Broody quail: Day 0

[HappySetHayes]

Thought this might interest some people on here

One of my coturnix quails has gone broody and I've just put a clutch of shipped eggs under her - you can see one sticking out with red paint on it (to distinguish it from the infertile eggs that the others may lay nearby).

I've gone for nine eggs, but may take one out if she doesn't manage to sit on them all by tomorrow (the one sticking out).

This quail was herself hatched out from a shipped egg under one of my other quails who has gone broody twice before. I only put six eggs under her the last two times - the first time two hatched and last time only one - so I'm hoping for two/three this time if successful!

 

[HappySetHayes]

I also found this information in a study about wild coturnix quail and it perfectly describes how my girls have acted while broody:

 

[igorsMistress]

Thanks so much for sharing, I hope you'll update us on how things are going. Good luck to you both!

 

[le_bwah]

Super interesting! I'd love to see pictures of their enclosure. Here's to a successful hatch!

 

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

Oh that is so adorable! Now if only mine would go broody! I had hopes for one earlier this month, she built a nest in the corner of the pen with straw and alfalfa, grass, etc, and seemed to be thinking about going broody. Then a dirty racoon got in their raised and heavily wired pen and ate all 4 of my 8 month old quail. (Im so glad i decided to hatch some babes and have some a flock of 2 months old) but still, it was too sad.
Im very interested in seeing how your broody quail does! I hope she keeps sitting and hatches them out Shes just so cute fluffed up in that pic

 

[Little Jerry Seinfeld]

Update?

 

[igorsMistress]

Is there an update?