Quail get bloody leg then die help!

[Kiki]

The wire is 1/2" chicken wire. Coated.

Those holes are too big.
Look for something like this. (maybe I should have said 1/4 inch)

 

[Chewntoys]

Maybe something is getting them through the chicken wire?

Pics of the cage?

Cage is wire all sides. Shade and cool gunny cloth that I wet down and shade from boards on side and back. After this pic I put a board under for stability and then added dirt inside to pad the floor.

 

[Kiki]

Cage is wire all sides. Shade and cool gunny cloth that I wet down and shade from boards on side and back. After this pic I put a board under for stability and then added dirt inside to pad the floor.

This wire you have it too big...it will not keep predators out.

 

[007Sean]

After looking at the pics, it is probably a cat injurying your birds. @KikisGirls is absolutely right, put 1/2" HC all around the enclosure, cat's can get their paws through 1" openings with ease!
I just had a feral cat get 3 of my juvenile pheasants, last night...right through 1" square welded wire enclosure. Ate one completely, beheaded another, and ate the breast on the other one.
I'll have a dead cat, if it comes back tonight, set traps all around the enclosure.

 

[drumstick diva]

Please , please dump the chickenwire. Switch to 1/4" HARDWARE CLOTH, also put a skirt under their cage so nothing digs up underneath them. You may need to go to electrified fencing.

 

[aart]

The wire is 1/2" chicken wire. Coated.

Looks like 1" to me, measure hole with a tape measure.
What size is that PVC? ..1/2" (actual OD is 7/8") or 3/4" (actual OD is 1 1/16").

Look for something like this. (maybe I should have said 1/4 inch)

That look like 1/2" HC (unless you have very tiny fingers)

Wonders if quail were injured before they shipped and wounds became infected?
How closely did you inspect them when they arrived?

 

[Kiki]

Looks like 1" to me, measure hole with a tape measure.
What size is that PVC? ..1/2" (actual OD is 7/8") or 3/4" (actual OD is 1 1/16").

That look like 1/2" HC (unless you have very tiny fingers)

Wonders if quail were injured before they shipped and wounds became infected?
How closely did you inspect them when they arrived?

You are right!

 

[Chewntoys]

UPDATE from yesterday. The last bird is fine! No blood or injury. Probably killed the others, but will double fence more. Thank you for your help! I appreciate it! I will keep you informed!