Thank you for this teaching video. This morning I found a bird who looked like she would die. Using your methods, she has revived. I think she fell asleep as I was treating her injuries. Bless you! I have subscribed to your channel.
Only posting this for the benefit of knowledge and to help others. Please don’t use oils like lavender and especially tea tree oil…they’re toxic for basically all animals and irritating. This knowledge is coming from my vet med background. Sometimes natural doesn’t mean better. Glad it worked out in the end but it’s not a recommendation to use these products it can slow healing too.
Solution would be MUCH bigger enclosures with things that resemble NATURE !! Branches and grasses to hide under, dirt for bathing !! they can't do any of that in these cages :( of course you will have unhappy and aggressive quail keeping them like this!
I introduced new quail to the flock in a completely different setup. It’s all about territorial control so you have to introduce them in a different environment. And leave them there for a few days. Then rearrange the original enclosure a bit to confuse them when they go back to it. This method has worked for me every time.
I've done this a few times and have had best luck with causing a minature crisis. I get a big black tub. If there are any birds with foot problems I put a couple of inches of water and some epsom salt. Make sure it is cool outside and the tub is somewhere shaded and out of the sun, with air holes! Then I take the birds out and put them in with the new bird/birds into the tub, usually in the late afternoon or evening. It is a good time to check each bird for injuries or illness also. I take the oppurtunity to do a deep clean of the cage and move things around at least for awhile. Hides, toys, food, get switched around. Then after an hour or two everyone goes back in. The confusion gives the new bird/birds time to settle in because everyone is confused. I get a lot less bullying this way.
I personally have found food and water help alot, keep extra males separated and unfortunately find aggressive quail and dispatch them in a breeding program that have no stressors causing the aggression those birds can’t be used for breeding for risk of passing down that aggressive behavior.
Hi from the uk,I'm thinking of getting quail,and my question is,are those cages big enough.also I noticed on video you kept them in a green house,can quail stand high temperatures. Also how do you proccess quail for meat.
We had 2 of our males wounded really bad on their heads, I thought for sure they wouldn’t make it but I used raw unpasteurized honey a few times per day directly on their wounds until they healed and surprisingly it worked great.. just thought I’d share in case it might help others 😊
Dear rachelmoran229, I would separate him from the others if you haven’t already done so. I very gently put some raw honey on the wound with a q-tip. I didn’t rub it I just put a coat of raw honey on it and I let it be. I did this a few times per day snd I kept him in the house inside a small pet carrier. I placed his feeder and small waterer in there for him and I kept him in a darker room with a night light so he could rest. Praying your little guy heals up just like ours dud.
For water I’d suggest you the bottle that is used for rabbits , you know the one that is positioned externally of the cage with the drop of water ? That’s really great as it doesn’t get dirty , they won’t get wet , I personally use this and it’s the best in my opinion . Some canaries breeders use them too ( the smaller ones for hamsters ) and they find it much more hygienic than the usual small bird bottle . Birds will learn to drink from the drop .
very helpful. thank you for taking the time and energy to help others. liked the info. have a blessed day. I just got my first batch of eggs shipped to me. tomorrow they go into the incubator. wish me luck.
They could use a bit more space, but besides that I really like your setup! Much better than the people that just cram quail in wire bottom cages and don't care about them at all.
i had a male that had that problem the other males ganged up on him nearly killing him. he recovered and now is in with other males away from the females.
Hey- do you know what do do about a quails who’s injury is more severe? I have one whose bleeding from its neck and I’m unsure about what to do after isolating it
If the skin is totally peeled back exposing the skull, how do you fix it? I culled one because of this. A second one the skin flap is still attached, it’s stopped bleeding now. But will the skin grow back without sutures?
