That would like as not, be the most reasonable substitute for trying to set yourself up with getting a quail to sit on it's own eggs.
Some of the breeds are pretty solid at going broody at the drop of a golf ball :), so it is a definite possibility. Then it becomes a problem of managing the...
Long ago, folks used kerosene incubators and brooders for this sort of thing. We still have a couple sitting around here on the farm. They also rebuilt burned down buildings when the stuff got knocked over. So, there is a solution, but not without risks. might check with the usual sources for...