katie_94
Songster
- Oct 14, 2021
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Disclosure: first time taking care of quails
Hi again. Yesterday night I went into the adult quail enclosure to collect eggs and I noticed one adult female on her side near the water cups. I picked her up with no resistance from her so I knew something was wrong. Today, her wing she was laying on was stiff. I tried expanding her wings but they only folded back when I let go. She's not flapping them. Tried bending her legs and toes but they just hang there. Her legs have some movement but not enough to keep her standing on her own. She's also breathing out of her mouth but not panting. I checked her vent and I don't see an egg and she pooped (i'm not even sure if she's laying tbh). I dont see any of the other quails affected. I dont see any injuries, feathers pecked out, or swollen vent/legs. Is she egg-bound or calcium deficient? That's what I got from googling. I've tried looking up threads with the exact same issue but they're too old so there's no way see updates on their birds. So far, I've held her up to make sure she drank water but she didnt eat when i held her towards food. She's pretty calm and still not resisting me or making any sounds.
Some background if it helps?:
-there are 11 quails: 2 boys, the rest females. The 2 boys and 1 girl are our first quails and could be 4-5 months old. We got 8 more after who might be 14 weeks old.
-no idea how old this quail is.
-my parents feed them Purina 30% Protein Starter Gamebird and Turkey Feed. no supplements but sometimes fruit and veggies. Just yesterday I found out apple seeds can be toxic to quails so if my parents give them apples, I'll make sure the seeds are taken out.
-we've only been getting 4 eggs a day since they start laying but we have no idea WHO is laying.
-2 days ago I only collected 3 eggs, and yesterday I collected 2.
-they all live outside in their own enclosure: coop + run. Coop is on the ground and 2 ft. Run is dirt ground with some pine shavings and 5.6ft tall so I don't think she bumped her head since i found her far from the coop in the run. i could be wrong.
-even though I warned my parents multiple times to not build their enclosure right next to the chickens bc I read about Marek, they went ahead anyway. So they live literally right next to the chickens. Chicken are not vaccinated to my knowledge as my mom got them from tractor supply. Chickens are 4-5 months old and showing no signs of sickness or fatigue. I let them free-range a few hours a day.
Thank you for reading.
Hi again. Yesterday night I went into the adult quail enclosure to collect eggs and I noticed one adult female on her side near the water cups. I picked her up with no resistance from her so I knew something was wrong. Today, her wing she was laying on was stiff. I tried expanding her wings but they only folded back when I let go. She's not flapping them. Tried bending her legs and toes but they just hang there. Her legs have some movement but not enough to keep her standing on her own. She's also breathing out of her mouth but not panting. I checked her vent and I don't see an egg and she pooped (i'm not even sure if she's laying tbh). I dont see any of the other quails affected. I dont see any injuries, feathers pecked out, or swollen vent/legs. Is she egg-bound or calcium deficient? That's what I got from googling. I've tried looking up threads with the exact same issue but they're too old so there's no way see updates on their birds. So far, I've held her up to make sure she drank water but she didnt eat when i held her towards food. She's pretty calm and still not resisting me or making any sounds.
Some background if it helps?:
-there are 11 quails: 2 boys, the rest females. The 2 boys and 1 girl are our first quails and could be 4-5 months old. We got 8 more after who might be 14 weeks old.
-no idea how old this quail is.
-my parents feed them Purina 30% Protein Starter Gamebird and Turkey Feed. no supplements but sometimes fruit and veggies. Just yesterday I found out apple seeds can be toxic to quails so if my parents give them apples, I'll make sure the seeds are taken out.
-we've only been getting 4 eggs a day since they start laying but we have no idea WHO is laying.
-2 days ago I only collected 3 eggs, and yesterday I collected 2.
-they all live outside in their own enclosure: coop + run. Coop is on the ground and 2 ft. Run is dirt ground with some pine shavings and 5.6ft tall so I don't think she bumped her head since i found her far from the coop in the run. i could be wrong.
-even though I warned my parents multiple times to not build their enclosure right next to the chickens bc I read about Marek, they went ahead anyway. So they live literally right next to the chickens. Chicken are not vaccinated to my knowledge as my mom got them from tractor supply. Chickens are 4-5 months old and showing no signs of sickness or fatigue. I let them free-range a few hours a day.
Thank you for reading.
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