First time hatching quail question...

[RubyNala97]

So my neighbor has 6 coturnix quails that he picked up about a month ago at an auction. They started laying eggs right away and he just left them in the enclosure, outside, untouched wherever they were laid. He didn't want them so I took 3 out and stuck them in my incubator, just for fun. They are old eggs and feel paper thin. To my surprise, 2 of them have started to develop. Are quail eggs usually so thin? They feel brittle. Any chance that they will actually hatch??

 

[dc3085]

If the shells are thin he's probably not feeding the parents correctly. Occasionally quail require supplemented calcium but typically won't if fed a proper game bird feed.

 

[RubyNala97]

If the shells are thin he's probably not feeding the parents correctly. Occasionally quail require supplemented calcium but typically won't if fed a proper game bird feed. 

He's definitely not feeding them correctly. They get chicken scratch and bread. Do you think these eggs could make it to hatch?

 

[dc3085]

They could, at this point just stay the course and keep your fingers crossed. Good luck!

 

[RubyNala97]

They could, at this point just stay the course and keep your fingers crossed. Good luck!

Ok great! Thank you. I'm running 99.9 forced air and 40% humidity~dry. Sound ok? I have chicken eggs in the incubator due around the same time, since I put the quail in a few days later. Can they brood together?

 

[dc3085]

Better if they didnt. Chickens can carry disease endemically, and therefore be born with it. Chickens have developed resistances to most poultry diseases but quail have none.

 

[RubyNala97]

That's good to know. Thank you for all your help!