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I have noticed this morning that one of the chicks has lost a lot of hair on their right side under neath their wing, they are scratching and biting at the area. Any idea what the cause is and how to treat him?

Yeah I took the cave out, they weren’t going in there and it took up most of the shaded area, yeah they mainly stay on the hot side, they sleep in the dish, It reads a lot hotter temp than the bedding. They are very cute aha

Also… I’m reading the temp of the brooder with a temp gun, it is inaccurate and reads about 4•F under the actual temp, (human temp is 93.3-94.8•F according to gun) the gun reads 95•F directly under the lamp, 86-92•F near the corners, and about 81-84•F in the shaded side of the brooder and in...

Okay, thanks :) What colours are these guys would u know or is it too early to tell?

Yeah he eats and drinks fine, he can move surprisingly well too considering he’s only using 1 leg most of the time. Yeah I realise this morning that I needed to block off some areas as one of them had got themselves stuck, he’s fine. I’m now on day 19 of incubation, with day 1 being when I put...

Would there be any issues with the other chicks singling it out or bullying it as they get older? They have a large brooder, 90cmx70cm and lots of hiding spots

Nothing wrapped around the foot or leg, his left foot is real flimsy, he’s able to get around, but will not stand up fully like the others

Thanks, have done. They’re eating and drinking fine. I have 7 now, 6 are fine but 1 seems to be limping on one of his legs, his legs aren’t splayed they’re straight, he’s just cautious to put the other leg down with moving, any ideas on what’s happened and how I can treat the little fella?

Roger that, any tips on ensuring they’re eating properly, I’ve scattered feed in the incubator but the first is now about 30 hours old so in about 8 hours ill move him and any other dried out chicks into the brooder. I know I need to direct them to the feed so they know where the food source is...

Awesome, thanks for the help, yeah the only other option I could find at such short notice was 18%. I assumed about 1/4 ratio of mealworms to chick feed would help give them that missing protein

19.5%

Thanks, how come? Would the mealworm hinder them in any way?

Hi guys so I’m hatching for the first time, I have had 2 button/king quail chicks hatch in the last 24 hours, I have ordered game bird starter feed, express shipping over 10 days ago but it is stuck in a depot in my state somewhere, I’ve got some chick starter feed and have ground it up and...