what could have happened ?

[Loretta212]

i have 2 female coturnix quail today when i went out to feed and water them on has what seems to be a bloody eye but when i looked closer her eye seemed fine but she is bleeding from her face. its weird because you cant really see a wound. they live in a rabbit hutch . the only thing in their is the sand box ( a plastic bowl), water dish, food dish, and some hay. im trying to figure out how it happened. would they fight with one another?

 

[Fat Daddy]

She was likely pecked by her pen mate right where the beak turns to feathers... This is a very tender area and is a target. Could just have been say'n "Get out of here"... If its still bleeding , blow a little corn starch on it and it will quit fast, thou it will likely stop on its own too. The risk is the blood becoming the new target... If its a white bird it's a bigger deal, shows more...good luck, Bill

 

[chrishel]

I know this is going to sound like a silly question, but are you sure they are both girls?

The only reason I ask is that when the roos mount (or attempt to mount) the girls, sometimes they pull out feathers and cause some bleeding.

Another thought I had is that maybe she got scared and bonked herself and got injured that way.

 

[Loretta212]

from what everyone has told me on here they are both girls LOL so i am thinking they are

 

[chrishel]

Yup, both girls.

Bill and I were typing at the same time, but I'd go with what he said. Probably a little tiff.

Good luck!

 

[mhwc56]

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X2 1 is more dominant than the other which is normal,they probably just had a spat

 

[Stellar]

Females can be as mean as males and I agree with everyone that it seems as though there was an argument over something

corn starch will stop any bleeding just don't get it in the eye. I usually let the birds deal with issues rather than separating as reintroducing can be an issue and cause another injury. Good luck

 

[cva34]

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Big Girls or small Hand!...cva34

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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Big Girls or small Hand!...cva34

i'm going with small hand lol

 

[jensen]

Probably caused by pecking from a pen mate or injury from being frightened and hitting something in the hutch. I'd keep a closer eye on them than usual for a while...