New to Quails: A sick one? Advice wanted

[Chick246]

Hello wonderful community....
Have some japanese quails that have been in good health so far, but as of 5 days ago one of them started to be...odd.
It puffs itself up a bit, staggers slightly when walks (and falls over once in a while) and it's wings are semi extended and appear to be to help it balance? Had a good appetite, is still friendly to me, enjoys being handled and moves around the enclosure as the others do just a bit unsteadily.
It does seem to get more attention than the other ladies from the boy quail however?
From what I can tell, it might be low key sick? Have isolated it from the others and it's being fed feed, mealworms and oregano and resting up.

Does anyone have good resources to learn more about how to ID illness?

Any good lists of things that can boost their immune system when ill?

Any tips on what could be wrong or what to do to help?

Thank you.
p.s. Birdflu cases are nill in Scotland (where I am) currently, but we had a bad wave over winter.

 

[Chick246]

pps. The vent seems fine aswell? Was worried some blockage or something.
They live in a soft wire/thread mesh enclosure, and sometimes if spooked fly into it, but have not seen any tangling and they just kind of bounce of it if they fly into it?

 

[Nabiki]

How old is the bird?
What does the poop look like?
What are you feeding it?
Is it eating and drinking normally?
Is this the only one showing any symptoms?

 

[Chick246]

Thanks for your questions!

How old is the bird?
Autumn, <1 year.

What does the poop look like?
Will check now it's isolated.

What are you feeding it?
Layers pellets, mealworms and some oregano.

Is it eating and drinking normally?
Yes.

Is this the only one showing any symptoms?
Yes, as of the 5+ days since it started showing them.

 

[Nabiki]

When was the last time she laid an egg? If she's not pooping and hasn't laid recently, I would suspect that she's egg bound. If she's pooping normally, though, then she's not egg bound.

Eating and drinking normally is good.

 

[007Sean]

Thanks for your questions!

How old is the bird?
Autumn, <1 year.

What does the poop look like?
Will check now it's isolated.

What are you feeding it?
Layers pellets, mealworms and some oregano.

Is it eating and drinking normally?
Yes.

Is this the only one showing any symptoms?
Yes, as of the 5+ days since it started showing them.

Contrary to popular belief, oregano does nothing for the health your bird. And I would also not feed too many mealworms....they are high in fat content. A regular, complete and balanced feed is all that is needed.