ok so all my quail except for these 2 are all pretty large and at the 2 week mark. these 2 are quite a bit smaller and they all hatched at the same time. what could cause this? is it a genetic issue? can anyone give me any answeres? they are all suppose to be jumbos
Runts. It happens. They should catch up by week 4-5. Sometimes they do stay small though.
I don't let them breed in my flock to avoid them potentially passing on whatever trait may have caused them to be runted (environmental factors such as egg handling and incubation issues can cause this type of thing too, you just can't be sure)