Quail foot deformity

[chipens]

Hi, just hatched my first Quail! 19 so far out of 23! possibly one still to hatch.
But I have 2 with a foot deformity the 2 outside toes dont want to flatten out. Is there anything I can do? Ive taped a chickens foot before could i do that with the Quail? There sooo tiny!
Has anyone had any like this before? And treated successfully?

 

[JaeG]

Yes, tape them just like chicken chicks. It is 'fun' because they are so tiny. It only generally takes 24 hours to fix, then you can take off the tape.

 

[chipens]

Yes, tape them just like chicken chicks. It is 'fun' because they are so tiny. It only generally takes 24 hours to fix, then you can take off the tape.

Thanks! What tape is best? Non sticky masking tape?

 

[JaeG]

Thanks! What tape is best? Non sticky masking tape?

That should work. We've used plasters or medical tape before without problems. I think we've even used duct tape.

 

[007Sean]

Yes, tape them just like chicken chicks. It is 'fun' because they are so tiny. It only generally takes 24 hours to fix, then you can take off the tape.

X2

 

[chipens]

This is forrest gump and his slipper haha i ended up using clear medical tape.
There's another yellow chick I've taped too.

This is my fav colour chick the yellow n black stripes. Would anyone know what colour it will be?

 

[JaeG]

It should be Italian coloured. Aren't they adorable?! I hatch Button quail as well but these guys are my favourites. They are so fluffy and docile.

 

[Fancychooklady]

You'll also need to increase riboflavin in the diet.
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

 

[chipens]

You'll also need to increase riboflavin in the diet.
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

This article has heaps of info for lots of things, thanks!

 

[chipens]

It should be Italian coloured. Aren't they adorable?! I hatch Button quail as well but these guys are my favourites. They are so fluffy and docile.

They are so cute I'm going to waste lots of time haha