URGENT HELP NEEDED

[Oilytoe90]

Hi guys. I just cleaned out my quail (3weeks old) i clean them out every day and check them over for any issues etc.. I noticed one of them had a swollen crop. Last night they must have knocked their water as it was everywhere and the sawdust and straw was soaked this morning so I cleaned it straight away. Could this have caused it? I don't know what to do

 

[le_bwah]

That appears to be a normal "full" crop. Do not squeeze it, do not pierce it. They gorge, release to digest, and repeat. Again—that just looks like a well-fed chick.

 

[Oilytoe90]

That appears to be a normal "full" crop. Do not squeeze it, do not pierce it. They gorge, release to digest, and repeat. Again—that just looks like a well-fed chick.

Oh thank God for that I was so worried when I seen it. Maybe it looks worse coz they got a bit wet due to the water incident

 

[le_bwah]

Yes, I bet you're just seeing more skin, and also what's just under the skin, since those little feathers lost their fluff. It's okay, I used to worry about the same thing with my first hatch.

Birds are weird until you keep them for a while—if you look up some anatomy diagrams, you can help them better when they're sick and also avoid hurting them on accident (I've see people maim birds "digging out a zit" that turned out to be their very normal uropygial gland )

For your peace of mind, if it was impacted, it would likely be tighter than a balloon (or very squishy with no draining) and there would be other signs if that happened (smell, lethargy, dehydration).

 

[Oilytoe90]

Thankyou so much for your help. This is my second hatch, the first hatch all died in the first 3 days, I think coz of some kind of issues with the flock I got the eggs from. So every little thing I'm like omg what's that lol