Jul 16, 2018 #1 kieno Chirping Oct 30, 2017 52 50 81 Jamaica Is it possible to get hybrids through insemination? Chicken over Quail. (Coturnix)
Jul 16, 2018 #2 ChickenCanoe Enabler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Nov 23, 2010 35,416 32,542 1,247 St. Louis, MO No. It may be a remote possible due to chromosome count but extremely unlikely. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23143647 If it ever happened, offspring would be sterile. Last edited: Jul 16, 2018
No. It may be a remote possible due to chromosome count but extremely unlikely. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23143647 If it ever happened, offspring would be sterile.
Jul 16, 2018 #3 le_bwah Crowing 7 Years May 1, 2018 1,282 3,243 356 ID My Coop My Coop No, they are too genetically and phenotypically different to hybridize. Some kinds of quail, e.g. Coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) and common quail (Coturnix coturnix), are able to hybridize with each other.
No, they are too genetically and phenotypically different to hybridize. Some kinds of quail, e.g. Coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) and common quail (Coturnix coturnix), are able to hybridize with each other.