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or possibly a nutrition deficiency with the breeding stock that those eggs were from.
that is what i was thinking.
i called the feed store and a lady there reminded me of the heat. it has been excessively hot here. one week it was even hotter than hot. usual has been 100F. one week it was 105-110F. lots of animals died that week. not here but in the area. i won't even bother to trace back in time to determine if that was the week of collection or whatever other part was affected. it was that one week.
thanks for the help!
oh, the feed is game bird startena by purina. 30%CP; 1-1.5%Ca & 0.8%P. is that the same as what everyone else is feeding? this is a good feed store. not a
tractor supply where the workers really are nutritionists. these people are in most all ways. talking to them is like talking to tech assistance at a feed mfg.
Purinimills Game Bird Starter (Startena) is the hands down best feed for coturnix chicks that I have found. Product number 5419 is the non-medicated version that I use, and swear by. They also make a medicated version, product number 5422, that is only available in certain geographic areas. The product number is prominently stamped on the feed tag. As far as nutrition goes, either is fine, and if you have been feeding this from hatch, then I can rule out nutrition problems. I have no experience with the medicated version #5422, so I can't rule out the medication as a cause, but not wanting to start a medicated verses non-medicated argument, I'll say that they are nutritionally the same.
The heat could possibly be a problem on 2 counts. #1. It could be just too hot and anything can happen, however, "MOLTING" rarely results in bare patches, at least around here. #2. It could be caused by piling,picking, or perching. This happens when temps are to low in a brooder, and chicks pile on top, perch on top, or pick feathers.
Are we talking about one single chick, or a whole batch? I admit to being confused about this.
