I've had ttwo babies die yesterday very unexpectedly. They are between 3 and 2 months old. They are pooping red very were. I gave them a preventive about a month ago and yesterday I started another dose of medication. What else can I do?????? Please help me save my babies. :(
I hatched this little cutie yesterday and her legs were just fine, today they are upright and the knee joint is all red and swollen. What happened to her for this to happen? Is there anything I can do to help? I feel like she's in pain.
Hi, I just hatched a quail from my incubator and he's not really trying to get up to walk around yet, about 12 hours since he hatched, plus he wont make an attempt to eat. He doesn't have splayed legs or anything, but wont stand. Any advice?
I have 10 quails, 5 male 5 female. The boys keep trying to kill one another, they have plenty food, water and grass to wonder on, but I just keep getting blood. How many males should I have with 5 females?
Just curious. I have a rooster whom I love, but I can't keep him in with my other rooster and the only other coop I have has rescue/retired hens who can not mate. Is there a possibility to get it done by a vet? Has anyone heard it before?
Hi everyone, I hatched this little chubby cutie a few days ago, I got him from a farm that breads barnevelders. I've never seen a white one before, is it normal to get white ones?
Hi everyone, I had an egg that didn't make it to hatch. I'm devastated, I always get so attached to the babies I am hatching, especially ones I see moving the day before hatch. :( Just wondering if anyone can see what went wrong, so I don't make the same mistake again. :( This one was the only...
I had a chick pip over 24 hours ago, it's made no progress. The membrane is super dry and white. The other chick hatched yesterday just fine. Should I help? It's chirping at me, I can see it's beak.
My silkie babies are now 8 weeks old and have grown very big. I was just wondering if I could introduce them to the flock yet? I only have 5 girls in my flock so no roosters yet. They have been quite gentle in their "pecking order pecking" of the new girl I added a few weeks ago, they don't...
An honest question. I hatched a dozen quails and they don't have any sense of survival! Getting them selves stuck, not eating and drinking unless I'm next to the cage. Walking outside of the ecoglow heater and sleeping in the cold in the middle of the night! I've never had quails before but I've...
Hi everyone. This little guy hatched 3 days ago, s/he was FINE 100% two days ago s/he had fallen down the side of a sock I have under an ecoglow heater and couldn't get back up. I found him/her 'flat' kind of, s/he's in good spirits and doesn't feel weak, just his/her legs wont move front so...
Hi everyone. This little guy hatched 2 days ago, he was FINE 100% but last night he had fallen down the side of a sock I have under an ecoglow heater and couldn't get back up. I found him 'flat' kind of, he's in good spirits and doesn't feel weak, just his legs wont move front so he can stand...
This is my very first hatching, I'm so excited! Two popped out about 20 mins after pipping, the others have pipped but are all taking their time. :D Looks like 100% fertility, and these are shipped eggs. :D Does anyone have any tips on quails when they first hatch?
I was wondering if there is a lice/mite treatment for birds that I can add to their water? I have a large aviary and have a couple of budgerigars who are rescue birds, so they wont come near me. I know they have mites but wont let me spray them.
Hey guys, I JUST got my little quail eggs and they are just sitting to get up to room temperature. Now the lady told me to hand turn the eggs, but I've heard it's bad to keep opening the incubator, and you might get bacteria on the eggs. So what should I do? Hand roll the eggs or use the...
Some of my chicks contracted Coccidiosis from their mother a few days ago, 4 died and 2 survived. When will I be able to put the babies back out with the other baby chickens?
My two Silkies here Pixel and Mischief need to be sexed! Anyone have any idea? They are 8 weeks old, Pixel is SO much bigger then Mischief, yet Pixel is the gentle one, Mischief is the biggest bully and had to be put in isolation.
Pixel:
Mischief: