I need help my quail is walking backwards

[Kelsey859]

A bang on the head that causes that much damage can cause balance problems - though walking backwards is new to me. I have a King Quail hen that panicked and went straight up in a wooden carry cage - only 30cm sq - but the bang was loud. She has been called wobbly ever since - staggers if stressed - but less and less as time goes on.
She lives in an avairy - kept her with the same mate that knows her well and is a Gent - she breeds regularly.

I really hope she will be ok because I don’t know what to do for her

 

[Kelsey859]

It's likely that stress has caused her to stop laying, but just in case, can you feel an egg around her vent? The lack of poop may mean that she's egg bound.

If she is egg bound, you want to get some calcium citrate into her as soon as you can and give her a warm (quail body temp or a couple degrees warmer) epsom salt bath. If she is egg bound, it will kill her quickly, so it's important that she pass the egg as soon as possible.

Is she fluffed up at all? Is her activity level normal other than walking backwards?

Is there a chance that the other quail is a male? This sort of injury is usually male on male or over breeding, but that doesn't mean that hens won't peck and cause injury, it's just less likely.

Have you been providing calcium on the side?

This isn't related to her symptoms, but at 4 months, she should be transitioning over to an adult feed in the 20-24% protein range.

Her activity level is not like it normally is she is not eating or drinking I’ve been giving her electrolytes by syringe by putting a little drop at the end of her beak but I’ve noticed that she has a rattle when shes making her little cooing sound that she usually makes its like it’s raspy it’s hard to explain she is also very lethargic

 

[Kelsey859]

This I the color of her poop

I think it could coccidiosis because I seen someone else post about it