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    Quail chicks dying a few days after hatching

    OPPS, I forgot to reply about how much they were eating. I have a small pan in there with plenty of very small crumbles and fine feed, which I change twice a day. The chicks were in the pan all the time it seemed. I even switched to a new bag of feed. I just cannot understand the stiff...
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    Quail chicks dying a few days after hatching

    Thanks for the posts. I do keep the temp around 98 to 100 F. I have used soft bath towel ( faded ones) and/ or paper towel for bedding. I cleaned the brooder with a mild soap/water/ rinse then a weak water/chlorox solution. I then placed it in the dish washer as the instructions stated and...
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    Quail chicks dying a few days after hatching

    I purchased the feed for my Bobwhite quail and ring necks. It is Dumore 24% protein feed. I feed this to all my game birds from chicks on up and have not had any problems. I checked the feed for any mold, but found none. It is kept in a dry container and purchased weekly.
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    Quail chicks dying a few days after hatching

    I have raised Cortunix Quail before on a very small scale. I recently obtained a dozen eggs and incubated them successfully in my Brower Incubator. I raised them and now they are producing eggs regularly. I collected the eggs over several days and set about 50 eggs. I use a calibrated...
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