THE QUAIL ARE HATCHING! HELP!!

[le_bwah]

Just wanted to post an update... all three quail are doing great and are nearly full grown. Gearing up to build them a coop this weekend.

One issue I wanted to share... despite making a second attempt with a “shoe” the third bird still has a twisted foot and will be permanently deformed.

In hindsight I should NOT have listened to the members who commented saying to leave it alone as it was too little too late by the time I realized I needed to do more. TRUST YOUR GUT and don’t listen to know-it-alls who spout their opinion on these forums based on zero actual knowledge of your situation.

I’m grateful that I got the bird walking on its foot, but if I’d been more aggressive in correcting it those first few days it may have made a difference.

Trying to look on on the bright side, at least I can more easily tell the brown ones apart. Lol. Sorry, Ned (#3).

I had a curly-footed bird reach maturity who got around without a problem (he had to be culled for separate reasons, but was in excellent health up until that point). I'm sure yours will be just fine.

 

[Deleted member 94844]

I had a curly-footed bird reach maturity who got around without a problem (he had to be culled for separate reasons, but was in excellent health up until that point). I'm sure yours will be just fine.

Thanks so much for the insight... yes, she seems to get along just fine and seems happy... even with a snagglefoot. When the chick was born she couldn’t stand on the foot at all, so the correction I did at least made some difference.

 

[Erkenstein]

A little after the fact now, but when I make a shoe I leave it on until it falls off naturally, at which point the toes are generally corrected. And yes, no reason to wait for them to maybe fix themselves on their own since it's just a minor inconvenience for the baby to have a shoe on.

 

[Deleted member 94844]

A little after the fact now, but when I make a shoe I leave it on until it falls off naturally, at which point the toes are generally corrected. And yes, no reason to wait for them to maybe fix themselves on their own since it's just a minor inconvenience for the baby to have a shoe on.

Exactly. Thanks so much for sharing.