Hi, I'm new to raising quail. I think one of my birds has the flu or something. What do I do?
We had a covey of 10 birds. One bird died ("Propecia" was her name) from what looked like was the same thing when she was just a few days old. I felt like this was probably normal to lose a couple of chicks in those first few vulnerable days of life. It could have even been a birth defect. She died in her sleep.
Then last night "Filet-O" died in his sleep. I didn't notice him sick at all. He was 2 weeks old yesterday.
Now, "Galadriella" is sick. She has what I call the "Katherine Hepburn" shakes. She is uneasy on her feet. She looks a little drunk, like she's going to fall over sometimes. She is still drinking and eating, which is good. And I put some "Save-A-Chick" probiotic and electrolyte solution in there for her to drink. She is drinking some. But she does the same thing that "Propecia" did. She will sit, not lie down, and close her eyes and just kind of look miserable. It almost looks like she has chills and a fever. And she sleeps away from the rest of the crowd, like she doesn't want to be touched.
I've taken a short video:
She is 2 weeks and 1 day old. Jumbo Coturnix Quail. Any advice would be welcome.
We had a covey of 10 birds. One bird died ("Propecia" was her name) from what looked like was the same thing when she was just a few days old. I felt like this was probably normal to lose a couple of chicks in those first few vulnerable days of life. It could have even been a birth defect. She died in her sleep.
Then last night "Filet-O" died in his sleep. I didn't notice him sick at all. He was 2 weeks old yesterday.
Now, "Galadriella" is sick. She has what I call the "Katherine Hepburn" shakes. She is uneasy on her feet. She looks a little drunk, like she's going to fall over sometimes. She is still drinking and eating, which is good. And I put some "Save-A-Chick" probiotic and electrolyte solution in there for her to drink. She is drinking some. But she does the same thing that "Propecia" did. She will sit, not lie down, and close her eyes and just kind of look miserable. It almost looks like she has chills and a fever. And she sleeps away from the rest of the crowd, like she doesn't want to be touched.
I've taken a short video:
She is 2 weeks and 1 day old. Jumbo Coturnix Quail. Any advice would be welcome.