bittersweet day .

[jusdeb]

Well today started out great , my first Blue Princess fledgling exploded out of the nest box , big , blue and beautiful .

Not so good by the time I got to the Quail , my first ever little fluff ball was dead .

So so stupid am I , I assumed the hen would feed it ( parrot brain ) and so didn't put extra seed on the ground . The hen usually hops up to the feed hopper to eat but the baby couldn't .

Well Ive been told now to think of them as little chooks and keep the food at ground level . What a way to learn

[vettepilot_6]

Thats sad... I used to use crushed turkey mash

[jusdeb]

I thought some chick crumbles might help them get some size faster . Turkey mash will do fine . Thanks for that .

Oh I still have 2 hens on at least 14 eggs between them so hopefully I get a second chance .

[jusdeb]

Oh Pilot ..will the mash be good or bad for the other birds in the aviary ?
One is a Princess aviary the other is a Quarrion , the quail share with them.

[vettepilot_6]

Shouldn't be...its only higher in protein then other mash types as far as I can remember..some crude fats, calcium and other things which I can't remember...its the starter mash for turkey chicks

[jusdeb]

Doesn't one of them have a anti hmmm some funky thing to prevent coccidoses or some other nasty disease that ground dwellers get ???

[vettepilot_6]

Doesn't one of them have a anti hmmm some funky thing to prevent coccidoses or some other nasty disease that ground dwellers get ???

Sorry Deb too long ago.....I think it had probiotics? could ask at feed store?

[jusdeb]

Is OK Ill ask tomorrow . Ive heard of people feeding some chicken crumble to their quarrion when its been raining for a while to prevent a disease .

[vettepilot_6]

Just looked up on net you can get a non medicated version too....

[jusdeb]

OK thanks for that ...non medicated it is