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They are button quail

So I have a roo and a hen and everything was fine until one day my hen decided she'll stay being very very mean. She was the size of my roo when I got her now she's much bigger because she eats all the food and leaves very little for him, he acts as if he does not want to eat if she's not there...

I was unable to post a picture but the roo is dark Brown with a red belly and the hen is lighter brown in a pattern, lighter on her belly and looking like she's got some sand camouflage on

Well it didn't go from red to green, it slightly changed the shade of brown it's in. I've only noticed when I put the two eggs side by side n noticed that the very bottom of the egg is the colour of the younger egg and the top is slightly darker

I thought that it might be at the start but than someone mentioned that it should grow and get darker in colour. Plus the egg is looking perfectly healthy, no bumps or anything pretty much prefect to me (but on the other hand I don't know that much about em). It's 16 days old today and does not...

So I'm expecting a chick, the egg has been growing and it's getting darker in colour slightly so I'm expecting it to maybe hatch sometime this week but I've no idea what to do afterward. When can I separate it from the patents ? The roo is quiet probably not the father of that particular egg...

This may explain why she's nearly always in the nest and he's practically always out xD

Nope. I bought him a lady and put fairy lights around the cage for the night and it's ok now tho :)

I forgot to ask, should I give her extra light by any chance ? I think I read something about lighting being important for egg hatching

Ok I think that is all the information I need for now thank you so much :)

Oh and how do I know she I'd incubating them ? How much time should I expect her to spend with them ?

Yeah she's been with about 4 males... And how do I give her more calcium ? Special feed ?

So I got my quail a lady 2 days ago and they've been getting along so well ! Today morning I've noticed that in their little nest area there is an egg ! I'm not sure what to do about it. I've been trying to get a better look at it and they've been very protective of it. It's dark and looks good...

That's an interesting idea I'll definitely try that :)

I've got a small hidy place, might just add another one. I've tried light for one night but it didn't seem to help but no pain trying again :) and he usually does it around 1/2 when it's dead quiet which surprises me :/ but thank you for some help :)