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Hello everyone,I just recently hatched some Blue Scaled, California Valley, and Gambel quail together. The hatch didn't do very well, with almost all the Gambel hatching 2 days late. When all the hatching was done, I had them all together in one brooder. The temperature was good and everything. Since then, there have been at least three - six dying every day. I started with 32 chicks and now have 6 left. They were all in the brooder last Saturday, so all this has happened before they are a week old. I had a similar problem last year, but it wasn't this bad. I am beginning to wonder if they are getting some sort of disease or bacteria from my incubator or brooder. I clean them with a 3 in 1 disinfectant, but is this enough? From some reading I have done, I think that this might not be getting the job done. Anyway, does anyone have an idea of what might be killing these chicks? Is it my cleaning method between hatches, or something else?Thank you,Andrew S.
the temperature was good and everything.
About a draft, they are in my basement and I keep the door closed all the time. I don't know if there would still be a draft or not. Just curious, how high are the draft guards that you can buy?Andrew S.
I think the one sure thing I will do is raise the next ones I have on wire. After quail are one week old, wont there feet slip through 1/2'' wire? Their feet seem awful small. Thank you for the replies and good ideas. Its good to be able to talk to people with a lot of experience!Thanks,Andrew S.