Releasing Quail

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Sethc

Sethc

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I live in a with good quail habitat and I would like to try and incubate and release them but I don't know the procedures to follow to be able to successfully release them like not letting them see you and you being imprinted as there mother. So if anyone can give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated.
 
Predation Is Your Big Killer In This Case.
I'm Sure If You will Be Releasing Hundreds Of Birds For Paid Shoots , Or Something Like This, Then They Might Be Able To Somewhat To Sustain Themselves.
Id Get In Touch With Someone That Specializes In Release Birds LikeThe Guys In The Link I Posted.
Habitat Is The Most Important Thing In All Wildlife. If The Habitat Isn't There, The Animals Won't Be There Either.
Good Luck,And Hope You Can Make It Happen.
 
We luckily don't have too many predators other then raccoons, a bob cat is seen from time to time, and one group of about 5 cyotes that come through every so often. So I think as long as I stay out of it as much as possible. I think I can probably release them. And I'm going to try and get in touch with Quality Wildlife as soon as possible. Thanks so much for your help.
 
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Did you receive the eggs from a breeder or quail farm?

If you got them from a quail breeder/farm, I suggest not releasing the quail as these quail would be too 'domesticated' and not know how to properly survive out in the wild as their natural instincts have been bred out of them (if I've used the right terms correctly), this is why you don't see broody quail in captivity.
 
I received them from a breeder. Do you know if there is any way around getting them from a breeder. Where they will still have there wild natural instincts. Also since they lay eggs almost every day in captivity would they continue to do the same in the wild leaving eggs every where?
 
I would presume that the wild quail would be a little more careful with their eggs, since they're more likely to hatch out young in the wild rather than the domesticated types. I've read that once the chicks hatch under a broody wild quail, the parents would lead the chicks away from the nest as cracked eggs lure predators. So I would say no to them leaving eggs everywhere in the wild.

A lot of coturnix are domesticated nowadays, but some still carry the wild traits, similar would go for buttons as well.

If you're looking into birds that have have a more wild side, I'd say to look into owning the new world quail like gambel or mountain quail, though they're a little harder to take care of.
 
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If domestic quail are hatched by a wild female would the chicks start to take after the wild habits/instincts of the mother.
 
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That's a very interesting question that I would like to know too. But if I were to answer the question, I would say both yes and no. There are some things that chicks can learn from their mother, but at the same time, there are habit/instincts that are bred out from domestic stocks that would make the bird "less-fit" in a wild environment. Domestic quail chicks that still have their wild instincts would be best choices.
 

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