coturnixxx8
In the Brooder
- May 23, 2018
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Hi, My fattest coturnix hen has large swellings under her feet and one of her foot's swelling is dripping blood. My 4 other quails doesn't seem to have that problem. They have ½-½" hardware cloth on two thirds of their enclosure and hard floor with pine shavings on one thirds of their enclosure. I have noticed that she is the one that always preferred to stay on the floored section with the pine shavings. I had them for a week now and before that, their previous owner didn't use hardware cloth floor. I didn't notice any blood the day before and I am very afraid that the bleeding foot will get infected. I have put in a piece of anti-slip plastic sheet on top of the hardware cloth section so her feet can be less irritated from the wired floor. I don't know if it's the hardware cloth that caused the bleeding in the first place. What should I do to treat the bleeding foot?