Button Quail Baby!

[macawlover]

As some of you know, I've been incubating my button quail eggs, and last night (well, more like this morning, because it was at midnight), one of them hatched!

So, I woke up at midnight to hear this high pitched sound. You know how sometimes your nose whistles when you breath? It sounded just like that! At first, I thought it was Cheyenne breathing in her sleep. So, since I couldn't get back to sleep (I need everything to be silent in order to fall asleep), I started walking over to Cheyenne's cage so I could wake her up quickly. As I was approaching her cage, I noticed that this noise was coming from the incubator, and then it hit me!

I turned on the lamp, looked inside, and there was the button quail, waddling around, peeping away! I'll try to post pictures later today!

[birdsnreps]

awwww, lets see pics!!

[macawlover]

Well, I would show pics, but bad news... The little guy (keep in mind that he was about an inch in length) somehow managed to get into a cup of water that was 3 inches tall!! The water was in there for humidity, as he was still in the incubator and there is another egg due to hatch. But, I guess you learn from your mistakes, right? *sigh* I hope the other one hatches... He was cute while he was here, though! :)

[birdsnreps]

oh no!! poor little guy :( i guess only wide, short water dishes from now on

[macawlover]

Actually what I've done instead (shallow dishes of water would evaporate too fast) is covered the dishes with a mesh-type thing. Hopefully this prevents them from falling in...
He was my first successfull hatch... *sniff* lol

[Courtzrocks]

Awww hopefully another will hatch soon.