is one of my quail sick?

Dec 8, 2017
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I just noticed dark, runny poo in my quail's cage. They are 4 weeks old and I just gave them greens for the first time today. Maybe someone's digestive system is just being slow to adjust? They all are acting bright and healthy. What should I do? What signs should Iook for that it might be a parasite or other illness? Is there a medicine or something I can give them just in case?
 
Okay, turns out the 'grit' I have is oyster grit - reading other threads on the topic, turns out that oyster grit is soluble grit, good for nutrition, but not the same as insoluble grit (tiny stones) for digestion? Now I am trying to figure out how to source the insoluble kind.
 
If you give them backyard dirt or sand in their dust bath they'll find grit for themselves there. I can't buy insoluble grit in my country. Birds can cope without it, even chickens, but it is beneficial to them.
 

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