Need help with button quail chicks

[teacupbuttonquails]

That sounds like disease to me, but let me ask some questions.
What are you feeding them?
How old are they?
What is the temperature in their brooder?
Do they have a warm end and a cool end?
How closely related were their parents?
What does their poop look like?
Pictures?

I'm feeding them Purina game bird 30% protein starter crumble and I was told to grind it to a powder so they didn't choke on the big pieces of crumble.

They were hatched on 12/17/22 (5 days old)

The heat end is 98.2 at the moment. Cool end is 74.3

Yes.

I don't know their parents. I purchased the eggs online from purely poultry.

Here's a picture of their poop.

 

[teacupbuttonquails]

Im not sure why that is happening maybe they are sick or have poor genetics?

I hope not. They're sweet babies.

 

[teacupbuttonquails]

These symptoms sound like wry neck what are you feeding them?

Purina game bird 30% protein starter crumble and I was told to grind it to a powder so they didn't choke on the big pieces of crumble.

 

[The Birb King]

I hope not. They're sweet babies.

Yea its hard losing them. I had 7 button eggs in the incubator a few months back. Only 1 hatched he was so friendly and then he died and im not sure why

 

[teacupbuttonquails]

If you could answer @Nabiki questions would really help.

Yes I just sent the information.

 

[teacupbuttonquails]

Yea its hard losing them. I had 7 button eggs in the incubator a few months back. Only 1 hatched he was so friendly and then he died and im not sure why

Awwee I'm sorry for your loss!

 

[Huntmaster]

Yes I just sent the information.

Feed should not be the problem

 

[The Birb King]

How friendly are your chicks? Button quail are known to be very skittish if they are not tamed as babies. My adult buttons will eat from my hand but they freak out if I try to touch them.

 

[Huntmaster]

Don't see anything wrong with your other info just a little warm on the heat but that shouldn't be causing this. I start out about 95 for a few days then slowly drop a few degrees every few days.

 

[Nabiki]

I'm feeding them Purina game bird 30% protein starter crumble and I was told to grind it to a powder so they didn't choke on the big pieces of crumble.

They were hatched on 12/17/22 (5 days old)

The heat end is 98.2 at the moment. Cool end is 74.3

Yes.

I don't know their parents. I purchased the eggs online from purely poultry.

Here's a picture of their poop.

I'm not seeing anything wrong with your setup or feed. Are any of the white ones albinos? Can you post a close pic of one of the white ones?

I would say it is a bit warm (but not enough to do harm) at the hot end, but since you have a cool end, heat is unlikely to be the issue.

I would say disease except that it's only the white ones. I'm leaning towards something genetic at this point, but you may consider sending one of the dead ones to a local necropsy lab for cause of death.