[header] How to treat avian pox in button quail [title] Know the symptoms of the pox. [step] It is a viral disease that comes in both wet and dry forms. Birds of all ages can be infected, but quail chicks are particularly vulnerable. 
Once the infection begins it can take between three and five weeks for the virus to finish its course. [substeps] When infected with the wet form of the virus, a quail will suffer from irritation in the respiratory system, including internal lesions.