Photo of a mutated quail.

Mutations in quail can be caused by many possible variables, this is one seems to have a protein deficiency during development during incubation. It's important to make a self report on the breed and type of genetic mutation for future records. In this photo, the baby chick's right side of he skull is indented in, the eye is missing and the jaw is misaligned. The chances of this baby chick being older than 1 week are slim.





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