Bald baby button quail????

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Our buttons hatched and this lil guy...well he hatched kinda bald...I didn't help him hatch...and none of the others are balding..??? He is strong and healthy. Haven't seen any of the others picking on him. Anybody seen this in button quail?

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Our buttons hatched and this lil guy...well he hatched kinda bald...I didn't help him hatch...and none of the others are balding..??? He is strong and healthy. Haven't seen any of the others picking on him. Anybody seen this in button quail?

It might be from his feathers not fully developing in the egg or him hatching earlier than normal. However that's quite weird that that would happen. As long as he is eating, drinking and acting normal he should be fine.

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

It might be from his feathers not fully developing in the egg or him hatching earlier than normal. However that's quite weird that that would happen. As long as he is eating, drinking and acting normal he should be fine.

Ty for the positive advice. Truly appreciated. he hatched normally with 25 siblings. just a lil smaller.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Ty for the positive advice. Truly appreciated. he hatched normally with 25 siblings. just a lil smaller.

Is he doing good today

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Is he doing good today

He is sooo good. I will try and snap a picture but he is fast.

 

[Mantisquailman]

Could it be he is getting picked on?

 

[WhiteCollarWeezy]

Could it be he is getting picked on?

No...he came out of the egg with a lil bald spot...1 of his hatch matches looks like she is missing feathers on her wings also...I couldn't tell when she 1st hatched because they are soo small...they don't have any bugs...I named him Mr. Magoo

 

[BastyPutt]

@Nabiki

Any insight?

 

[Nabiki]

I expect that the feathers just didn't finish developing in the egg. I have had some hatch with very little down on them and they ended up feathering out just fine. As long as they have plenty of protein in their feed and there isn't something wrong internally with this little one, in a few days I suspect you may not be able to tell it from the others.

Keep an eye on it just in case there is something wrong internally, but I wouldn't worry about it unless it doesn't feather up in a week or so.

 

[Mantisquailman]

Could he have mite's?