EggObsessed
In the Brooder
- Aug 21, 2015
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5 Texas A&M Quail have hatched quickly and easily! Unfortunately, one of my first pippers didn't make it. I noticed the chick looked really wet through the pip hole but I left it alone b/c I could see it breathing fine. An hour later I came back to check and it was opening it's mouth really wide like it was gasping for air--it's breathing became very irregular. So, I decided to help it out. But by the time I was half way carefully removing it, it stopped breathing. As I laid it down I noticed that it's yolk sac was not fully absorbed and it looked like part of an intestine was out of the body. Not meant to be...poor little guy!