(Warning: photo below shows a quail with a terribly injured beak area.)
Hi! New quail owner here. I got 10 coturnix female quail a few days ago and they are doing very well. But I’ve unfortunately just noticed that one of them has a very messed up beak area. As shown in the photo, she has an overgrown beak (both top and bottom), loss of feathers, crust, and dried blood/scabs all in her beak area. It looks really bad. She’s still eating and drinking well though. And thankfully, she’s the only one in the flock and the rest look perfectly happy and healthy. I put her in a separate temporary cage for now.
Is there anything I can do to treat her and fix her beak? Or is it so severe that I should put her out of her misery? :,(
Any advice helps! Thank you.
photo:
Hi! New quail owner here. I got 10 coturnix female quail a few days ago and they are doing very well. But I’ve unfortunately just noticed that one of them has a very messed up beak area. As shown in the photo, she has an overgrown beak (both top and bottom), loss of feathers, crust, and dried blood/scabs all in her beak area. It looks really bad. She’s still eating and drinking well though. And thankfully, she’s the only one in the flock and the rest look perfectly happy and healthy. I put her in a separate temporary cage for now.
Is there anything I can do to treat her and fix her beak? Or is it so severe that I should put her out of her misery? :,(
Any advice helps! Thank you.
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