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[gabrielle1976]

some of them seemed afraid of him and tried to jump away from him endeing up landing on him, other ignored him , one followed him around pecking him in the head ..

 

[monarc23]

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the ones that peck him either shove them away and keep watch for a bit, or remove the ones t hat are doing that. I dont have any problems with mine. Sometmes older ones get curious of their toes but once they realize it's apart of their bodya nd not a worm or somethign they leave them alone

I'm slowly working on uploading the vid of my brooder community for ya to see

btw, my bigger chicks do walk on my smaller chicks, never had any die or even get hurt from it so i wouldnt worry too much about them falling on the button i know the button seems small but just remember mama button steps on her chiks too

 

[monarc23]

Please try to ignore the stupid noise in the background (hubby playing his annoying xbox game lol).......


but heres showing how peaceful a communial brooder is/can be

 

[Akane]

I've got 3 ages of button chicks and 2 different ages of serama chicks in my brooder. They step on each other all the time. No one has suffered harm. The seramas are frequently sleeping on or under several buttons.

 

[Rosecomb-Ryan]

I love Button quail I just put some in my bator I hope they hatch..

 

[lagpmgdsls]

Niki...just curious as to how you clean that brooder with so many chicks in it?

 

[gabrielle1976]

I think baby button is dyeing , he spent the night with another quail he didnt cry all night but when I woke up this morning he was under the paper just laying there I got him out got him to take one drink of water an 2 specks of feed and now he is hanging out with me, i got him to take another 3 specks of food but no more water he is just laying the sqeeking as he breaths his little body heaveing

why ??
did he get weak cause it took me to long to get him a freind?
did his new friend squish the poor already pathetic baby?
was he sick to start ?

 

[kelseygirl707]

I'm sorry to hear he's not doing well. I have heard to expect to loose a few buttons for what seems like no reason at all, I guess they can be a little difficult to start out. I hope yours recovers.

 

[Mrs MIA]

Mix a little water with a drop of honey, and then use a Q-tip to apply it to the side of his beak, but don't force it so he chokes. Keep him warm... 95-100°F, and he may pull through. I'm so sorry to hear he's not doing well...

 

[gabrielle1976]

Thank you , its so hard he is so small, He seems a bit perker now Im still gonna try some honey water though thats a good idea , he is in with my smallest bigger quail and I just had a baby bantam hatch so he could have a bantam freind in a day or so as well hopefully.

Hold on little button baby Im trying so hard.