doves incubating quail eggs?

[Birdman18]

I have a dove that seems to be incubating 4 coturnix quail eggs, i have 2 pairs of quails with the doves so the females probably layed their eggs in the dove nest and the dove decided to incubate them. How will the dove react to quail chicks running around... lol

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

This is fine to do. They may or may not sit on the babies at night and throughout the day though, out of confusion. So it might be best to take the babies out ASAP after they hatch, and put them in a brooder.
My pigeons have hatched chicks before, so that is kind of similar. I use any size chicken egg (from OEGB eggs to RIR eggs!) as a 'dummy' egg after breeding season is over for my pidgies.
Here's the result:

 

[Birdman18]

Thats amazing !! Mary Of Exeter ,
i never seen a pigeon hatch a baby chicken before thats cool.
Thanks for the pictures maybe if i get a few quail chicks they'll stay with the mom, you never know.

Thanks Again !!

 

[booogieman007]

I think I spoke to you before. (Vega Farm) Hows it going? I can't belive that accoully is true.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Wouldn't the pigeon/dove kill the chick (be it quail or chicken) when it tries to feed the baby? That's what I've been told

 

[deerman]

They will hatch them fine, but you will need to pull them, doves and pigeon stay on the nest, not like chicken or quail leave with the babies. Plus different way of feeding.


Make good incubators, but poor brooders !!!!!!!

 

[seismic wonder2]

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I'm not 100% on this but I don't think they will "force feed" a chick that does not beg for food.

Quail or chicken chick will have a really hard time getting down from the nest to feed so I recommend removing it asap after hatching.