Quail head injury. Help please?!

[Elexin]

My quail was sitting in the box and i thought it was laying an egg so i left it. I came back an hour later and discoverd a head injury due to a cuttle fish falling on it. (In cage with budgies) i took it out of the cage and gave it warmth and water inside. There are 2 wounds about half the size of the nail on ny small finger. It was not moving and looked like it was nodding of. Its about 5 weeks and not sure of breed. Will it survive? Any way i can help it?

 

[cavemanrich]

Just provide it comfort . It may recover from small injury. I once got a serama chicken that came with a gash on her head. I name her GORBIE. PM me if you need explanation . After a short time wound healed. No trace. Name stayed.

 

[Elexin]

Just provide it comfort .   It may recover from  small injury.  I  once got a serama chicken that came with a gash on her head.  I name her GORBIE. PM me if you need explanation .  After a short time wound healed.  No trace. Name stayed. 

 

just cheacked on it. It was drinking water that had antibodics in it. But i noticed it has a tilt in its head but it was cherping and looking around. Do you think it will survive?

 

[cavemanrich]

All pointing to recovery. You are doing your BEST.. WISHING YOU WELL. You are a compassionate person.

 

[Elexin]

All pointing to recovery.  You are doing your BEST..   WISHING YOU WELL.  You are a compassionate person. 

he survived the night and hes looking good. I do care alot about all my animals. I have 4 chickens use to have 5 but lost one to heatstroke and my quail were rescued from being snake feed.

 

[Elexin]

All pointing to recovery.  You are doing your BEST..   WISHING YOU WELL.  You are a compassionate person. 

one is healing a bit but the other one opened up again. Its got a bit of blood but its still responsive and it happend about 3 days ago now. Do you think the reopening of it will make it worse or will it just heal over?

 

[Tony K T]

Knowing button quail,I'm sure they are jumping up and hitting their heads.If you put them in a taller pen or put a piece of Styrofoam tied to the inside top so they have a cushion.This will stop most head injuries.These guys are just like pop corn when startled.You could try to put some blu coat(available at feed stores)on the wound,but they are so small I don't know if you could get some on them.Do not get red coat,this will make other birds attack the red color.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Invision]

Just leave him be, I have one coturnix that always hit's her head... she has recovered from the entire scalp peeled back... (Had to wash it out and flap it back over) Healed in a week, she's just now getting feathers and it's been this way for a month... The bird should heal fairly quickly.

 

[Elexin]

It died a few weeks ago thanks for all you help but it was not enough.

 

[cavemanrich]

It died a few weeks ago thanks for all you help but it was not enough.

You did your best..........