Hi guys, This is a bit off-topic but I'm having trouble finding current info on quail-keeping. If anyone can help I'd sure appreciate it.
Issue #1
The bobwhites have started pairing up and laying. I noticed a nest in a quiet corner of the coop. Every day there's been a new egg or two(?) added to the nest. There are currently 8 or so. There's a male guarding the nest but I have yet to see either a male or female actually sitting on the eggs. Is that normal? Last night, I went into the coop and watched as quail took their regular spots for the night, leaving the eggs/nest unattended. It was in the 50s-60s overnight. Shall I assume that the eggs are no longer viable and collect them?
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Issue #2
I have more male quail than females and now that it's spring there's been a lot of sparring and all of the birds are starting to look a little ratty. As they pair up, should I move the pairs out of the main coop and into brooding pens? Has anyone had luck getting quail to incubate and raise young this way?
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Issue #3
If, by the grace of God, any of these eggs were to hatch, I know that the chickens would likely kill and eat the young. Do I also need to worry about the male quail? If so, both the "father" and the other males?
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One of the bobwhite hens lays her eggs in the nesting box with the hens and I've caught her incubating the hen's eggs, which looks pretty odd. :)
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THANKS in advance,
LQ in L.A.
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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