CPQ hatched :D

[dave85]

hey all,

As some of you know ive been incubating some cpq eggs - i have 25 in incubator!

And so far i have 2 chicks :D :D

1 greyish yellow colour
& other is black and orange stripey.

Im thinking a silver & a normal? am i correct?

So chuffed as dint think id get any and i have a 3rd hatching and still plenty of eggs is only day 19 so still early days so ill give em til end of weekend before opening any.

Thanks
Dave H

[Gary]

nice one dave, are these the eggs layed by your lot?

[Waxbillman]

great news Dave well done thier. i bet they look really cute.

matthew

[chris]

Hi Dave,

silvers are a yellow when hatched, Pearls are very dark brown with yellow strips when hatched, normals are light brown and yellow stripes when hatched, and whites are blonde when hatched

by the sounds of it you have a silver and a pearl. if you can get photos of each chick i'm sure Paul and I can identify them for you

Chris:wink:

[PAUL HEARN]

Well done Dave,

Congratulations mate, it doesn't matter how long you have kept Birds, you can't beat the sight of day old CPQ chicks running around as if someone has pressed their fast forward button.:grin:

I hope that you will have a lot more hatch soon, Paul.:wink:

[kenny]

hi paul /chris

they are great when first hatched all beak and feet you spend half the time loking for the wind up key on the side of their bodies

ken

[dave85]

hey all,

Sorry i aint got back to you sooner.

I had 6 chicks - 2 dead in shell :(, 1 drowned dont know how in 1mm of water :S and i have 3 healthy chicks - 3rd one is greyish yellow with bright yellow wing edges n front.

The orange/black one is really dark coloured.

Ive taken pics so ill post soon!

Thanks
Dave H

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Dave,

I'm sorry to hear of the two dead in shell and the one chick that drowned:sad:, well cleaned fine grade gravel in the water dish is a great method in preventing CPQ chick drownings, but ensuring the Birds can still drink from the water dish.
Another idea is to raise the water dish slightly allowing the Adult Birds to drink, but preventing the chicks from entering the water dish, a combination of both ideas would help even more.

But at least you have three chicks so far, please post your pics soon so Chris and I can hopefully identify the expected Mutations you have.

Paul.:grin:

[kenny]

hi paul

i cover my water dish with a small square plastic mesh so the birds can still drink but the little uns cant drown as they just walk on the top of the mesh.a bit like stopping a child from drowning bud!

ken

[dave85]

hey all,

As promised my chinese painted quail chicks! what are they?

i think they are -

chick 1 = silver
chick 2 = normal
chick 3 = silver-pied


Chick 1on left with chick 2 on right!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/dave_h1985/cpq7.jpg

Chick 2
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/dave_h1985/cpq11.jpg


Chick 3
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/dave_h1985/cpq1.jpg
Let me know what you all think

Thanks
Dave H

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Dave,

I can't identify the chicks from the photo size you have posted mate, would it be possible to post full size pics?

Paul.:grin:

[Waxbillman]

hello Dave

what lovely chicks they are, well done, bet the mother is well proud.

matthew

[dave85]

hey paul,

They are full size!

ill try making them bigger here goes -

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/dave_h1985/cpq1.jpg

Dont look like they gonna go any bigger! so what do you think from what you can see?

Chick 1 = yellow-grey all over with some dark streaks.
Chick 2 = black with orange streaks
Chick 3 = All grey-yellow with yellow wings and breast.

Thanks
Dave H

[chris]

Hi Dave,

from looking at them i'd say

Chick 1= Silver
Chick 2= Pearl
Chick 3= Silver
If you can blow up the size of the photos and then add them as an attachment (see manage attachments at the bottom of the post reply page) we should be able to give a better answer. the way you would appear to be doing it at the moment would be through the image button at the top of the reply page.

Chris:wink:

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Chris,

From the photos Dave has posted, I would say 1, Silver. 2, Blue or Blue Pearl and 3, ?
1 & 3 display different bill and feather colour, 3, may be a Silver Pearl or a Blue Silver Pearl?

Paul.:-|