HELP my quail has an eye problem

[Kale the Quail]

I noticed that my quail closed her eyes a lot more than the other ones. so i picked her up and looked. this is how she looks like. one side of her face on her eye was somewhat bubbly.

thanks in advance.

 

[Kale the Quail]

she still eats and drinks

 

[BESSIE THE QUAIL]

@Nabiki @muddy75

 

[Nabiki]

It looks like she may have been pecked at. Do you have her separated in a warm place? Can you wash her eye (if you haven't already, it looks pretty clean).

 

[Kale the Quail]

It looks like she may have been pecked at. Do you have her separated in a warm place? Can you wash her eye (if you haven't already, it looks pretty clean).

we don't have her separated yet. we could do that. She loves the sun we haven't washed it yet. I've never washed a quails eye so i don't really know how to do that.

 

[Nabiki]

we don't have her separated yet. we could do that. She loves the sun we haven't washed it yet. I've never washed a quails eye so i don't really know how to do that.

Separating her gives her a chance to heal in quiet and removes her from the others if she is getting pecked at. As for washing her eye, I would try a soft, damp cloth, though how successful you are will depend on how calm she is.

I usually start with these steps if I have an injured bird. I'm not an expert, and I'm not a vet, so keep this in mind:
1. Separate bird from others (If it's an injury, it keeps others from pecking at it, and if it's disease, it quarantines the sick bird)
2. Clean the area in question
3. Use Blu-kote if it's particularly bloody to protect and disinfect the wound
4. Make sure the bird is in a warm enclosure (they need the warmth to heal)
5. Watch for further developments. If it starts to heal, let it. If it gets worse, either cull or take to vet (vet's not really an option for me since they're livestock not pets, but if one dies from illness I would send it in for a necropsy to find out what killed it)

 

[Roomi the quail]

I would totally do the steps above! And if it doesn't look like a physical wound or the situation does not improve, it might be an allergic reaction of some sort or a vitamin A deficiency? Did you change anything in the coop recently? My quail was constantly winking and scratching her left eye a month ago and the vet decided it was an allergic reaction to a new sawdust bedding. Also lack of vitamin A can cause bloated eyelids, I heard, with blocked nostrils.

 

[Kale the Quail]

I would totally do the steps above! And if it doesn't look like a physical wound or the situation does not improve, it might be an allergic reaction of some sort or a vitamin A deficiency? Did you change anything in the coop recently? My quail was constantly winking and scratching her left eye a month ago and the vet decided it was an allergic reaction to a new sawdust bedding. Also lack of vitamin A can cause bloated eyelids, I heard, with blocked nostrils.

Thanks! do you know how we can get vitamin A into her?

 

[Nabiki]

Thanks! do you know how we can get vitamin A into her?

If you're feeding a balanced feed, she shouldn't need it. Otherwise, you might try putting some Nutri Drench in her water.

 

[Kale the Quail]

right now, she's living with another friendly quail. She seems to be getting a little better. Yey.