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    Quail chicks can’t walk and then die.

    Thats about 20 degrees below what you need it to be. You need it around 100°F for at least the 1st week. My apologies for not mentioning that in my 1st reply. Being too cold is just as fatal as too hot for newly hatched chicks. They cant hardly produce or retain their own body heat until that...
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    One week old coturnix quail loosing feathers.

    This..... ^^^ Just losing and replacing its down coat.
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    Quail chicks can’t walk and then die.

    They are definitely getting too hot. If you are using a 250w Infrared Heat Lamp bulb, good choice, I use them also sometimes as they are best for freshly hatched chicks up until 3wks old. It helps keep the vent (butt) pecking down to a minimal. That being said these bulbs needs to be a minimum...
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    Bobwhite Chicks with White Wing Tips

    Also I would like to add... 1 of the 4 (Big guy in 1st picture) started pecking the others (all males I believe) in the back of the head almost 2 weeks ago, around the 5-6weeks old range, which is something none of the other birds born this year have even started doing. Only my original 20 do it...
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    Bobwhite Chicks with White Wing Tips

    Hello, just to give a brief background I started a quail farm in the Spring of 2020 starting around with 20 Northern Bobwhites and 20 Coturnix. All came as eggs and from a qualified breeder. This past summer I started building up my Bobwhite population in hopes for a future business possibly...
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