Introduction: Injured Japanese Quail

[Fishkeeper]

Yes, unfortunately they have to euthanize all birds in the areas that are infected. This is because wild birds can catch the disease and spread it to poultry farms, and vice versa.
Honestly, this little one might have been doomed anyway. Cat bites can cause lethal sepsis in small animals. Bigger birds like adult chickens have a better chance of fighting it off, but small ones like songbirds and quail are much more vulnerable.

Once the Newcastle trouble is over, get coturnix! Just be sure to get more than one, and don't feed them pasta.

 

[danceswithronin]

Yes, unfortunately they have to euthanize all birds in the areas that are infected. This is because wild birds can catch the disease and spread it to poultry farms, and vice versa.
Honestly, this little one might have been doomed anyway. Cat bites can cause lethal sepsis in small animals. Bigger birds like adult chickens have a better chance of fighting it off, but small ones like songbirds and quail are much more vulnerable.

Once the Newcastle trouble is over, get coturnix! Just be sure to get more than one, and don't feed them pasta.

I know about how septic cat bites are from first hand experience, got mauled by a feral cat and it put me in the hospital for a whole week on eight different courses of antibiotics.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Yep, that'll do that. You got a really nasty cat, evidently, but they all have bacteria in their saliva to help kill their prey.

It's why you should never let your pets near a cat. The bacteria are all over their teeth, and when they groom, it gets into their fur and onto their claws. A tiny scratch can cause a fatal infection in a small animal like a mouse or rat, or a baby chick. Even if you don't think the cat would try to hurt your other pet, all it takes is the slightest nick from a claw, a lick on a patch of thin skin, or a careful attempt at picking it up. Plus, cats are predators. They respond instinctively to certain types of movement, and that response is meant to kill. Those cute photos of cats with baby chicks? Not worth the risk. And that's not even getting into the stress it puts on your small pets to have a predator near them.

 

[vanlash]

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that! Bless your heart for all you did for the little quail. I know it is so easy to get attached during the caring time, so my heart goes out to you.

 

[BbaYaga]

Yes, unfortunately they have to euthanize all birds in the areas that are infected. This is because wild birds can catch the disease and spread it to poultry farms, and vice versa.
Honestly, this little one might have been doomed anyway. Cat bites can cause lethal sepsis in small animals. Bigger birds like adult chickens have a better chance of fighting it off, but small ones like songbirds and quail are much more vulnerable.

Once the Newcastle trouble is over, get coturnix! Just be sure to get more than one, and don't feed them pasta.

Yes! Maybe! I want to own a foraging bird that isn’t too messy & loud. I’ll look more into it!

 

[BbaYaga]

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that! Bless your heart for all you did for the little quail. I know it is so easy to get attached during the caring time, so my heart goes out to you.

I really appreciate your concern.
Thank you all to those who have contributed to this thread. This forum is very active unlike a lot of other forums and Im convinced to stay around for a little while longer :3

 

[Fishkeeper]

By "foraging bird" do you mean one that goes outside? Coturnix are unlikely to come back if let outside, and are extremely vulnerable to predators. Chickens aren't safe from predators, but are a bit more durable, and will come back every night.

 

[BbaYaga]

By "foraging bird" do you mean one that goes outside? Coturnix are unlikely to come back if let outside, and are extremely vulnerable to predators. Chickens aren't safe from predators, but are a bit more durable, and will come back every night.

I guess by what I mean by foraging is ground dwelling. I know you can keep them in gated pens so that’s also a possibility as well

 

[Fishkeeper]

Look up how other people keep quail. You won't want to get any until Newcastle is out of the area, but there's nothing stopping you from getting a setup soon!
The setups that'll get you the happiest quail are the aviary-style setups. On the ground, or with deep litter as a base, with plants to hide under and things to hop on.
Coturnix are flock birds. You'll want at least half a dozen, I'd say. If you only want a couple of birds, you could get buttons, which are smaller and can be kept in cage setups indoors.

 

[BbaYaga]

Not sure how many I want to keep, but I’ll keep that in mind. Half a dozen does seem like quite a bit. Maybe 4 is a good number I want to stick around at the most.

Buttons? I’ll look into those as well