Two baby quails died

[Raising Quails]

Hi Everyone,

I put 6 Courtnix quail eggs into the incubator and all 6 hatched but one died shortly after and the other one died two days later because it was unable to use it’s legs. The first one was nicknamed Chicklet and the second one was called Chickadee.Before Chickadee died I was feeding her/him sugar water with a bit of food. What can I do to make sure that this does not happen next time? Also I used the smart incubator off Amazon and the ThermPro Hygrometer/Thermometer.

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

I'm thinking you did pretty much everything right. Six of six hatching is outstanding, especially if this is one of your first tries.

For the remaining ones, make sure they have adequate heat. They get cold pretty quickly for the first few days, so keeping the temperature in the high 90s is key. After that, you can start lowering the heat a few degrees a day.

 

[Nabiki]

If you have a chick doing poorly you can also try boiling an egg and feeding the chick the crushed yolk.

 

[Raising Quails]

I'm thinking you did pretty much everything right. Six of six hatching is outstanding, especially if this is one of your first tries.

For the remaining ones, make sure they have adequate heat. They get cold pretty quickly for the first few days, so keeping the temperature in the high 90s is key. After that, you can start lowering the heat a few degrees a day.

Thank you so much!

 

[Raising Quails]

If you have a chick doing poorly you can also try boiling an egg and feeding the chick the crushed yolk.

I will definitely try that.

 

[Raising Quails]

Another chick just died. It was perfect fine and when I checked on it was dying. It died in my hands.I have another one that might be dead. Why do they keep dying?

 

[007Sean]

What's the temperature of the brooder? What are you feeding them? Can you post photos of your setup?