Quail chicks with wry neck (?)

[snailquail]

Hello friends! I cureently have 24 quail chicks, one 5 day old, one 7 day, and the rest 6 days. One of the little ones (top picture) has had wry neck for several days. I think he is also developing a splayed leg from the way he must walk he is much skinnier than the others. I have noticed him eat, and i have been feeding him food mixed with vitamin e oil several times a day from my hand as well and dipping his beak in water to drink. I'm not sure what else i can do here! also, a second little chick appears to be developing it too. She is very small compared to the others (but very cute) and ive noticed her neck has a slight L curve to it.. she seems to be able to eat and drink normally and will not accept any vitamin e food from my hand so I'm curious if I should simply leave her and see if it clears on its own (is that possible?) she is the 2nd picture top left corner. If there's any advice on how to help these little guys please let me know i know of course you cant always save everyone!

 

[Nabiki]

That is not likely to go away. If she's a pet, she might grow up and live a mostly normal life. If this isn't a pet, you should probably cull. In either case, you don't want to pass her genes along. It might be an incubation issue, but it might be genetic.

Edit: Be aware that this chick may also just fail to thrive and pass away.

 

[FloorCandy]

I can’t say for sure but that leg looks like more than a splay, maybe a slipped tendon or something else that’s just congenital. From my own experience, I’d say that chick probably will fail to thrive and most like won’t make it. What do you feed the chicks? Were the adults yours? Do you know what they were fed? Sometimes issues like that can occur from just poor nutrition while the hen created the egg.

 

[snailquail]

I can’t say for sure but that leg looks like more than a splay, maybe a slipped tendon or something else that’s just congenital. From my own experience, I’d say that chick probably will fail to thrive and most like won’t make it. What do you feed the chicks? Were the adults yours? Do you know what they were fed? Sometimes issues like that can occur from just poor nutrition while the hen created the egg.

Unfortunately no the adults aren't mine - I'm going to email the farm i purchased my hatching eggs from to inquire about any nutritional/genetic issue with their breeding quail definitely. Currently I'm feeding a (crushed slightly) game bird starter with 28% protein. For the little chick with the issues, I've been adding vitamin e oil to their food, as mentioned.