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Thanks for all of the suggestions, everyone. Earlier today, we tried again to remove the hair with a needle, but with no such luck. We consulted a local bird expert, and he suggested we use depilatory cream, and if that doesn't work, to lance the swollen bits to better reach the hair. So, I...

It's so swollen over that I could not get the seam ripper in there, and I think the hair may have even begun to cut through her skin. Is there anything else I could try, or is there a possibility that the hair might snap off on it's own?

I will try, but again, it's very swollen over, and if there is a hair, it will be very tricky to remove it without also injuring her in the process.

We've also been wondering if that's the case, but it's so swollen over that it's impossible to tell, let alone to try and cut her free.

Howdy all. We have a small group of quails and are pretty new to chick raising. Lately, I've noticed one has a severely swollen foot that has only gotten worse, and her back toe is shriveled and black. Her feathers are fluffed up and messy, and she's not as skittish as her siblings. I've checked...

Okay, I will do so. Thanks for the advice! It's been a pretty eventful night tonight, so it's a relief to know what to do without just winging it.

I have been trying, but it does not want to work. All I can say is that he will peck anything and everything.

After watching the attacker, he appears to be packing everything without a second thought, including walls and bare floor and everything. Could he have something wrong with him mentally?

Recently, a late hatcher was introduced to his siblings, who are all one day older than him. After a few minutes, I noticed that one chick would track him down and grab one of his limbs harshly, as if trying to kill him. We've seperated who we believe is the attacker into a separate container...