![]() ![]() I put a fuzzy cloth under the heat lamp and some choose to climb up on it to get closer to the heat and others like to snuggle under it as if it were their mother which is really good for strengthening their little legs. Start out with a small brooder - the chicks chill very easily so if they are too far from the heat lamp they won't be able to make it back to get warm. And marbles or a special waterer is essential - I've had a button chick drown in 3mm of water! They are prone to leg problems and anti slip matting is fantastic for them. Also you need something with good grip in the brooder. And make sure there's lots of food scattered around your brooder for the first few days until they know where the food dish is. Use a heat lamp with quail chicks - Mama heatpads or Electric Hens don't seem to work for them for some reason. I find my cellphone flash light is perfect. If you want to candle them you need a good, strong, small light. ![]() I've just converted the temperature I use to incubate (I work in Celsius) and it's exactly what yours is so you're good there. Quail chicks need to start eating quite quickly after hatch, unlike chicken chicks who can go for a few days without food. The high lock down humidity is so that I can open the incubator to remove hatched chicks (who shouldn't be left in the incubator for more than 24 hours at the absolute most) once they've dried off. I use 45% humidity for all my quail eggs, bumping it up to 80% for lock down. I second the higher humidity as they are so much smaller than chicken eggs with thinner shells. ![]()
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