can i ADD just ONE CHICKEN to my quail flock?

[quails-n-tails]

Hello i have 12 quails, whom i love dearly 2 are males, and are silly birds
I want desperately to own a silkie chicken, they are like 50+ dollars around so i want to make sure i do not get one before I find out if i can add her to my flock safely. I was told that quails will not lay if kept with chickens, but what about just one soft silkie? does anyone have this unique experience? please let me know your thoughts, thanks bird community

 

[Summerbirds]

Well,chickens oftin give quail sickness. I know some people keep them together but there's a risk that your quail will get sick.
(I also really want silkies they are so cute!)

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm not sure about mixing chickens and quail, but I would like to mention that chickens are social and flock together and really would do best with at least one other chicken. Chickens and quail don't speak the same language

 

[Abriana]

I'm not sure about mixing chickens and quail, but I would like to mention that chickens are social and flock together and really would do best with at least one other chicken. Chickens and quail don't speak the same language

If you raise it with the quail it might think it was a quail.

 

[sourland]

Any possibility of a second coop and a silky flock ? That would be a far better/safer option.

 

[Compost King]

if you can only afford 1 silkie then get 1 silkie and 2 cheaper chickens. Best to have 3 or more chickens. But if you end up with just one chicken I still wouldn't mix them.

 

[ejtrout31]

Silkie should not be that expensive unless u are getting a bird from a breeder but unless u are going to show this chicken to win shows.

 

[MillersFarm]

Chickens need chickens to socialize with, Quail wont keep a single chicken happy. I wouldn't suggest housing Quail and chickens in the same pens due to diseases chickens can pass onto quail.

 

[Summerbirds]

Silkie should not be that expensive unless u are getting a bird from a breeder but unless u are going to show this chicken to win shows.

Yeah, but a silkie from a hatchery may have some defects.
Any bird from a breeder is almost always expensive.

 

[Fishkeeper]

No. They aren't the same species.
I agree with getting one silkie and some cheaper chickens. You'd do OK with just 3 chickens total.