What is on her beak?

[Maka]

I have this one quail who has something going on with her mouth and beak. Her beak looks chipped on top and has a bump on the bottom. I feed her like a game bird feed.

This is the 3rd quail I have gotten from this specific breeder and they have all died randomly. The ones I have had and raised myself are alive and well.

So my question is could bad genes be a part?

She is 1.5 years old.

 

[Debbie292d]

Most definitely it's the genes and/or the health of parents when the eggs were laid.

I wouldn't want to breed those ones you get from there.

If you can incubate your own, there are tons of folks selling eggs in the Facebook poultry groups.

 

[Nabiki]

It looks like an injury, but it also looks like her beak is malformed. I wouldn't get any more quail from that person.

 

[Maka]

So I just called the place I purchased them from and they said they use the same breeder (which I knew) and they have not gotten any other complaints. But ALL of the ones I have gotten have died and mine that I breed are fine. I will say they did not come from a farm store

 

[Nabiki]

It sounds like this person doesn't take the best care of their birds. Like I said before, I wouldn't get birds from them again.

 

[Maka]

It sounds like this person doesn't take the best care of their birds. Like I said before, I wouldn't get birds from them again.

That’s fine and all, but now how do I help this poor girl?

 

[Nabiki]

That’s fine and all, but now how do I help this poor girl?

The lump doesn't look to serious, so I wouldn't do anything about that unless it grows. Her beak could use some filing or trimming, but for that, I would just give her a rough rock or a brick so she can rub her beak against it and file it down herself.

The best thing you can do for her is to make sure she has a good place to live and a good quail diet of 20-24% protein for starters. you can see other necessary nutrients for her in this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-to-feed-your-quail.79205/