Magazines and newspapers have ink that could be potentially harmful for the babies. I only ever used paper towels and never had an issue with a baby nibbling or eating it. Share some photos of your babies when you can.
Please note that one of the various possibilities is that she has an inflammation or swelling, blockage in her gut due to eating wood shavings which I saw her do. She was rejecting food and eating wood shavings. I researched it, could be a bad habit, or could be that she is ready to wean Abit too early. My vendor said they were both 20 days old when I got them, however I suspect he liked as one clearly developed faster than the other. She seems to be younger.
Current suspicions being investigated:
- PDD infection (based on a swelling seen in an x-ray)
- older sibling was attacking her and stressing her (they have been separated due to that and the above to protect the sibling Incase it is a virus.
- she has a bacterial infection (vet gave her antibiotics for 5 days)
- she is eating wood shavings (nothing we can do other than hope the blockage clears and prevent her from eating more bedding. (Doc gave her a med to help digestion along with anti inflamatory med)
- she had dry formula caked on her neck and crop. (Vet crumbled and plucked the affected area. Wasn't too badly plucked just a few feathers. (Possibly vomited since we all clean them up after feeding and the amount of dry formula stuck on her chest doesnt make sense.)
I hope that helps, any tips on the above will be appreciated. I'm trusting the vet, because he is a vet however a breeding could have far more experience in the species than a vet who only read about this.