Quail bleeding feathers/ feather loss

[Nabiki]

So how can I get them like that? I am giving them sav-a-chick and plenty of food. They don't seem interested in snacks like berries either.

It really sounds like you're not prepared to take care of them properly. If you can't get them food to meet their nutritional needs, at best, they're going to be stunted, sick, and not very happy. At worst, they're going to die.

Please give them to someone who can take care of them.

 

[muddy75]

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[Vegetable Gardener]

I have 4 quail currently. They do seem to be gaining weight though. I'll see if I can convince my dad to get a bag of chick starter.

 

[Vegetable Gardener]

If they still don't look well after 2 weeks, I might give them to someone else.

 

[Vegetable Gardener]

By free ranging, I mean I let them out on our patio and two of them like to go inside my dad's garden. They all eat dirt and weird stuff they find like bugs. Caught them eating a hair strand and had to carefully take it out.

They all seem to like being together, cannot stand a moment by themselves even during play time. They cry for each other when they don't see one or me and I have to remind them that I'm here, and I have to bring them closer to each other often because some of them like to wander off. Only when they get really impatient do I put them back in the cage early.

Also, my dad said he had 400 meat chickens as a boy. He told me they eat everything, so I tried after a little research and experience with my other chicks to adjust their diet. I'll try to convince him to let me buy chick starter.

Also, I think somebody wrote in their post "if it crows it goes. If it lays, it stays" . Is that true? My big hen, who I assumed was the healthiest out of all of them, I think she and/or another one is making weird sounds sometimes. My dad said they're getting bigger and that's why they sound weird.... which one is correct?

 

[Vegetable Gardener]

My fourth quail, who always seemed sick and seems to be getting better, I noticed that she/he has pasty butt, and so does another one. I wiped them both. One actually had pasty butt (it's giving slimy feces), and the this one seems to have bloody scabs? I know they were both pumping only when I would clean their butts in the past few days.

Could dryness be the problem? I know I did have to put petroleum jelly on this one once.

 

[Nabiki]

If they still don't look well after 2 weeks, I might give them to someone else.

If they don't get proper feed, they're likely to have died a slow, unhappy death by that time.

By free ranging, I mean I let them out on our patio and two of them like to go inside my dad's garden. They all eat dirt and weird stuff they find like bugs. Caught them eating a hair strand and had to carefully take it out.

They all seem to like being together, cannot stand a moment by themselves even during play time. They cry for each other when they don't see one or me and I have to remind them that I'm here, and I have to bring them closer to each other often because some of them like to wander off. Only when they get really impatient do I put them back in the cage early.

Also, my dad said he had 400 meat chickens as a boy. He told me they eat everything, so I tried after a little research and experience with my other chicks to adjust their diet. I'll try to convince him to let me buy chick starter.

Also, I think somebody wrote in their post "if it crows it goes. If it lays, it stays" . Is that true? My big hen, who I assumed was the healthiest out of all of them, I think she and/or another one is making weird sounds sometimes. My dad said they're getting bigger and that's why they sound weird.... which one is correct?

Meat chickens and quail have very different nutritional requirements.

The reason for the quote, "If it crows, it goes. If it lays, it stays." is because roosters are loud and aggressive. You only need one in most cases, and then only if you want fertile eggs.

Seriously, if your dad doesn't okay the game bird starter today, please, please, please find someone to take them. Those poor things are suffering.

 

[Vegetable Gardener]

I ordered the feed last night that @muddy75 posted. It should be coming on Saturday. I will be giving them the sav-a-chick supplement till then.

 

[Nabiki]

I ordered the feed last night that @muddy75 posted. It should be coming on Saturday. I will be giving them the sav-a-chick supplement till then.

How about giving them some crushed, boiled egg?
And did you also get some Ivermectin to treat those mites?

 

[Vegetable Gardener]

No, I didn't see any mites anymore (thank God) but I did spray their cage with a bug spray that included fleas and ticks last week. I spray them and their things with garlic spray when I suspect mites.

I want to get everything I can for my quails, but I don't have much money as a kid (I spent it on the quails) and my parents are in a financial situation because of the virus.

I will definitely try out the eggs. It did get hot today (first time it's been 90 F in a week). I just hope it doesn't spoil and that they eat it all.