Could it be a stuck egg? From your description it sounds like it. In that case, you would be able to feel the egg in the quail's vent.
A remedy would be to apply petrolium jelly and massage it over warm water.
I always remove the chicks cos I cannot manage to keep them in the cage.
The male is very good. Although the head is swollen there isn't an open wound so yes it could be a bump. I know there was a thread on the subject not long ago but I cannot find it :(
Hi All,
Recently there was a post from someone experienceing a swelling on the head of the female chinese painted. Could someone send me a link to that post please; I cannot find it using search.
Recently I have noticed this on my female too but she seems jolly and merry. In fact, she has...
Very nice to see a little chinese quail sitting on the eggs with the male on guard.
A point of caution, the newly hatched chicks are incredible escapees! I never manage to keep all of them in the cage and one of every brood perishes to my cots.
I would be very cautious in doing so, quail are less domesticated and somehow more short tempered than chickens. If you try it make sure you observe from a distance so as soon as you see the quail pecking at the chicks you take them away.
Chicks in the picture are a week old and I know that the cal has a delayed growth.
As you can see it has dried blood on the navel and I need to know it to clean it off or leave it there.
I am no Vet but to me it sounds like a virus. Make sure bator and brooder are disinfected throughout with every batch of chicks. Feeding vitamin supplemets to the breeding flock did wonders for me too!
I read that you are leaving them in the bator. That should not be wrong as long as the...
Hello friends,
In times of questioning and inexperience, here am making a hundred questions for you to answer...for which, I thank you in advance!
I have had this batch of cals and chinese who hatched o exactly the same day. As time passed, I noticed that the chinese were eating more and...