Upside Down Quail

[mrbstephens]

I've lost a few quail recently. I find them laying on their side and unable to stand up. They twitch and twist their head around. Right now I have 2 like this. I started with 12 and I'm down to 6.
I *think* they are hitting their heads on the top of the fight pen, but just want to be sure it's not an illness causing this.

 

[dc3085]

They are most likely either hitting their heads or not getting enough water. If they've eaten moldy feed some diseases that develop from that can cause odd physical behavior.

 

[mrbstephens]

They have plenty of water and no mold in their food. So, I guess they're hitting their heads. I have burlap on half of the top of the cage, but realize I need to cover all of it. At least I have 100 of their eggs in the incubator.