new hatchling

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! They are growing fast! They are still adorable though!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

So they are growing pretty fast here are a couple pictures of the same ones from last week.





What I plan to do when they are grown up? 

Eat quail

..eggs for breakfast, and when spring comes probably move them into a green house, where they can run and scratch around for bugs etc. 

Also plan to hatch more, to keep and some to sell.

That sounds like a good plan. Are they full grown within like 2 months or no?

I had chickens and thought about quail too.

 

[Aristalochia]

Yes, they do put on a bit more weight after that but not very much.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Okay! Yeah I read somewhere in my studies they grow really quickly compared to a chicken or duck (had both but never quail or giunies)... interesting. They are adorable little things!

 

[Aristalochia]

yeah when raising for meat they usually harvest em at 2 mos old.

Here's one of my flock, I expected fast growth but, it seems a little weird seeing a creature develope so fast. Just over 2 weeks ago this was an egg that weighed 10 grams!

 

[hysteresis]

Fascinating. Imagine if we grew like that. 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Here's one of my flock, I expected fast growth but, it seems a little weird seeing a creature develope so fast. Just over 2 weeks ago this was an egg that weighed 10 grams!

I can't imagine this bird grows so fast

 

[Aristalochia]

Here are my quails at 4-5 weeks old. They grow up so fast!

 

[hysteresis]

Here are my quails at 4-5 weeks old. They grow up so fast!

Wow. There's the goods.

They look amazing! 

In the blink of an eye....

 

[Aristalochia]

They are quite entertaining little guys. They are very quiet and make cute purring sounds, but they like to jump real high sometimes and they start bouncing around like popcorn

 

[hysteresis]

....they like to jump real high sometimes and they start bouncing around like popcorn

Like our Guinea Pigs.  

Enjoy!

 

[Aristalochia]

Woohoo, my quails are mature. I just got my first egg! 



and the circle of life continues

 

[hysteresis]

If I cry, it'll be your fault.

Go on. Step up to the edge and hold that egg up for the world to behold.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

So sweet. Pretty colors.