Is this ok to bathe my quail in?

[nuthatched]

Ohhhhh thank you! I have to get some more girls for my other boy I have so I’ll definitely do that if it helps!!!! Do you see any signs of mites on their eyelids? They look swollen to me

Not sure why they're swollen, sorry.

 

[HaileyAndHerSillyQuails]

Not sure why they're swollen, sorry.

It’s ok! I think I’m going to do a deep clean of their cage and keep them in a temporary set up for right now and I’m ordering a bigger run for them to have in more fresh air! So I probably shouldn’t bathe them though?

 

[nuthatched]

It’s ok! I think I’m going to do a deep clean of their cage and keep them in a temporary set up for right now and I’m ordering a bigger run for them to have in more fresh air! So I probably shouldn’t bathe them though?

Correct, do NOT bathe them.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

their eyelids and feathers point towards the direction of mites

I wouldn't give them a bath, this will stress them out tremendously.

Give your cages a good total cleanup and give them fresh bedding, the swelling of the eyes may be due to excess ammonia from their droppings and dust. Even with good ventilation, Quail are incredibly dusty and they poop a LOT.

See if the eye issues resolve within a couple of days of your cleanout. If it doesn't, then use a bit of saline to flush and clean the eyes out.

Your girls are being overbred a little. Some Quail roosters are rougher than others. I'd give the girls a break for a while, move their rooster to his own space. He's going to crow and carry on, but he'll be o.k. Don't put him with the other male. IME, the males don't always get along very well unless they were raised together in the same hutch and never separated at all, even with that, they can still have issues. For me, it was best to house each extra male separately in his own cage/hutch.

The girls will be fine without their rooster. If you want fertile eggs to hatch, put him back in with them for a day and he'll take care of business.

Each flock/group can be different depending on personality, space, etc. I have housed 1 male with 3 females before and not had a problem, but the females were quite a bit larger than him and kept him in line. Others I needed more females to keep things rolling along smoothly and of course having all hens in a pen can be a solution, but sometimes they may not all get along either. Bottom line is to have a couple of spare cages/spaces so you can move birds around when you need to, to restore some semblance of peace.

 

[HaileyAndHerSillyQuails]

I wouldn't give them a bath, this will stress them out tremendously.

Give your cages a good total cleanup and give them fresh bedding, the swelling of the eyes may be due to excess ammonia from their droppings and dust. Even with good ventilation, Quail are incredibly dusty and they poop a LOT.

See if the eye issues resolve within a couple of days of your cleanout. If it doesn't, then use a bit of saline to flush and clean the eyes out.

Your girls are being overbred a little. Some Quail roosters are rougher than others. I'd give the girls a break for a while, move their rooster to his own space. He's going to crow and carry on, but he'll be o.k. Don't put him with the other male. IME, the males don't always get along very well unless they were raised together in the same hutch and never separated at all, even with that, they can still have issues. For me, it was best to house each extra male separately in his own cage/hutch.

The girls will be fine without their rooster. If you want fertile eggs to hatch, put him back in with them for a day and he'll take care of business.

Each flock/group can be different depending on personality, space, etc. I have housed 1 male with 3 females before and not had a problem, but the females were quite a bit larger than him and kept him in line. Others I needed more females to keep things rolling along smoothly and of course having all hens in a pen can be a solution, but sometimes they may not all get along either. Bottom line is to have a couple of spare cages/spaces so you can move birds around when you need to, to restore some semblance of peace.

Ok, thank you so much!!! Yeah, this boy is a little more aggressive than my other rooster,