Quail are Outside-tips?

[Quailobsessed]

Oh crap that reminds me! Pip is finally acting like a normal quail again (stopped the manic pacing she developed when she was being oversexed before I got the other girls, grew her feathers back!) But she developed some balls of feces on her foot that solidified because she paced in the same corner where the REST of the birds designated their potty area. She's the only one with the feet issue, but I don't want her ripping a toenail out. I'm planning to snatch her and soak her feet in warm water and nontoxic soap for a few minutes and try to scrub the ball off. Have you ever had the foot poop ball issue? What worked for you?

Yes, I have had this issue. They can be very hard. I've found wetting and crushing it (gently and carefully, without crushing the toe) works.

 

[Green Bean Quail]

Yes, I have had this issue. They can be very hard. I've found wetting and crushing it (gently and carefully, without crushing the toe) works.

I got it all off! I held her with one hand (she’s pretty tame about being held) and cracked open the balls. She has a little left on her back foot but it’s more of a fine covering, so I’ll let her relax for a bit and then do it. Her first few steps were so tentative-she was testing out what normal feet felt like