My first experience with coturnix quail!

[Graphite91]

Grrrrr!

The chick I put in the cup is a stargazer. Dang it. I'm picking up some poly-vi-sol later and I'll see if he gets better in a couple days.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

hows the bottom end?

 

[Graphite91]

His umbilical/navel area? It's healed now, just a little bald. Or did you mean his legs?

 

[Graphite91]

I bought some B vitamin complex tablets and crushed a little piece of one and mixed it with a little unflavored pedialyte. Gave the stargazer a few drops and put some in the water for the rest of them. Hopefully with some treatment and babying he/she will pull through.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

well, i guess i forgot what was wrong and i didnt go back and read the post. lol are you gonna get some poly-vi-sol? is the legs ok? this ones got a lot going on.

 

[Graphite91]

I compared the ingredients in the poly-vi-sol with the B vitamin complex that I bought, and they were almost the same, but the b-vitamin complex was way cheaper, lol. So far the baby's biggest problem is she pushes with her feet when she is on her belly until she flips over backwards onto her back and lays there like a sad turtle. Her belly seems a little swollen around the navel, so I think her yolk needs to absorb a little more too. She pooped though, so that's good.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

oh, thats good. i know that stuff is expensive. hope he does better.

 

[subhanalah]

Does the B complex have selenium? Selenium and vitamin E are good for chick's with these sorts of issues as well

 

[Graphite91]

No but I will run out and grab some today. I thought I had some at home so I didn't get any at the store yesterday! ><

 

[subhanalah]

What a doting parent!