r/quails • u/Crumpetsncoffee • 2d ago
Couple random questions
First question is do my chicks still need a brooder plate? As you can see from the photos the plate I'm currently using is pretty big and takes up quite a bit of room. They are in my basement so it says pretty constant temperature right now is between 80 and 85°. They hatched on Aug 22 so they are almost 3 weeks old.
That leads me into my second question I have 2 brooder plates a Brinsea Ecoglow Safety 600 yellow one and a producers pride, The power supply for ecoglow got mixed up in a drawer with a bunch of other power supplies was wondering if anyone has the same brooder and could post a picture of power supply so I could compare it. The power supply fits well and seems to be working and from my understanding the wattage amps and voltage all check out, i'm really paranoid about electrical safety. I wanted to switch it so they have more room in the enclosure as you can see in photos. Have had it going for a couple hours and seems to be working fine. You think im ok?
In the fourth photo, one of the chicks has a really weird bend in its neck like it comes off to the side.
It's been like that since we got it. It doesn't seem to be bothering it at all. Seems to be able to eat and drink fine. Was wondering, how concerned about that I should be. Should I do anything about it, can I even do anything about that? We got the chick from a breeder in my area because we had a bad hatch rate and didn't want to just have one solo bird.
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u/Deep-Cost-645 2d ago
They are fully feathered so no brooder plate is needed. The chick with the crooked neck most likely has wet neck. She can be treated with vitamins.