Quail eggs under a chicken??

[quail31]

I think you can put quail eggs under a chicken but what type of chicken is suitable for this ??

 

[gamebirdsonly]

A small bantam breed like modern game or samera

 

[VickieB57]

I've just been researching this myself and read that bantam silkies were really good brooders and did a good job sitting and brooding quail. I thought I would like to try it myself.

 

[Quailsong]

I think you can put quail eggs under a chicken but what type of chicken is suitable for this ??

There is a Youtube user living in France who did the very thing you're curious about with great success & shared her video for all of us to see. Her username is Pavolafowl if you want to check her out.

Imo, I've heard silkies are good for this as they're smaller/lighter & great broody mothers. You'll want a good mother hen whose already had a batch of her own - the extra experience is generally needed.

Best of luck!

 

[speedy2020]

Here is the video.

 

[quail31]

unfortunately i dont have anty bantams/small chickens, but be possible to do it with somethng bigger Welsummer/Maran, or shall i equirsomething small

 

[the4heathernsmom]

Isn't there disease that a chicken can transmit to quail? Wouldn't that be a consideration?

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I've never heard of diseases they could get...

You would have to get a smaller breed hen whose brooded before. A bigger hen would easily crush quail eggs

 

[the4heathernsmom]

It is in the quail forum....It said not to raise your quail by your chickens because chickens carry something that is harmful to quail.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Oh.... Well I've always raised quail around chickens..... Sometimes it's a matter of if the disease is in your flock... Never had black head 'round here but some people can't have turkeys cause of it