my quails were in the corner on top of each other and those at the bottom all die!its frustrating to see them dead they were 3 weeks old .

[GaraP21]

I have so many quails that died today they were on the corner on top of each other and all that at the bottom dies ad squish and smash its not cold its really hot here in texas I just dont know the reason...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It sounds like they're panicking and trying to get away from something

 

[GaraP21]

could it be the rain?its been raining here thunderstorm whole week....I even put lights on they are still going to the corner

 

[le_bwah]

It would help people help you if you share picture of your cage.

 

[Charlie Wooster]

Photos? Brooder/cage set up will help..

 

[Mallards and Quail]

@GaraP21 It would help if you could send pictures of your setup. It seems like they could have been scared by something or its possible they weren't warm enough.

 

[Nabiki]

At 3 weeks old, it sounds like they were cold. What is the lowest temperature that they were exposed to, and do they still have a heat lamp?

 

[GaraP21]

no more heat lamp because its hot and humid

 

[Nabiki]

no more heat lamp because its hot and humid

What is the lowest temperature? 3 weeks is still a bit young for self regulating their temperature, so if it gets down into the 50s-60s at night, they will huddle together, pile on top of each other, and the ones on the bottom die.

 

[007Sean]

It's hot and humid here in SCT too! but if I turn the heat lamps off, they huddle up together, piling up on eachother, so I leave it on....BTW, it's 80°F in the room where my brooders are and they still want heat!
I have various aged chicks in different brooders, all the way from just hatched to 6 week olds, all in the 80°F room. After 4 weeks I have been turning the heat off of them but if I do before that, they will bunch up, even in an 80°F environment.
In your case, they may have been too hot, and that's as far away from a heat source they could get?