Splayed Legs

[BrandonsBirbs]

Has anyone tried this method, with quail before? I tried the straw/band splints before and they didn't work, with these two chicks I tried the bandaid trick and it hasn't worked. They are now 48 hours old, need to help them soon!

Usually just pop mine in socks in mugs and they fix themselves but had poor luck with this last two hatches.

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Tried it, they can too easily get out even with the smallest holes possible. I think their legs are far too small and flexible for this. Such rotten luck as I hate to cull birds for this reason and nothing seems to be working.

 

[All4Eggz]

Yes, I’ve tried this method before, and it worked very well for me.

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Yes, I’ve tried this method before, and it worked very well for me.

Can I ask how you made it viable for quail?

 

[All4Eggz]

Can I ask how you made it viable for quail?

I used it for baby chicks (chickens).
This method usually only works well when the chick is less than a few days old.

A day old chick will have a harder time getting out of the felt.

How old are your quail?

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I used it for baby chicks (chickens).
This method usually only works well when the chick is less than a few days old.

A day old chick will have a harder time getting out of the felt.

How old are your quail?

48 hours old

 

[All4Eggz]

48 hours old

You should be able to use the method then.
The cardboard and rubber band worked well for me, too.

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

You should be able to use the method then.
The cardboard and rubber band worked well for me, too.

How did you do the cardboard on such small legs! My hands are too big for these little guys

 

[All4Eggz]

How did you do the cardboard on such small legs! My hands are too big for these little guys

I did this on chickens only, so I had a little bigger feet to work with.
I cut out 2 chicken foot shapes out of cardboard and taped them to the bottom of the chicks legs, then I found a small rubber band to keep the legs together and wrapped it around both legs. The band sometimes fell off but stayed on for the most part.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Has anyone tried this method, with quail before? I tried the straw/band splints before and they didn't work, with these two chicks I tried the bandaid trick and it hasn't worked. They are now 48 hours old, need to help them soon!

Usually just pop mine in socks in mugs and they fix themselves but had poor luck with this last two hatches.

Consider it a genetic condition (otherwise why are not all the hatch-lings displaying the same condition if it was an incubation/hatch anomaly as many chose to believe) and cull them from your breeding stock instead of fixing them and letting it hide to breed forward is my sincerest suggestion.. it's not culling for no reason.. it's to me a very good reason, IF I'm the one keeping the breeding stock and hatching more in the future..

Another cause can be riboflavin deficiency.. maybe your breeding stock could use some supplementation.. OR sometimes it's even just an individual that needs a little more help to make eggs viable for hatching even if they have enough nutrients on board for their own health.

Maybe use a smaller based diameter but taller cup??

Sorry I can't be more help.