How To Care For A Sick Quail. This is very important. Quail can have minor ailments like colds and runny noses but these are easily treated with a bit of good old-fashioned TLC.
Brooder Setup and Care of Quail Chicks. I googled it and decided they probably had Wry Neck and put chick electrolyte and probiotic water in their cage as well as put in some quail scrambled eggs to eat to help them increase their Vitamin E and Selenium in their diet. If you keep quail on wire always give them places to get off the wire to rest their feet.
Then run the wound under lukewarm tap water to rinse off the soap and any dirt or bacteria in the wound.
Handle the chicks as little as possible ESPECIALLY for the first 48 hours as this is when their hips harden. Rinse away as much blood as possible along with any dirt or debris in the wound. Heating Options A towel blanket or cage cover can be used to provide additional seclusion and to keep the warmth inside the cage. Knowing how to care for a sick chick could mean the difference between life and death.