We check on our little brooder every 30 minutes ish, and yesterday we found that a chick was holding her wing strangely and her feathers had been pulled out or twisted in a few spots. We immediately took her out of the brooder and held her to make sure she didn't get picked on, but I'm not sure...
So I recently hatched 8 adorable quail chicks, and they are all fine until I got back from an hour long shopping trip yesterday and one of them (the most lively and curious) seemed to be struggling to breath. She kept yawning and stretching her neck out, as well as shaking her head violently as...
Hey all!
I've had chickens all my life (literally, first batch of chicks at about 1), but recently we started raising quail which is a new thing entirely!
At this moment I have 8 lovely chickens, and 8 adorable quail chicks.
I have a mix of Sussex, Easter Egger, and a few unknowns. The quail are...