can i encourage quail to go broody?

[quail are totally rad]

i was just wondering if quail could be encouraged to go broody.

 

[JaeG]

In large, planted aviaries quail can go broody, but for quail that have been incubator hatched for generations it is unusual that a quail hen will hatch out eggs, and even less likely that she will raise chicks successfully.

 

[muddy75]

I have had a few act broody even collecting multiple eggs, but they usually give up sitting within the first day or so.....it’s kinda like their brain goes “ooooh look, something shiny!” especially when it’s treat time

 

[007Sean]

It happens sometimes, usually in a well landscaped aviary. New World quail (Bob's, Blues, Gambels, Valley) tend to go broody more so than Old World quail (Coturnix).

Here's some pics of my Bobwhite's nests that went broody. Unfortunately, two days later these clutches were eaten by a snake(s).

 

[Mhays]

I have had a few act broody even collecting multiple eggs, but they usually give up sitting within the first day or so.....it’s kinda like their brain goes “ooooh look, something shiny!” especially when it’s treat time

Yes, I have a large planted (well, less planted as much as I keep transplanting hardy weeds in and then they pick them to death) area, and I've seen broody behavior - I got excited, but they give up after a short time. I also go in after an eggsong, and I'll see a hen sitting on an egg that isn't hers!

God bless them, sometimes they aren't the brightest creatures! But they do make a quail nest in my planted area, at least.