HELP, scalped quail

[keepmumsane]

Hes still going. Has pooped, yah. Fed him the poly aid, perks him up and then he goes to sleep. Swelling easing a bit.

Seperated his attacker out after I saw how rough he was with the hens. He might be the first freezer bird. I have other less aggressive birds I like more.

 

[davedavey]

I had a male quail worse then that. The hens tore him up. His eyes were swelled shut. I dipped his beak in water so he new where it was so he could drink. He never ate for about 5 days then the swelling went down. I used wet warm towel to moisten eyes to clean them and help him open them. And his scalp was completely healed, in a month. Now you can't even tell. What happened 3 months later. Dave

 

[keepmumsane]

Wow! Viscious buggers.
Swelling definately shrinking. Hes drinking and eating and pooping, seemed happy to see me. Unlike evil roo who hurled abuse from solitary confinement..

Hes moving around , I really cant believe it, after all those baby birds I tucked in the airing cupboard as a child. (Followed by baby bird funerals the next day)
Cant thank you all enough for just being there for starters.. grateful.

Thanks so much

 

[keepmumsane]

So as an ending to this tale ...
This quail we called Arnie healed up and looked like he had a monks hair cut. He was very loud and chatty, escaped and is living inder the pear tree in , my vege garden.

Not sure for how long ... but I am astounded at his resiliance . Thanks again for your support

 

[hollyrocker]

know im very late to this post - this happened to one of my roos, and one of my girlies. Had no idea what to do so just kept them seperate and salt watered the wound regularly.
I hate it when this happens, I have three 3 week olds at the mo, i hope they are girls cos i hate the viciousness of the roos towards eachother. They will literally not stop - i know its nature, but i dont like it at all

Glad your story was a success

 

[yardraven]

I have come across this before. All I did was isolate the injured bird in a 24" x 36" run with shelter at one end, inside the aviary so all the other birds can see it. It took about 2 weeks but they all healed. If the bird is poorly from it's ordeal keep it in the warm for a couple of days. Providing it's a new wound, it should be cool. The other birds will target the red, if you don't separate.