My Coturnix Quail are fighting?

[Quailer21]

What do I do?All my females have red blood spots on their heads. I seperated the two males away from the five females. they are under a clay pot in the cage. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stellar]

Red spots or blood and cuts? It seems as though the birds are being mated with.

 

[Quailer21]

Blood cuts

 

[TheRealTimShady]

is it above the beak or on the back of the head?

 

[Quailer21]

Most of the cuts are on the top of the head.

 

[Quailer21]

Thank you for replying so quickly! I really love my birds and i don't wan't them to get hurt.

 

[Quailer21]

Will they die from the head wounds? How should i take care of them? I was going to divide the cage in half with a plastic curtain. Is this ok?

 

[The Critter Place]

How old are they?

It sounds to me like mating behavior.

 

[Quailer21]

They are 5 weeks old.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

and you say there is 2 male and 5 females...shouldn't be an issue to much, might be mating..honestly i'd watch them for an hour or so and see if anyone is being a bully...

keep your distance tho if they see you they will probably just hide.

another thing, is there enough space, each bird should have 1 sq. foot of space(i like 2 sq. foot but not needed)