How to Hatch Quail Chicks
Purchase necessary hatching and raising equipment., Set up your brooder.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Purchase necessary hatching and raising equipment.
To hatch your quail chicks you'll need a high-quality incubator with an egg-turner, a brooder (cardboard box, large plastic container, etc), chick crumbles, shallow water container, marbles or shiny pebbles, bedding and a heat lamp.
You can purchase most of these items from hardware stores, ranch-supply stores or possible your nearest pet shop. -
Step 2: Set up your brooder.
A brooder is a small box to raise your chicks, it should provide shelter, warmth, space, food and water.
You can use a simple cardboard box to use as a brooder or a Tupperware container.
The brooder should have bedding lined up so you can easily and quickly clean the wastage.
You'll be aiming at cleaning the brooder at least once a week because chicks are very messy! It's your choice on the bedding you want to use, but keep in mind that some types of bedding are more absorbent than others; which is a good thing.
Straw, paper towels or wood shavings are great materials for bedding, where as newspaper is less absorbent and cause splayed legs in young chicks.
Detailed Guide
To hatch your quail chicks you'll need a high-quality incubator with an egg-turner, a brooder (cardboard box, large plastic container, etc), chick crumbles, shallow water container, marbles or shiny pebbles, bedding and a heat lamp.
You can purchase most of these items from hardware stores, ranch-supply stores or possible your nearest pet shop.
A brooder is a small box to raise your chicks, it should provide shelter, warmth, space, food and water.
You can use a simple cardboard box to use as a brooder or a Tupperware container.
The brooder should have bedding lined up so you can easily and quickly clean the wastage.
You'll be aiming at cleaning the brooder at least once a week because chicks are very messy! It's your choice on the bedding you want to use, but keep in mind that some types of bedding are more absorbent than others; which is a good thing.
Straw, paper towels or wood shavings are great materials for bedding, where as newspaper is less absorbent and cause splayed legs in young chicks.
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