Quail chick foot is swollen

[Quail1241]

Hello, my quail chick has a swollen foot, it doesn’t seem to be bumblefoot because it is swelling on the top of the foot rather the bottom. Could it possibly be a form of gout? This is my first time hatching and raising quail. I also have a chick with wry neck and I purchased the 80ml vitamin E with selenium gel (the one in the photo and another brand off Amazon coming in tomorrow). Any advice on how to use this gel? Is it food or do I apply it directly on its neck? Also if the foot needs a specific remedy id appreciate any links to them! Thank you

 

[Quail1241]

Update- I purchased them all and will prepare the following daily meal:

All chopped up and mixed together
1/2 hard boiled egg
1/4 or 1/2 vitamin B complex (2 servings)
1 vitamin E softgel

I will also add colloidal silver to the water, just not yet sure how much but I will attach a pic of the water feeder and hopefully someone can answer.

I am also unsure if I should mix a little starter feed, I’m currently using a mix of it with a hard boiled egg.

 

[Quail1241]

Thank you for the advice. I bought this one for $14, nice and small. And sadly this goat tube is not returnable on Amazon, so I’m stuck with it. Hopefully I’ll need it if I decide to raise a goat . I’m definitely going to prepare a nice meal for them with this food processor.

I was thinking of doing the same for these other 3 chicks that follow me around everywhere I go. One had splayed leg that I fixed using cup therapy and the other two I assisted on day 20 and 21 of incubation so I have them in a separate brooder as well. They’re all healthy. Can I use the same exact mix or are these vitamins and colloidal silver only for injuries? Or should I just mix starter feed with boiled egg? Thank you for the help!

 

[Quail1241]

Thank you so much, I’m definitely going to be doing that as well. I have another concern. For my quail chicks, I have 28 total (23 in the main brooder and 5 separated) and they are all being kept under 24/7 light. I’m using the light as a heat source and was wondering if that’s okay or if I have to switch to another heat source at night. And for my adult quail (I have 9 in a cage), at night they are being kept in total darkness because my garage light just went out. Is that okay or should I leave an external light outside the cage so they can have some partial light? Thank you

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The B-Complex you have is fine to give. B Vitamins are water soluble, meaning that any excess will be excreted in the urine (urates) and poop, so there's no worry about overdoing on B Vitamins.

Do you have photos of your brooder set up and Quail cages?

Adult Quail really should have a natural sleep/wake cycle, so having the light off at night would be a normal thing for them. If you have are having to provide light for them in the garage, due to not enough natural light/sunlight, then it would be a good idea to turn it off late in the day and let the garage naturally go dark.

For the babies, it's fine to have light/heat on 24/7, just make sure they have food/water available since they will be eating at all hours of the day/night with a light on.
Once they are older and no longer in need of heat, you can start weening them off the light and they will learn to have a more natural sleep/wake cycle like the adults.

Thank you so much, I’m definitely going to be doing that as well. I have another concern. For my quail chicks, I have 28 total (23 in the main brooder and 5 separated) and they are all being kept under 24/7 light. I’m using the light as a heat source and was wondering if that’s okay or if I have to switch to another heat source at night. And for my adult quail (I have 9 in a cage), at night they are being kept in total darkness because my garage light just went out. Is that okay or should I leave an external light outside the cage so they can have some partial light? Thank you

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome To BYC

The foot looks like it may have gotten caught in something. It may be broken, but hard to tell.

I don't see a photo of Vitamin E and Selenium gel, but it's not something I would use. Too low in E and likely way too high in Selenium.

I'd go to Walmart, CVS, etc. Pick up a bottle of Vitamin E gel caps, 400IU and 1 bottle of B-Complex.
Give your Quail chick 400IU Vitamin E and 1/4 tablet B-Complex daily along with a little bit of scrambled egg. The egg has plenty of Selenium to help with the uptake of E.

 

[Quail1241]

Hello! I recently hatched out a batch of button quail, and one of my chick's feet looked exactly like this due to an accident (the incubator was knocked off the counter with her inside- miracle only her foot got banged up!) Anyway, I cleaned the affected area with betadine and provided b12 and chick electrolytes and after a week of hobbling around, she healed up nicely and is now a crowing 2month old! Best of luck

Wow, must be rewarding raising it, thank you so much for the tip! I think I saw some electrolytes at TSC. I knew I should have bought some of those supplements on the rack when I had the chance (quite a long drive). But hopefully I can find them and some betadine online. I have a batch of over 100 eggs on day 3 of incubation so I’d like to keep some supplements, vitamins, and medicine on the side for emergency use. Any links or descriptions are greatly appreciated!

 

[Quail1241]

Thank you, gonna grab that along with the vitamins, so perhaps I will add it to the water along with vitamins and hard boiled egg. I also put a small amount of starter feed. Hope it works!

 

[Quail1241]

So I have these four in my cart, can someone check if they’re okay to use before I purchase?

 

[CloneFly]

Update- I purchased them all and will prepare the following daily meal:

All chopped up and mixed together
1/2 hard boiled egg
1/4 or 1/2 vitamin B complex (2 servings)
1 vitamin E softgel

I will also add colloidal silver to the water, just not yet sure how much but I will attach a pic of the water feeder and hopefully someone can answer.

I am also unsure if I should mix a little starter feed, I’m currently using a mix of it with a hard boiled egg.View attachment 3779335

Looks like the waterer volume is about 1-2cups. You can add 2-3 droppers to the waterer for a couple days then lessen it to a dropper until you don't think they need it anymore