Quail Chicks!!

It has been a busy start to spring. My Indian Ringneck pairing of "Nippet"and "Nelly" have produced four chicks. Three of a lighter colour (Creamino or Albino) and one darker (Blue or Turquoise).

The Red Rump pair have also had at least three chicks. The mother is pretty tentative so I haven't got a real good look.

The surprise has been my King Quails. The female found a spot in the corner of the aviary, made a nest of dried grass and seed. She laid four eggs and they all hatched yesterday. There were three dark coloured chick and one lighter coloured chick.

6/11 I had a loss rate of the quail chicks. One drowned in the water container and another from exposure (I think) but I now have two nearly fully grown chicks and the hen has started to lay again.