Adult quail almost dead

[Geeseandchicken]

My quails were all fine yesterday but this morning I went outside and one of them is barely conscious what do I do? He’s alive and moving his head and feet around but he won’t stand up or hold his head up

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

First thing is get some electrolytes into him to try and give him a bit of energy to buy him some time. then go over a list of possible diseases, parasites, respiratory, Ulcerative Enteritis, etc.

 

[Geeseandchicken]

First thing is get some electrolytes into him to try and give him a bit of energy to buy him some time. then go over a list of possible diseases, parasites, respiratory, Ulcerative Enteritis, etc.

What do I give him for electrolytes?

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

My bad! this video shows a homemade mix you can make but I find store ones help a bit more. <3

Here's some different (popular electrolyte mixes)

This one works well too!

There's a lot more brands but these are just some popular ones. I think the dosage might be less with quail so I would google before administering. These can be bought at basically any feed store. good luck!

 

[WoDia]

@Nabiki

 

[triciayoung]

How is he doing? @Ingrid_N great posts. The first on the list for Quail is ulcerative enteritis...need streptomycin.

 

[Geeseandchicken]

I went out and bought the electrolytes he seems a lot better he’s keeping his eyes open and moving around a bit

 

[Nabiki]

I would try some Nutri-Drench for a quick energy boost.

How old is he?
What are you feeding him?
what does his poop look like?
How tall is his coop/pen/enclosure?

My first guess is that he may have hit his head, but it's hard to say without a lot more information.

 

[Geeseandchicken]

He passed away I don’t know what happened he seemed like he was doing a lot better

 

[Ingrid_Grace]

He passed away I don’t know what happened he seemed like he was doing a lot better

I'm sorry These things are so hard. At least he was doing a bit better before he passed so maybe he died a bit more peacefully... This stuff hurts but remember that he is no longer suffering. I don't know how attached you were to your quail but regardless of your relationship I offer condolences.