How many eggs can a quail lay a day?

[quail1999]

Hi!

I have 4 lovely coturnix quail hens who live with their 2 roos. Although, it seems like they are laying 5-6 eggs a day. Is this possible for a quail to lay more than one egg a day?

Thanks

 

[underground chickenman]

Not if the other two are hens too! Just kidding.....but....are you sure? ;-D

 

[Loy]

I've started consistently covering up my quails every night and am pleased to say i've not seen any squishy eggs since then

 

[daniel rainey]

when i first got quail i just feed them on chicken layers ration. i didnt realise this was far to much for them and it resulted in them laying up-words of 2 eggs a day, but this made them very drained and weak so i would not recommend!

 

[drowe005]

when i first got quail i just feed them on chicken layers ration. i didnt realise this was far to much for them and it resulted in them laying up-words of 2 eggs a day, but this made them very drained and weak so i would not recommend!

Chicken ration actually has less stuff in it then game bird ration. Game bird feed has higher protein along with a couple other things chicken feed doesn't have. The reason they seemed to be drained more than likely was due to them not being fed the proper feed, and as a result not receiving all the necessary nutrients that they needed .

 

[Loy]

Oooo, thats nice! I will give it a shot too and try to fix a more consistent lighting schedule for them and see if it helps my ladies as well. Thank you!

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Oooo, thats nice! I will give it a shot too and try to fix a more consistent lighting schedule for them and see if it helps my ladies as well. Thank you!

No problem! Took about 5-7 days for them to adapt to the new day/night which I think is pretty quick!

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I've started consistently covering up my quails every night and am pleased to say i've not seen any squishy eggs since then

That's awesome! So happy for you!!

 

[Loy]

That's awesome! So happy for you!!

Thank you so much for your suggestion!

 

[gorabbitgo]

It's not usual but certainly not unheard of for a coturnix to lay two eggs per day if she's young, healthy, comfortable, and well-fed. It sounds like you're doing something right!
Just make sure you keep providing your girls with a constant source of calcium and high-quality feed so that their bodies aren't depleted too quickly.