Quail born with fused toes.

[WolfGirlMagic]

So... my quail hatched.... 7, yes SEVEN, days early...
I have 3 thermometers in my incubator that all matched up staying between 100 and 99.2 the whole process.
Well one hatched perfect, healthy happy, full of life.
Another...
Well she hatched with a bleeding umbilical, and fused toes...
I quickly stopped bleeding with light pressure.
Applied antibiotic ointment, and then saw the foot.

Otherwise she seems okay...
I dont mind a special needs quail. These guys are for pets. Assuming she lives, what can 8 do for her?
I have heard of curting webbing, but i cans say for sue that 8s how it is fused...

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Okay guys i think thel toe issue is making it extra hard for it to grip the ground. That leg is now splaying...
I put it in a shot glass to force the legs to stay together for now. Tying /taping seems so impossible with how ti y she is

It’s a quail shot. It’s what we drink at poker night


Seriously, I think that would work. Just make sure she is getting food and water.

 

[FlocksOfFluff]

Good luck! Hopefully she's ok

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

In the future you MIGHT be able to separate the toes if there is only webbing holding them together, but don’t do anything yet.

 

[FlocksOfFluff]

How is she doing? Any better?

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

How is she doing? Any better?

Yep! Her splay is 100% gone, and she seems to get around just fine.
She is a little runty, but otherwise a happy healthy seeming quail!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

That's great! So you're leaving her toes fused, then?

Im not sure... it def. Just seems to be the webbing that has them fused. And it could cause disability or arthritis later i suppose from thw unnatural way the muscles have to grow. But she is the sweetest thing and loves snuggles and i dont want yo break our bond by hacking her toes apart you know? Lol

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

Can you post a picture?

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Can you post a picture?

Oops! I guess it didnt send the first time.

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Here is a closer look