Hey Judy thanks for reply very helpful - how to fix an ear infection in such a tiny bird is a bit of a conundrum lol. These are my first quail and although cute you are right about not getting attached. I will be freeing them when big enough and hope they stick around like the guinea fowl do :-)   
I have a thing about caging birds that should be free ~ I bought a pair of mandarins back in the spring and luckily the breeder doesn't pinion them but watching them fly short distances in my 30m2 aviary was torture so I listened to my conscience and let them free. To my delight they come home every day to feed and be with my non flying ducks on our pond. It is a joy to watch them fly free.