Help! Bad eggs or bad or bad owner, or both?

[Sid Post]

i echo the same thought, bad genetics... unless you're keeping them on mouldy floors or too cold temps you shouldn't have more that 5% chick morality. in 6 years i avg out to 2%, but that's genetics for ya

Cardboard box lined with newspaper on a clean tile floor with good temperature and humidity.

would there be a possibility for pictures?

My camera is down so, pictures aren't an option right now.

They look like healthy chicks. No problems with their feet or wings. They seem healthy until they die. They go from being active to lethargic in under an hour and die in less than 30 minutes after that.

I'm pretty sure it is bad genetics from a hobbyist breeder that is the issue here. Next time, I'm going to be more selective on my source for eggs and/or chicks.

 

[1611]

Hi Sid,
I'm in Quitman and there is a couple of different guys in Gilmer that sell lots of different Healthy Quail really cheap. Like $1 to $2 each depending on size. Look on Craigs List once in a while, they sell them there. And they usually have several hundred of them for sale. And the price is the same if you buy one or fifty. They sell lots of most any chickens, Chukars, Quail, Ducks, etc. I have their numbers somewhere, if I find it I'll let you know. I only have Bantams right now but I plan to have Quail and Chukars soon! Good luck!