ButtonBag
Songster
A couple of my 4 week old button/chinese painted quail chicks have started doing a short backwards scoot every so often (not pooping) — one does it much more often. Is it a fear/stress response, or could they be injured or sick? As far as I can tell they're all still eating and drinking normally, and I'm going to move them to a much bigger enclosure tomorrow so they have more space to run and hide (will eventually only be keeping a pair).
I've got a recording of the one on the far left doing it a couple of times here, any insight would be appreciated as I'm worrying a bit:
I've got a recording of the one on the far left doing it a couple of times here, any insight would be appreciated as I'm worrying a bit: