Quail

[Bubba2134]

Hello I’ve had some quail for sometime and my chicks are starting to get older and I noticed that there acting like there back are broke anyone know the reason?

 

[chickens really]

@TwoCrows she knows Quail...

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

What do you mean "like their backs are broke"? Describe how they walk, do they have feathers on their backs, are they eating, drinking, how are you keeping them?

 

[Bubba2134]

I keep them in a frame of a round tub tell they can jump out usually 2 weeks of age then I open it up to a big room where they can run they are on concreate and it’s cleaned every week. By the time they can really start to fly good when they walk it’s like they have a bad back and they have to fly on the ground to move

 

[TwoCrows]

Are they on concrete now? You need to cover concrete with bedding of some sort, its too hard to stand on all day and will destroy their legs, feet and back.

What are you feeding them? Are they on a poultry diet?

 

[Bubba2134]

I have them on cedar shavings on top of the concreate. Yes I have them on a poultry diet for flight birds. This is the first time I’ve had this happen in 4 yrs I use to raise them in stock tanks tell they were old enough for flight pen. Switched over to sectioned off rooms this year and now this is happening.

 

[TwoCrows]

I have them on cedar shavings on top of the concreate. Yes I have them on a poultry diet for flight birds. This is the first time I’ve had this happen in 4 yrs I use to raise them in stock tanks tell they were old enough for flight pen. Switched over to sectioned off rooms this year and now this is happening.

I am not sure if this is the problem but you should never use cedar wood shavings with chicks or adult birds. The oils will hurt their air sacs eventually killing the birds.

Can you make a video of these birds? I am still not sure what you are talking about with broken backs. Maybe if I saw what you were talking about, I could figure it out?

 

[Cragg Klefor]

 

[Bubba2134]

I am not sure if this is the problem but you should never use cedar wood shavings with chicks or adult birds. The oils will hurt their air sacs eventually killing the birds.

Can you make a video of these birds? I am still not sure what you are talking about with broken backs. Maybe if I saw what you were talking about, I could figure it out?

So what should I use for bedding? And how do I upload a video on here?

 

[TwoCrows]

So what should I use for bedding? And how do I upload a video on here?

You can use pine shavings, grass hay, straw or mulch.

Click on the icon above that looks like film tape, (two icons to the right of the smilie face) follow the instructions there.