RainyDayChickens
Chirping
- Apr 19, 2022
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Just recently, I decided to take on the challenge of Quail! Lucky for us a nearby friend had a small flock of 10 adults, 1 male, 9 female, they offered for us to adopt them, but their more of rescues.
I've discovered that several have bumble foot, small cuts on their legs, or other issues with their toes and feet including missing nails, this I believe is from the cage they had been in for 2 YEARS, it was caked in poop and dust, and the space was very small, now we have them set up in a rabbit hutch we've converted into a better coop, its clean, has food and water, and a shelter for them.
We were informed that they no longer were laying eggs and needed some TLC to get them to lay again, so we've put them on a high protein game bird feed, and have oyster shell and grit set up aswell
I would love some tips and help for them, and how I can help the ones who do have bumble foot.
Other than that they seem so so excited to be able to experience sun and dirt for the first time ever, and be able to dust bath and eat something other than chicken scratch.
I'm already in love with them, and I'm hoping I can give them the best life possible :]
I've discovered that several have bumble foot, small cuts on their legs, or other issues with their toes and feet including missing nails, this I believe is from the cage they had been in for 2 YEARS, it was caked in poop and dust, and the space was very small, now we have them set up in a rabbit hutch we've converted into a better coop, its clean, has food and water, and a shelter for them.
We were informed that they no longer were laying eggs and needed some TLC to get them to lay again, so we've put them on a high protein game bird feed, and have oyster shell and grit set up aswell
I would love some tips and help for them, and how I can help the ones who do have bumble foot.
Other than that they seem so so excited to be able to experience sun and dirt for the first time ever, and be able to dust bath and eat something other than chicken scratch.
I'm already in love with them, and I'm hoping I can give them the best life possible :]