8 injured quail

[GodLovesU]

From these injured ones it’s 2 males 6 females one of the males is fully blind and from the whole group 5 males 12 females

Are the injured ones seperate? I think for Coturnix you want a male to female ratio of 1;5.

 

[Angel__rose15]

The best ratio is 5 females to 1 male! I think a bunch of your quail are being bullied and over mated (the females will get bald from being over mated)!
If you have space you should separate them into the proper ratio I don’t know if the rest of the males would get along by themselves though!

That’s what I was thinking from the healthy looking ones I placed them with my 10 other females so it’s 16 females to 3 males but I think I may have to cull the ones with the leg deformities since they’re so bad

 

[Nabiki]

Okay, here is my first guess based on the pics.
1 - pecked, blind, beak probably rubbed against wire
2 - pecked, possibly mites, maybe not enough protein in feed?
3 - male, possibly mites, maybe not enough protein in feed?
4 - male, bumblefoot
5 - bumblefoot
6 - bumblefoot
7 - pecking injury?
8- Bumblefoot male

From what you've said, it sounds like #1 is also male, which means you definitely have too many males. The ideal ratio is 1:5.

I'm guessing that these birds were kept on wire with no place to rest their feet and were given feed that does not contain enough protein and possibly lacking in other nutrients necessary for quail.

Do you know how old they are? The one with the soft/deformed looking foot is something that I often see in old quail, 3 years or older.

I would start by looking into proper feed for them, give them a warm epsom salt soak for their feet, and give them plenty of space with a dirt or sand bath.

 

[GodLovesU]

Added individual pictures the best I could take of each injury

Ok here’s the best I can figure.

1. Blind and part of its face is bleeding. He may have to have special accommodations or treatment. @Barnette has a blind chicken and would probably be able to give some good pointers.
2. Over-mated (loss of feathers) and an infected or pecked out eye?
3. Loss of feathers (overmated)
4. Mild loss of feathers and major foot deformity. I’m not sure what is going on there. How well can it walk?
5. Feet problems, maybe bumblefoot?
6. Is something wrong with this one’s feet, or are they just dirty?
7. Eye problem, and loss of feathers

8.Major foot problem.

The loss of feathers should get better when you get all the gender ratios right. I would rinse any messed up eyes out with saline spray.

 

[Angel__rose15]

Okay, here is my first guess based on the pics.
1 - pecked, blind, beak probably rubbed against wire
2 - pecked, possibly mites, maybe not enough protein in feed?
3 - male, possibly mites, maybe not enough protein in feed?
4 - male, bumblefoot
5 - bumblefoot
6 - bumblefoot
7 - pecking injury?
8- Bumblefoot male

From what you've said, it sounds like #1 is also male, which means you definitely have too many males. The ideal ratio is 1:5.

I'm guessing that these birds were kept on wire with no place to rest their feet and were given feed that does not contain enough protein and possibly lacking in other nutrients necessary for quail.

Do you know how old they are? The one with the soft/deformed looking foot is something that I often see in old quail, 3 years or older.

I would start by looking into proper feed for them, give them a warm epsom salt soak for their feet, and give them plenty of space with a dirt or sand bath.

Not sure how old they are #1 is a male fully blind #8 is missing an entire toe same with #4 going to start them on game bird 30% protein feed. #8 and #4 cannot walk at all the others are pretty active

 

[Susan Skylark]

Where did they come from? If you purchased them I’d be rather upset with the seller! If they are rescues they certainly look it! Looks like someone cleared out the cull pen, sorry! This is unethical and inhumane if they came from a breeder.

 

[GodLovesU]

Bumblefoot:
Bumblefoot is the term used for internal infections in the pads of the foot. A bird can get Bumblefoot from standing on wire too long which causes bruising, dirty wire, getting poked on wire...screws...or anything sharp in their area. This is not an easy thing to treat with Quail so it is a lot easier to prevent it from occurring.

If you keep quail on wire, always give them places to get off the wire to rest their feet. Standing too long on wire will bruise the feet and pads and bacteria will enter the pad. Keep your wire very clean! This is very important. Quail pads are very soft and delicate and the tiniest poke opens them up to getting bacteria entering the body. This infection can and will kill them if not treated and as I mentioned, it is not easy to treat quail. To diagnose Bumblefoot in Quail, the pads will be very swollen and red, hard, the birds will be limping and many times you can see the infection on the pad with a black spot on the pad.

With larger fowl, this infection can be dug out of the foot pads. But Quail are far too tiny to do this surgery on. If you suspect your quail have bumblefoot, and many times only one or two will get it at first, get them all on soft bedding for a while. Since you can't dig this infection out, the most you can do is soak their feet in epsom salts for 10 minutes a day, apply some neosporin (without the pain killer) and really rub it in good into the pad and keep the birds warm. Repeat this procedure daily until you see improvement. If the infection is bad enough, this will not help them and you may need to put your Quail down before the infection becomes systemic. Prevention is the best medicine in this case.



Here’s some info from an article by @TwoCrows to help with the Bumblefoot.

 

[Angel__rose15]

Ok here’s the best I can figure.

1. Blind and part of its face is bleeding. He may have to have special accommodations or treatment. @Barnette has a blind chicken and would probably be able to give some good pointers.
2. Over-mated (loss of feathers) and an infected or pecked out eye?
3. Loss of feathers (overmated)
4. Mild loss of feathers and major foot deformity. I’m not sure what is going on there. How well can it walk?
5. Feet problems, maybe bumblefoot?
6. Is something wrong with this one’s feet, or are they just dirty?
7. Eye problem, and loss of feathers

8.Major foot problem.

The loss of feathers should get better when you get all the gender ratios right. I would rinse any messed up eyes out with saline spray.

4 and 8 cannot walk at all they are dragging themselves and missing toes 1 is definitely fully blind so he’ll be an indoor pet quail 5 is semi walking but bleeding 6 also seems to have bumble foot and is bleeding a bit

 

[Nabiki]

Not sure how old they are #1 is a male fully blind #8 is missing an entire toe same with #4 going to start them on game bird 30% protein feed. #8 and #4 cannot walk at all the others are pretty active

They appear to be full adults, so 30% game bird starter isn't the best for them. It might be good to start them on it for a week or two to make up for poor nutrition, but adults don't need as much protein.

Here is what you want to be looking for in their feed:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-to-feed-your-quail.79205/

 

[Angel__rose15]

Where did they come from? If you purchased them I’d be rather upset with the seller! If they are rescues they certainly look it! Looks like someone cleared out the cull pen, sorry! This is unethical and inhumane if they came from a breeder.

Sadly not rescued this was meant to be my new breeding pen bought from a local breeder I’ve rescued rabbits and chickens in the past from breeder in the area at this point I think it’s a local thing to get rid of animals like this