Immobile Quail Chick

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Thank you for your replies.

I don't know that it's a hatch defect as she's only been like this at three weeks old so I thought it was an injury from being with a larger chick, though I am willing to take advice from more experienced people.

I've added some photos here.

She does seem very alert and eats and drinks which I think is a good sign.

It’s kind of blurry, is the leg crossed over the other or dragging behind it?

 

[Quailobsessed]

Thank you so much for your response!!! I've made my chick a little chick sling to put them in so hopefully that is an adequate substitute for the towel technique. I may try that, though. Did you just wrap the towel across the entire chick, like to where you could only see the head and bum, or was it around the chick like a nest? And did you have a heat lamp on the chick while they were in the towel? Thank you again!

If I recall I wrapped the towel around her almost like a burrito, so the first description you gave was pretty accurate. I did give her a heat lamp particularly when I wasn't holding her as she was quite young and small.

 

[Quailobsessed]

It’s kind of blurry, is the leg crossed over the other or dragging behind it?

The leg was crossed over the other. Sorry, the images aren't great as I had a bad camera at the time.

 

[estherc1111]

If I recall I wrapped the towel around her almost like a burrito, so the first description you gave was pretty accurate. I did give her a heat lamp particularly when I wasn't holding her as she was quite young and small.

Gotcha, thanks! When she wasn't in the towel or in your hands, was she just in the shavings then?

 

[estherc1111]

If I recall I wrapped the towel around her almost like a burrito, so the first description you gave was pretty accurate. I did give her a heat lamp particularly when I wasn't holding her as she was quite young and small.

Oh I was also particularly asking if the heat lamp was used on the chick while in the burrito

 

[Quailobsessed]

Gotcha, thanks! When she wasn't in the towel or in your hands, was she just in the shavings then?

Yeah, though it was after her legs had slightly straightened.

Oh I was also particularly asking if the heat lamp was used on the chick while in the burrito

If I recall I think so, though I kept an eye on her often to make sure she wouldn't overheat as she couldn't move away from the heat source.