 2015, 12:40:27 pm

congratulations.


Keep an eye on their feet, they have sticky poo that seems to glue itself to their toes if you are not careful it gets hard and then is almost impossible to get off without damaging their feet.

That happens with quail and other birds when the stocking density is too high and the  litter has been left too long without changing.

It just gets damp and sticky and clings to their toes, building up into large solid balls of muck.

Clean dry litter every week will stop it happening

Title: Re: Quail hatched
Post by: Sbom on June 22, 2015, 03:14:51 pm

Make sure the outdoor house in encased in small hole wire as rat will chew through wood to get to quail :-(. Maybe not straight away but they will find them....