Quail "Rescue" - please help!

Hi everyone, long story short, somebody dropped off about two dozen coturnix quail to our homestead, and they are in really BAD shape (picture below). Most of them have no feather at all on their back! I am not sure what to do. Are they able to recover? Some of them are still eating and drinking, and even laying eggs. They just look so miserable, and I wonder if I should cull them so they don't suffer. Please help if you are able to!
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I would line the cage with newspaper or wood shavings then look at each quail separately to decide the rate of survival.
they may come right once comfortable and fed , cleaned up if necessary.
they look as though they have lived in very cramped conditions.
as an animal lover I can’t cull a bird unless it is absolutely a lost cause for the bird.
look at their eyes and nose for discharge.
they might be fine with a little care.
looks like they have been pecking each other.
good luck.
 

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