I just bought 3 quail hens 2 days ago and just noticed their feet have some droppings stuck on and lumps. The white hen is also missing a patch feathers on her chest. They preen quite a lot but I haven't seen them pull any out and plus there are no feathers laying around in their cage. So maybe...
I want to try deep litter method. at the bottom of the cage is plastic. if i put bioactive dirt at the bottom will Deep litter method work, making its own tiny ecosystem?