Posts by southdakota

No blood, no open wounds, it doesnt look like they have any skin on their breastbone, so it must be stretched very thin

I am still losing chicks.  At least two a day.  I have added TF-15 to their feed, added corid to their water, added albon to their water They become lethargic, fluff their feathers, and when they die their breast bone is no...

It is very hot here, over 100 degrees every day.  The birds are free range and in either a coop or a stall in the barn at night and some of the affected chicks are coming out of a stock tank where I grow out the chicks that I...

I am having a problem with eyes closing shut on chicks up to about three months old...they are fine one day, the next day one or both eyes are shut.  I am treating with Vetricyn spray and if I catch them early enough, it seems to...

What is "rat wire".? My cage had hardware cloth which I thought was small enough gauge, I obviously was mistaken.  I will redo the quail cages in 1/2 x 1/2 hardware cloth. I am very sorry to hear of your loss...at least it was...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fat Daddy  Your hen likely has a broken leg or hip issue. its seen fairly often with large groups and its worse on wire. Getting the extra roos out will help you all the way around. less...

I purchased 25 Japanese quail as chicks, two died and one hen appears to be unable to walk for the past several weeks...she eats and drinks and I separated her out, but no idea what is wrong with her....If anyone has any ideas? I ended...

Yes, I had just moved the quail to this wire cage because it was going to be 103 today and I was afraid they would be too warm in their regular cage.  My mistake.  I moved them at 5:30 a.m.and when I came back at 7 a.m. I...

  Found this snake in my quail cage this morning, the large bulge on the left side of the picture is one quail that it had already eaten, there is another quail in it's mouth...these were adult quail in a secure rabbit cage,...

I now have four now...I have noticed one thing...the ones in the full sun do get algae inside if you don't add oxine or a little chlorox.  I have a well that pumps into a cistern, so I started adding oxine and no more...