Weak quail chick *Taken a turn for the worse last post* PLEASE HELP!!

fuzzy pics, but its definitly a dark range/tibetian...looks a little big tho(for a quaill that is) either that or you have small hands. read thru this if you havn't already. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/102281/coturnix-quail-basics-information-and-pictures-galore looks to be less then a week old. the wing feathers will be the first to pop out, that starts at about a week. if that is a normal 20oz bottle cap then he's about normal size. probably weak from being moved. quail chicks are ALOT more fragile then chicken chicks and shouldn't be moved until a few weeks old. I'd just take extra special care, keep that washcloth/stuff animal in there for company.

i'm with bfrancis as well, quail CAN have chick starter but its not recommended as that stuff is usually 18% protien and way to low, you need a 24% or higher(my birds get 30% GBS) i'd head to a feed store and ask for the best quaility gbs they have(if they try and tell you that chick starter is fine, you smack that fool in the face and tell him you didn't ask for his opinion!) Purina makes a REALLY good feed for gamebirds if you can find it(there are TONS out there tho)
 
lol I have small hands. thanks for the advice, it is four days old today. It LOVES to be held and snuggled so I put a small mirror in there to keep him company.
 
He's gotten worse. He doesn't open his eyes often and when he walks he seems to be top-heavy and his head kinda drags. he doesn't peep anymore either. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM!!!
 
i'm afraid that he might not make it much longer, i've had a few chicks like that and they usually don't make it thru the night. Hopefully he will turn around.
 
He didn't make it.
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Rest In Peace Little Guy.


Hush, this is only the beginning of your song
I am here, though you mother is gone
I love you more
Than all but thy Lord
Hush this is only the middle of your song
I am here though your father is gone
I love you more
Than all but thy Lord
I know it wasn’t long
But hush, this is the end of your song.
 
I'm very sorry he didn't make it. There is always a weak one and I was also unfortunate enough to get one of those. Mine was a barred rock chicken named Tipsy and she was 9 weeks old when the cold snap hit and she was too weak to make it. Just feel good for giving him a good home and love for a little. I'm sure he wouldn't have lasted that long with the other quail.
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