My little albino chick is doing great, and the second to last to hatch was another albino who I didnāt notice at first. Theyāre both fine, I thought the one was blind, but it seems they can see my hand when I try to pick them up. I havenāt needed to give them special care other than blocking direct sunlight into the brooder. The second one is a bit runty in size compared to the rest but is spunky and seemingly healthy so far. The last chick to hatch is a silver, and idk, it just seems a bit off as far as mental acuity. I thought for sure it wouldnāt thrive, but other than some nutridrench early on it hasnāt needed help either.
Iāve been researching albino Coturnix, and it seems that itās sex linked. I found an article from the 60s about it, but I couldnāt find the whole thing. Iām thinking the albinos will both be hens, and that means itās just the male who carries it. Cotton Candy has earned a ticket to mail jail, but if these grow up as normal without issues, maybe theyāll be all white meat too, and I might use him to make some meat birds. Theyāre far less work than the double silvers for sure, and the first one is keeping pace size wise with the normies.
speaking of the normies, all of the fakers, albinos, and silvers are staying, and the rest are leaving today.
A few pics of the littles.
