Quail dying?

[QuailMom14]

A couple day ago I picked up 20 quail and 5 of them were Mexican speckled bobwhite. They are around 2 weeks old. So far I lost 3 of them and really don't want to lose anymore. I was wondering cause the people we got them from kept them outside with a heat lamp but I have them inside. Would that change anything? What can I do to save the other quail?

 

[Sagey_7878]

It may be a virus or too cold in your house...

 

[QuailMom14]

I built a 5 by 3 quail cage outside could I keep them out there with a heat lamp or would that be dangerous?

 

[Sagey_7878]

I built a 5 by 3 quail cage outside could I keep them out there with a heat lamp or would that be dangerous?

Why can’t you put a heat lamp inside? Inside is always better than out.

 

[QuailMom14]

I have a red heat lamp inside so I wasnt sure if it was still to cold because of drafts from the top of the cage

 

[Sagey_7878]

I have a red heat lamp inside so I wasnt sure if it was still to cold because of drafts from the top of the cage

Keep using the heat lamp? How hot is the heat lamp? Maybe it’s too cold? Can you take some pictures of the quail inside the brooder and a picture from above the brooder please?

 

[QuailMom14]

We just left but i can take pics when I get home the lamp is 100 watt.

 

[JurassicBawk]

The main question is... what is the temperature in the brooder? It doesn't matter so much if it's inside or outside, or where the lamp is, as long as they have the correct temperature.

When I hatched out quail last year, they were in a giant Rubbermaid trough inside a bedroom that had bird netting across the top (to keep them in, as they start featuring/hopping quickly) and then a red heat lamp attached to the side pointed into half their tub. It was right at 100 degrees for the first week or so under the lamp, and they could get away from it to the other side if they wanted to cool down. They need plenty of room for everyone to be able to get warm and also to get away from the heat if it is too hot. I would back the lamp up to decrease the temperature weekly, and by week 5 they didn't have a lamp and by week 6 were outside on their own.

 

[Sagey_7878]

We just left but i can take pics when I get home the lamp is 100 watt.

Oh okay! I was asking for how hot is the lamp? (Temperature)

 

[Sagey_7878]

The main question is... what is the temperature in the brooder? It doesn't matter so much if it's inside or outside, or where the lamp is, as long as they have the correct temperature.

When I hatched out quail last year, they were in a giant Rubbermaid trough inside a bedroom that had bird netting across the top (to keep them in, as they start featuring/hopping quickly) and then a red heat lamp attached to the side pointed into half their tub. It was right at 100 degrees for the first week or so under the lamp, and they could get away from it to the other side if they wanted to cool down. They need plenty of room for everyone to be able to get warm and also to get away from the heat if it is too hot.

Agreed.