Baby quail wont open eyes

[Green Bean Quail]

Ok, sounds like she’s set up fine, and your temp is good as well. What’s in the electrolytes? Is there riboflavin? I’ll try to find a video on giving quail chicks liquids manually, don’t have a whole lot of experience on that

Do you have a small, clean eye dropper or syringe? That might make it easier to dropper her than a Qtip

 

[Green Bean Quail]

I have to go but good luck, try to keep her comfortable and hydrated, and if worse comes to worse remember you can’t keep em all. I lost a chick in my first batch too. PLEASE update me!

 

[Quailaholic131]

Ok, sounds like she’s set up fine, and your temp is good as well. What’s in the electrolytes? Is there riboflavin? I’ll try to find a video on giving quail chicks liquids manually, don’t have a whole lot of experience on that

It dosnt have riboflavin

 

[Green Bean Quail]

It dosnt have riboflavin

Ah! I was supposed to be working but I had to respond, sorry! Get some riboflavin supplement for chicks. Sav-a-chick is cheap

 

[Quailaholic131]

Ah! I was supposed to be working but I had to respond, sorry! Get some riboflavin supplement for chicks. Sav-a-chick is cheap

I cant go into town at the moment, is there anything else i could try giving her?

 

[Quailaholic131]

Never mind, she passed.

 

[JaeG]

It is not unusual to lose one or two baby quail in the first 4 days. That seems to be the critical time period and often you haven't done anything wrong so don't feel bad. I know it's difficult and in our house it's usually the one the kids adore! The most important thing with them is to make sure they are all eating and drinking, and just because some are doesn't mean there isn't the odd one that hasn't worked it out.

But often I think they just don't develop properly in some way.

 

[Green Bean Quail]

Never mind, she passed.

Oh I’m so sorry! That’s a heartbreaker. My chick that passed was crippled from birth and eventually I had to cull him. It’s never easy I hope the rest of yours do well!

 

[Quailobsessed]

I am very sorry for your loss.

The same thing happened to my only california quail chick.

Sometimes these things just happen, but that doesn't make it any less sad.

At least in the short time you had her, she was able to bring you joy.