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Will do! It's certainly worth a try and probably not a coincidence that it has shown up after I stopped. Thanks!
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thanks for adding this info. esp the credit card.. and the timing .. that it must be done early. and about getting eggs from the NPIP < i'm going to look that up.>I know this is an old post but I'll add a cent or two
If it was not present when they were chicks then it can be due to a genetic defect. Cute as they are, those birds are probably not the genetics you want to show, if this is a developmental problem (these birds if still alive are probably quite elderly). If this happens at or shortly after hatch you can splint the curled toes or make a little snow shoe with an old credit card. Splinting must be done early if it is going to work as chicks develop extremely quickly after hatch.
I have noticed many quail breeders are not specific with their breeding stock, leading to inbreeding and reproduction by low quality birds. Having begun breeding birds with parrots, the lack of genetic interest i see some flock owners display is upsetting and its generally negligent to the fowl keeping community. A good way to avoid this is by buying eggs from an NPIP certified seller, or someone here on backyard that has good feedback. Even then because of the amount of purpose breeding and interbreeding done to these birds, you will have plenty of culls in your coturnix career.
That said those pictures don't look like it will affect the quality of life too badly once they are grown. There are plenty of healthy birds out there with crooked toes, I hope everything went well with these.