baby quails

[shanny2]

i come home yesterday and the eggs where scatted everywhere so i got them out and cleaned the small aviary and know i have the eggs in a metal bowl lying on wood shavings and i couldn't candle it because i couldn't see through the eggs so i picked on and cracked it open and i felt so bad because a baby was in there and i only have a week left until they hatch can you guys help me they are under a lamp

[spanna]

sorry shanny but if the mum was off them for even a couple of hours and they went cold then there isn't much you can do. sorry, wish i could give you better news.

[shanny2]

but they might hatch only time will tell

[Jayburd]

I agree with Spanna.
I have had hens that even though they haven't been near the nest in 2 hours (I didn't realise they had a nest) and would continue sitting, but to no avail and all the embryos died.
Sorry Shanny

[monotwine]

Mmm, I have just had 8 babies hatch out quite a surprise too as I assumed they would die. Mum quail let the eggs go cold twice for an hour or so, once during a rain shower late evening and I eventually gave up trying to get her back. They are not the brightest birds.

[Jayburd]

sorry monique, can't agree with them being not so bright
I have 3pr who all love to come and grab food from my hand - over the years they've learnt to distinguish between lettuce, spinach, endive & rocket, and will eat them all in order without fail, even if I mix them up
I just needed to say something in their defence... Well done with the chicks!!!!

[monotwine]

LOL Jayburd I consider myself chastised. They are not dense when it comes to food I agree. No matter how hard I try hide live food from mine, so my finches get enough, they always manage to eat most.
I just find them (quails and most groundbirds) rather silly at parenting. They just keep walking while the little ones drop like flies behind.

[Jayburd]

sorry Monique, not chastising you, just commenting ;)
haha lol yes they do that, even if I put the food up on the wall, yep there's one having flow (or as I like to call it 'Boinked' ) up in the food tray