- May 19, 2012
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There seems to be no end to my chick drama, as the third and last quail chick from one of our nests suddenly turned strange...
The same morning that his brother died after suffering from the effects of pasty butt, this chick who had been growing strong suddenly didn't want to get up. I found him sitting with his wings out looking very weak and it was obvious something was wrong. Given the previous disasters with his nest-mates (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...stipation-and-seizures-advice-opinions-please) I immediately assumed he'd be a goner soon enough. I separated him from the others and realised what he was doing was putting all his weight and walking around on his elbows!! (/knees...??) He wasnt putting weight on his feet, just keeping them stretched out in front of him. Obviously this made his life tricky, but since he's actually started getting much better, and after a few days of recovery he's started standing up again.
My immediate thought is that their food is not good enough - we're feeding them chicken layers pelletts as thats all we can get in the shop local to us, with hard boiled egg for extra protein. I know this is not ideal - does anyone knw what else we might supplement them with to help us out. Otherwise, has anybody seem this before?? Why are my quails so odd?! thank you
The same morning that his brother died after suffering from the effects of pasty butt, this chick who had been growing strong suddenly didn't want to get up. I found him sitting with his wings out looking very weak and it was obvious something was wrong. Given the previous disasters with his nest-mates (https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...stipation-and-seizures-advice-opinions-please) I immediately assumed he'd be a goner soon enough. I separated him from the others and realised what he was doing was putting all his weight and walking around on his elbows!! (/knees...??) He wasnt putting weight on his feet, just keeping them stretched out in front of him. Obviously this made his life tricky, but since he's actually started getting much better, and after a few days of recovery he's started standing up again.
My immediate thought is that their food is not good enough - we're feeding them chicken layers pelletts as thats all we can get in the shop local to us, with hard boiled egg for extra protein. I know this is not ideal - does anyone knw what else we might supplement them with to help us out. Otherwise, has anybody seem this before?? Why are my quails so odd?! thank you
