Is my quail ok??

[calicocows]

i just got two coturnix hens yesterday from a local breeder. One of them has been constantly hunched over and fluffed up, squinting a lot, and appears to be straining to poop. I have watched her poop multiple times and she continues to do this even after passing stool. Some of the poop in the cage is squishy and some has white powder, i don’t know which bird these are coming from. She has not laid an egg but the other new hen did. Is she sick? Is she egg bound? Is this normal? Help?

 

[calicocows]

This is what she’s been doing, sometimes she’s more fluffed up. Mostly she stands still but she does run away from my hand

 

[Nabiki]

She sounds sick, but not egg bound. If she were egg bound, she wouldn't be pooping.

Can you post pics of her and her poop?
Is she eating and drinking?

 

[calicocows]

I don’t know which poop is hers, I attached an image above, and she ate and drank some yesterday. I’m gonna go sit by the hutch and watch her for a bit @Nabiki

 

[calicocows]

I’m on the phone with the vet, gonna talk to a tech and see if they think it’s worth bringing her in.

the tech thinks she’s sick too, the breeder says I should bring her back

 

[calicocows]

She doesn’t really close her beak, she breathes with her whole body, and she’s not moving around as much as waffles

 

[MrJudeRaw]

I would just take the bird back to the breeder. They will probably have some meds. if you take another bird from them you may end up with another sick bird so make sure its quarantined for a few days.

 

[calicocows]

I would just take the bird back to the breeder. They will probably have some meds. if you take another bird from them you may end up with another sick bird so make sure its quarantined for a few days.

I’d be picking up a new bird same day - should I just request a refund and keep waffle alone until I van get a quail from southwest gamebirds or someone else reputable?

 

[Nabiki]

Take her back. You shouldn't have to deal with the breeder selling you a sick bird. To be honest, I would take them both back and get them from SW Gamebirds or a reputable breeder.

 

[MrJudeRaw]

Take her back. You shouldn't have to deal with the breeder selling you a sick bird. To be honest, I would take them both back and get them from SW Gamebirds or a reputable breeder.

I’d be picking up a new bird same day - should I just request a refund and keep waffle alone until I van get a quail from southwest gamebirds or someone else reputable?

Nabiki knows that they are talking about