The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Curly Toed Quail          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Poultry Clinic Kill the Quail? Yes, its no good like that  12%  [ 1 ] No, give it a chance  87%  [ 7 ] Total Votes : 8 Author Message traditionalbritishfowlco Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:00 am    Post subject: Curly Toed Quail 8 quails hatched no problem but one of them took so long I ended up totally helping it out of the shell, the others were dry and eating and it hadn't progressed for a day, so... Its feet are curled up? It's fine, eating and drinking and scooching around on its deformed legs but I'm thinking it can't stay like that forever. I'll keep it as long as it looks happy but is there anything i can do? i don't want to have to kill soemthing sooo tiny - I'd feel really *mean*, like squishing a bug, that's different to dispatching a cockerel to eat.... Back to top Lisa Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3237 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:20 am    Post subject: I've read about people splinting feet on chicks - like this from Feathersite: but I've no experience of how successful it is. And I guess its gonna be reeeeeeeeeeeallly fiddly on a tiny quail chick I'd try it if I could, but I've no idea how practical a suggestion it is! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16087 Location: Hampshire Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:32 am    Post subject: I agree with Lisa - give splinting a go if you can. We had 2 chicks last year with a curled toe each but they both managed to straighten out on their own. Back to top Nursie Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 162 Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:15 pm    Post subject: Noooooooooooooooo! Don't kill it!! Dear little chap must be worth giving a chance to! Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: If it is going to be a pet I would give it a go - we kept our crooked leg duckling last year and he manages fine. Back to top traditionalbritishfowlco Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:04 am    Post subject: Yeh we have a light sussex with one curled foot, that manages fine, but this is both feet - jeez I can have a go at splinting but it will be fiddly!!! And mostly they're for eating/keeping for breeding more to eat but I can aford to keep a pet quail with them too Back to top traditionalbritishfowlco Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:16 pm    Post subject: Well i spent all day thinking of contraptions to straighten the toes...i get home and its totally normal - 10 healthy quail chicks Back to top Lisa Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3237 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:40 pm    Post subject: LOL!! Glad to hear the good news.... Mother nature does have a sense of humour sometimes Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:06 pm    Post subject: ROFL! See - was better to wait! Could just as easily not have been though! Back to top Mel Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 150 Location: Gosport, Hampshire Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:21 pm    Post subject: great news!! how are they all now? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Poultry Clinic All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group