Button quail laid eggs?!

[Camry08]

My female button quail just laid her first three eggs sadly one of them got broken. She doesn’t seem to have much interest in laying on them so the male has been tending to them quite anxiously (he was very loud and aggress towards people when the female was getting close to laying her first egg). What I’m unsure of is if I should let them try and hatch the eggs since the offspring would have to live with the parents. And would that even work?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I just sent a request for this post to be moved to the "Quail" thread. I hope you receive some experienced advice from someone. The admins usually work quickly when it comes to moving things. Wishing you the best!

 

[Kale the Quail]

My female button quail just laid her first three eggs sadly one of them got broken. She doesn’t seem to have much interest in laying on them so the male has been tending to them quite anxiously (he was very loud and aggress towards people when the female was getting close to laying her first egg). What I’m unsure of is if I should let them try and hatch the eggs since the offspring would have to live with the parents. And would that even work?

If the offspring is a roo, the father will not get along with him if or not they're related. If you want to hatch eggs there's a higher possibility that you'll succeed if you incubate them in an incubator. but if your hen is showing signs of being broody, then I suggest you try letting her incubate them.
I've had roos that would peck me if I tried to go near the hen or her her eggs. The hen wasn't broody and the roo was just being protective of his lady friend.

Congratulations on the first eggs!

 

[Ravenlover]

Keep us updated on which ever u choose we love newborns

 

[Quailobsessed]

The offspring would probably have to be separated from the parents when they're adults, because king quails are best in pairs. The parents could even attack the adult offspring to defend their nesting site.

I do keep one of my quails with her adult daughters. Her mate died early on in her incubation. Once the chicks grew up, I moved her son out to live with another female, but left her daughters for company.