My babies are 6 weeks old and just laid their first egg! How exciting. We also just harvested and ate a bully male 2 days ago. Pretty crazy how I hatched these from eggs and now the circle of life is coming around!
I’ve been researching when my quail should be ready to transition to their outdoor coop. I see a lot of different information on when they are ready so here’s some information and I would like opinions. My quail are 3 weeks old and seem mostly feathered. The temperature in their brooder is between 60°-70° depending on the ambient temperatures of my house. I live in north Ohio near the lake, the temperatures are 40°-60° during the nighttime and 50°-70° during the day. Their hutch is ready to go, and it’s on my enclosed porch. Should I start weaning them off of their heat lamp before I take them outside? When should they be ready to go? I attached a few pictures of some of the quails, they are all generally the same feather wise.