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    Coturnix quail consistently laying eggs that have circular cracks, indented with a darker colored area.

    They should be getting enough. Only one out of 20ish quail I have laying are doing it. Doesn't seem more fragile than others. The eggs each day look the same, except the colors, like the first ones had no spots but a band of the darker brown and even darker in the cracks. -if that makes sense.
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    Coturnix quail consistently laying eggs that have circular cracks, indented with a darker colored area.

    A younger Coturnix quail is laying circular cracked, indented eggs with darker area. Not sure who is doing it but it appeared after newer batch was introduced to the covey and we get one often, if not every day. Thought it might have to do with it being the first eggs. My daughter told me she...
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    Ended 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Hatching Fowl Photo Contest

    Here's our newest family members!
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    2 new chicks die 5 mins apart. Year later and it happens again.

    Just had a 2 day old chick I hatched do the same thing. I got to it sooner, tried the nutridrench but same quick decline, breathing heavy, death throws and then death. Do others have this happen? Just wish I knew if there was something I'm missing or if it was unavoidable. Might not ever know. I...
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    2 new chicks die 5 mins apart. Year later and it happens again.

    Also, in case anyone wondered, one of the middle pipped eggs didn't make it and the other needed a small amount of help. The beak was near its bottom instead of under the wing. It tried for 24hrs with very little progress. I spent a lot of time that day using bamboo skewers off and on in the...
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    2 new chicks die 5 mins apart. Year later and it happens again.

    I figured they might be too young as well. I went to talk to a chicken guy at the store and he thought the same. Thought it must just be bad luck. Also said that changing feed could do that too. I don't think that is what happened in this situation but I had never heard that before. I have a...
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    2 new chicks die 5 mins apart. Year later and it happens again.

    Last year, 2 frizzle bantam Cochin chicks die 5 minutes apart. Maybe 2 or 3 days old. Bought from a store. It comes on suddenly and they seem to gasp or pant and then die. We thought maybe inhaling some dust from the food since they were both close or sleeping right by the food with heads almost...
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