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RE: Hatching quail eggs in my Seaside Home
It's summer here ;D and it doesn't get that cold in winter (though for the past couple of years it really feels like it's gotten colder o_O) and it's hard not to love winter for the rain. I otherwise usually really look forward to the warmer weather and less pain (long term injury).
Yay quails XD was semi-contemplating breeding some but after finding out they're terrible parents and the amount of extra setup work we'd need we bailed out.
Yeah quail, at least coturnix, are horrible parents usually. IF you give them a more natural pen with grass and branches to hide in they MIGHT go broody, but they've been breed SO long out of it, it's pretty rare.
A fun project could be getting quail and a couple silkie hens. Silkies make WONDERFUL mothers and are small breeds. They can usually successfully hatch and raise the quail chicks and it's funny to watch!
I can't wait to have the little bumble bee sized chicks soon!
We've had silkies, pekins and Japanese bantams (my favourite) before, watching them brood gigantic clutches was hilarious XD watching them with quail chicks would be even funnier!