Limp Quail Leg! Any advice on what to do?

[Kiki]

What exactly are you feeding them too?
Can you get pictures of the exact feed bag?

 

[little chick-y baby mama]

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She sits like this and doesn't put any weight on it.

pick her up a little each day and gently try to straighten out her foot, but don't do it to quickly or be jerky.

 

[TacoBell]

How old is the quail?
How many quail were in this particular cage at the time?
Pictures of the cage and the quail?

We got them in the spring of 2021. There were 4 quails

 

[TacoBell]

Can you pick her up and get clear pictures of both legs?

I tried my best she is a bit squirmy

 

[TacoBell]

What exactly are you feeding them too?
Can you get pictures of the exact feed bag?

I don't have the bag anymore but it is just game bird food in a crumble

 

[TacoBell]

How many birds do you have in that cage that she came out of?
How many males are in that cage versus females?
Do you see the back of her head?
That is a clear sign that somebody is overmating her which means you may have too many males or just too many birds together.

We do have a bad ratio of males to female. 2 birds got attacked by some animal and passes so now we have 2 boys and 2 girls.

 

[Kiki]

I tried my best she is a bit squirmy

Unfortunately this picture is not clear enough but it looks like there is blood on that leg.

At this age you can switch them to a layer type chicken crumble. I'm going to guess that her legs may not be as strong because she's not getting enough calcium in her diet and being overmated possibly cause the leg to break.

Total guess here but that's what I would guess.

If she's not up and walking in a day or two I would end her suffering.

 

[FloorCandy]

Can you pick her up and hold the hock (knee) on either side, between your thumb and index finger, twist slightly and gently while holding it like you are rolling a pencil between your fingers, if you feel a slight snap, like a rubber band, that means the tendon slipped and the rolling put it back. If that’s the issue she will immediately be able to use it, but it’s very common to repeatedly slip.

 

[TacoBell]

Unfortunately this picture is not clear enough but it looks like there is blood on that leg.

At this age you can switch them to a layer type chicken crumble. I'm going to guess that her legs may not be as strong because she's not getting enough calcium in her diet and being overmated possibly cause the leg to break.

Total guess here but that's what I would guess.

If she's not up and walking in a day or two I would end her suffering

Sorry it's not clear enough it's not blood it it poop I just washed it off. Thanks for the help

 

[TacoBell]

Can you pick her up and hold the hock (knee) on either side, between your thumb and index finger, twist slightly and gently while holding it like you are rolling a pencil between your fingers, if you feel a slight snap, like a rubber band, that means the tendon slipped and the rolling put it back. If that’s the issue she will immediately be able to use it, but it’s very common to repeatedly slip.

Thank you I will definitely try that!