Still needing help!

[Surfinspaniard]

Hello all I wrote a post a few days ago concerning the death of multiple Valley quail chicks. I started with 21 and I’m pretty sure I’m about to lose my 12th chick. They started dying after a few days of being in the brooder one by one. Yesterday I got them started on Corid in case it was Cocci but it doesn’t seem to be helping either. Heat and food are fine and I’ve kept everything sanitary. They don’t show much signs except the heavy breathing and being tired/weak. What am I doing wrong and what can I do to prevent any more deaths?

 

[Surfinspaniard]

This is the latest one. Wings are hanging low and too tired to follow the others for water or food. I’ve been assisting with the water, but no changes.

 

[aart]

It's hard to say what is wrong...sorry you're having such troubles.
Was was the dosage and application of corid you used?

Here's the rest of the story for those who want more info:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-dying-at-a-fast-rate.1321155/

 

[Surfinspaniard]

It's hard to say what is wrong...sorry you're having such troubles.
Was was the dosage and application of corid you used?

Here's the rest of the story for those who want more info:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-dying-at-a-fast-rate.1321155/

I followed the instructions I found on a forum on this site. I have a quart waterer so I used half a teaspoon of corid.

 

[Ebony Rose]

What are you using as bedding in the brooder? Cedar is a no-no. What type of bulb are you using for heat in the brooder, all forms of teflon coated, heat resistant 'safety coated' bulbs are toxic to them. Not saying these are your problem, just saying that they COULD BE, so I'm mentioning it.

 

[tennesseequail]

I had a bad hatch not long ago that I lost them in bu chest day after day

Nothing g different than the previous 20 hatches same bulbs same temps same food same apple cider water

Something just flipped on and I bet I lost half before they got out of the brooder

 

[Ebony Rose]

Next question, are these hatchlings from your own breeding quail? If so, what are you feeding their parents? Nutritional deficiencies could rear their ugly head in failure to thrive for the offspring issues. Not saying this IS the problem, just saying it COULD be, and worth considering since all else is the same...it begs the question, are the eggs as viable as they used to be? I know there's some postings about it on the forums, but I can't seem to lay my fingers on it, at the moment. If you suspect this could be the cause of your problems, you could try to do a search here on BYC for vitamin deficiencies.

 

[pecksandkisses]

Don’t know from experience, but I’ve heard valley quail chicks are very hard to raise, just one factor out of whack may kill the babies.

 

[Surfinspaniard]

What are you using as bedding in the brooder? Cedar is a no-no. What type of bulb are you using for heat in the brooder, all forms of teflon coated, heat resistant 'safety coated' bulbs are toxic to them. Not saying these are your problem, just saying that they COULD BE, so I'm mentioning it.

I am currently using Carefresh plus which uses a mixture of softwood and paper bedding. As for the light, it’s a red bulb 100w by Zilla. Hopefully that’s not toxic...

 

[Surfinspaniard]

Next question, are these hatchlings from your own breeding quail? If so, what are you feeding their parents? Nutritional deficiencies could rear their ugly head in failure to thrive for the offspring issues. Not saying this IS the problem, just saying it COULD be, and worth considering since all else is the same...it begs the question, are the eggs as viable as they used to be? I know there's some postings about it on the forums, but I can't seem to lay my fingers on it, at the moment. If you suspect this could be the cause of your problems, you could try to do a search here on BYC for vitamin deficiencies.

I wish these hatchlings were from my own quail. I purchased them through a company called Stromberg’s based out of Minnesota, but I’m not sure where they got the eggs from. Hatched 21 out of 32 eggs. I’m now down to 7 but the last ones seem to be doing great. Still a few weeks until they got outside though.