Dean, My quail laid and sat, but the males need to be removed in pen situations, at least from my experience. Personally, I found the incubator and handling/imprinting the quail a much more fun experience.
From: lafleche49 <hobbyguy@centurytel.net>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:35 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: [OT] Quail Questions
Hi Laurie, There is a good chance that the hen quail will continue to incubate until the normal amount of time has expired for the eggs to hatch. It will be a toss up if any of them hatch. In the wild only the hens incubate the eggs so the males aren't needed for this. The males are there to stand guard and warn of predators.
In domestic/ captive rearing I have seen several species that have hatched their own offspring but there have to be special circumstances
for this to take place. Lack of crowding and a spacious aviary where the pair can have some seclusion is often the key to success.
You will find that when Bobwhite quail are kept in small breeding groups in cages the hens tend to lay year round. I have seen quail at game bird farms in huge groups that laid constantly. It has a lot to do with a rich diet which no doubt triggers an urge for constant reproduction.
One would think that in a discussion group of this size that one would find a few hundred people who had some experience at game bird breeding.
Dean
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"LaurieH" <lkornoff@...> wrote:
Dean
Have a question for you. I had 5 bobwhite quail. 4 females, 1 male. Last year one of the females died and I noticed the 4 left weren't nice to one and other so I separated them. The male & female laid a clutch and she stayed on the eggs. Then the male died. Will she hatch the babies alone? She is still sitting the the eggs
Laurie
In domestic/ captive rearing I have seen several species that have hatched their own offspring but there have to be special circumstances
for this to take place. Lack of crowding and a spacious aviary where the pair can have some seclusion is often the key to success.
You will find that when Bobwhite quail are kept in small breeding groups in cages the hens tend to lay year round. I have seen quail at game bird farms in huge groups that laid constantly. It has a lot to do with a rich diet which no doubt triggers an urge for constant reproduction.
One would think that in a discussion group of this size that one would find a few hundred people who had some experience at game bird breeding.
Dean
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"LaurieH" <lkornoff@...> wrote:
Dean
Have a question for you. I had 5 bobwhite quail. 4 females, 1 male. Last year one of the females died and I noticed the 4 left weren't nice to one and other so I separated them. The male & female laid a clutch and she stayed on the eggs. Then the male died. Will she hatch the babies alone? She is still sitting the the eggs
Laurie
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