After the first quail hatched on Thursday, 48 hours later we had a total of 19 chicks hatch. They have been from the incubator to a brooder fitted with a brooder warming plate. They are very active, surprisingly loud for their diminutive size and look like large bumble bees.
Oh I want to hold one too! (The yellow one, in case it is being picked on!)
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If you hatch chicks there is sometime called chick crumb which is a high protein starter food. But because these quail chicks are so small I grind it up into smaller crumb particles. They will quickly progress to adult quail/game food. They need to have water available all the time but the dish is kept shallow to avoid drowning when they are this size.
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