feet deformities in quail chicks.

[TwoCrows]

Newspaper is quite slippery for newly hatched chicks and will cause this sort of thing to happen. You might want to switch over to something like rubber shelf liner or some non skid material. Chicks legs are very weak for the first week of their lives and need a sticking type surface to strengthen the legs.

 

[Habibs Hens]

Newspaper is quite slippery for newly hatched chicks and will cause this sort of thing to happen. You might want to switch over to something like rubber shelf liner or some non skid material. Chicks legs are very weak for the first week of their lives and need a sticking type surface to strengthen the legs.

the newspapaer you see what put down as my surgical mat when i was taping the feet on the table

that not the brooder you seeing

i have rubber mats inside the brooder

 

[BeeBeeBirdyMama]

OK I am not an expert by no means and I am a newbie to this forum but I will tell you about my experience. I also had this problem with a few of my quail chicks with feet or toes curling and could find nothing on how to fix it on line at the time, so I took "paper" bandage tape I got from the dollar tree I put their little feet down on a little piece of it and took a tooth pick and straightened their little toes out then I put a piece on top but the next time if this ever happens again I will use a plane piece of paper because it will come off easier if I wet it.I trimmed off the excess tape & only left it on for 2 to 3 days and they were pretty normal when I took it off. Was really hard to get off too, really stuck together. Another thing that made the job easier was what I call "a warm spa" for baby chicks and baby quail. It is very easy to do and it warms the chick while you are working on them and makes them relax and helps you work on them. I take a quart or sandwich bag and fill it with hot water from the tap. If you just put warn water in it and not hot it will not be very warm coming threw a towel. I cover the chick with the towel and set it on the so called hot water bottle or bag, let them get cozy and warm before I start and they end up being so relaxed it's easy to work with them. My hubby was so surprised when he seen that and told me to share it with others that have any problem with chicks that they have too work on. I had a few spray leg chicken chicks and had to tie the legs together with yarn, they would not set still and I realized they must be a little cold so I did this and it made it so much easier to work with them. Oh and you only need to put the yarn on them for about 24 hours. Don't tie them tight together leave a little space so they can walk around and use their legs. How I do this it to take 2 pieces of yarn, make a tiny slip knot so tiny you have to use a crochet hook to pull the slip loop through. Slip one over each foot and pull it till it is snug but not tight enough to stop circulation and check it from time to time on them while thy have it on. Set them up to stable them and in no time they will be running around with the yarn on their legs and if you could not see the yarn you would never know they were spray legged , take it off in 24 hours if they are up and running and they are good to go! I hope this helps someone.

 

[James the Bald]

Here is a link of interest.
I hope this helps,
James

 

[Courts Clucks]

Thanks for the info! My first batch of quail and I have one with twisted toes. Now to construct a tape boot. Makes me nervous with something so tiny.