Yes, that's what I've found, too. The liquid injectable kind is Duramycin 72-200 (which is usually used for cattle) whereas the kind usually recommended for poultry is Duramycin-10, which is either sold out or unavailable everywhere because (after more digging) I found the scoop on the FDA...
Thank you so much for your assessment! I will hold off on doing anything but keep watching the lethargic one closely to monitor his condition.
Do you have any advice on where to find Duramycin? I tried to find it weeks ago when researching things I might need for quail and haven't been able to...
Thank you again! I know I might be reading too much into things, but knowing how fast these diseases (Ulcerative Enteritis especially) can decimate a young flock of quail just has me paranoid to be on top of catching any potential symptoms before it's too late.
I'm feeding them Homestead Harvest Gamebird Starter, with additional electrolytes in their water on days when I fully clean the brooder to relieve stress. Brooder has deep pine bedding, a brooder plate, and a heating pad underneath the whole thing. Thermometer inside reads right around 80-85F...
I am a new quail mama with 10 chicks a little over a week old. I noticed today one definitely not acting right. He's very lethargic, not eating at all, drinking very little, and occasionally poops pretty runny (no blood, and I know runny poop is somewhat expected if they're drinking but not...