Anyone hatched Buttton quail under a silkie?

[Chef]

I'm just wondering because I just put about 20 eggs under my broody silkie. She ended up pushing about half or so back out, but is still sitting on the others

. Will this work? No loss if it doesnt as I didnt have to buy the quail eggs. Just thought it would be interesting.

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[gabrielle1976]

I dont know but I think the only problem you may run into is her acidintly breaking them cuase there so small.

 

[Fancie]

I brooded buttons under a Budgie once... worked alright, but I would have to remove them right before they hatched and put them into a brooder, if it was born under the mamma budgie it freaked and killed it.

 

[Chef]

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Possibly... but at least she is really small. Thanks for the input.


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[Chef]

Ok well I have the results. The silkie has incubated the button quail eggs all the way to hatch. Unfortunately she has crushed 7 of them after hatching and I was only able to save 3. So it looks like she was fine for the incubation but just to big for the tiny little quail after hatching. If I was to do this again I would take them out a couple days before hatch. I'll get some pics soon.


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