Hatch day is not the finish line. The first 48 hours are.

The First 48 Hours is a practical brooder survival handbook for anyone raising newly hatched Coturnix and Northern Bobwhite quail chicks.

When Amanda and Dana Bowen brooded their first hundred Bobwhite chicks, many got wet in the drinkers, became cold, and stopped moving. They spent the night drying chicks with a hair dryer and wondering if the farm would survive its first week. This handbook is what that night, and years of customer brooder questions at 4K Bowen, taught them about keeping day-old quail warm, dry, eating, drinking, and on their feet.

Inside you'll learn:

✔ The five basics every day-old quail needs: heat, water, feed, traction, and space

✔ The first night, hour by hour

✔ Real customer brooder files: wet chicks, corner piles, a tote that cooked overnight, splayed legs, pasted vents, and more

✔ How to read chick behavior before you trust a thermometer

✔ 20 common brooder mistakes and how to prevent them

✔ A Bobwhite first-week brooder guide

✔ An investigator card for brooder losses

✔ Printable checklists, a First 48 Hours log, a species quick guide, and a supply list

Whether you're setting up your first brooder tote or moving larger batches out of the incubator, this handbook will help you get your chicks through the hours that matter most.

4K Bowen is a licensed Florida game farm and NPIP-certified, disabled veteran family farm. This book shares practical farm experience. It is not veterinary or legal advice.

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66 Pages

Written by Amanda and Dana Bowen of 4K Bowen