Can a bob white breed a coturnix?

[franken farm]

I was thinking about trying to cross breed a Bob with a coturnix . Would that be possible ?

 

[buttonquailtx]

Yes they can breed. The result is a Bob bird, if I remember correctly. The resulting offspring will be infertile tho

 

[dc3085]

It's not really humane. The species don't like each other so you have to force them to breed by keeping them in close quarters. It's likely you will end up with a beat or dead hen(s) in the process as wells.

 

[James the Bald]

This is the 2nd time in 2 weeks this type of question was asked, so here is a link to a "scientific" study on inter-species breeding of quail. Their results weren't very promising. And I tried really hard to go back and line the columns up, but I think the thread is locked as I can't go back and edit my response.

As you can see, "Old World Quail" weren't utilized in the study. But if the New World Quail had such low fertility rates, I can't imagine that swapping out the Coturnix for the California or Gambels quail would change the results.

The second link in this thread (the word "link") goes to another forum where a member makes a very interesting statement when it comes to bobwhite & Coturnix breeding. His statement and the 2 responses "should" end the attempts to create a hybrid quail.

Again, this is the 3rd time in 3 months that this type of question has been asked, and I really wish it would end the discussion on trying to create a hybrid quail, but again, I know it won't.
James