sick baby japanese quail chick

hippoatlarge

Chirping
7 Years
Mar 28, 2012
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San Francisco Bayarea/East Bay
I got the quail chick (I think it is less than a week old). I think it got over heated in the car and is now sick. It just sits there with its eyes closed and makes noises. I tried standing it up but all it did was go right down again. It has gone and eatten food and has drunk water, but not responding to well. It's other partner is up and running around in the cage and eatting and drinking, so nothing wrong there.

Could someone tell me what may be wrong with this poor thing?
 
How is the chick this morning? For future reference, if a chick over heats, you can help it by cooling it down. Remove it from the heat and let it sit at room temp for 30 mins or so. Put some ice cubes in the water as well.

Does it have any other symptoms this morning?
 
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Sorry, to say that the chick passed away yesterday morning. It died in my boyfriend's hands. Sad, I am not sure if it died from to much heat or from a draft. The other chick it was with is doing fine. It may have been sick to begin with and just could handle the extreme heat/drafts.

I and my boyfriend buried the poor thing last night. I have a lot to learn about quails chicks yet, they aren't like chicken chicks.
 
So sorry about the chick. Quail chicks can be a bit more delicate than chicken chicks. They are much more sensitive to drafts and over heating.

Good luck with the other baby. :)
 

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