Hi there,
A friend at work is wondering about getting some kind of kit for hatching quail eggs for a project for her eight year old son. She wants to release the quail after hatching but doesn't know if they would survive (not as tiny chicks of course but when old enough...). I don't know anything about quail, is this a ploy to get people to buy these kits, or is it a valid educational exercise? I don't know where the eggs would come from, either. Sounds like a low-probability experiment to me, but I told her I would ask advice from all you helpful folks. I only have chickens, and I'm new to them, too, so I can't really advise her.
We have 60 acres, mostly wooded, and have turkeys, grouse, and other birds, in addition to the foxes, coyotes, owls, hawks, coons, etc. I've never seen a quail on our property but would be willing to have them released here if the project were successful... question is, is it a good idea or better to stick with the tadpoles!?
Any input appreciated. Thanks in advance!
A friend at work is wondering about getting some kind of kit for hatching quail eggs for a project for her eight year old son. She wants to release the quail after hatching but doesn't know if they would survive (not as tiny chicks of course but when old enough...). I don't know anything about quail, is this a ploy to get people to buy these kits, or is it a valid educational exercise? I don't know where the eggs would come from, either. Sounds like a low-probability experiment to me, but I told her I would ask advice from all you helpful folks. I only have chickens, and I'm new to them, too, so I can't really advise her.
We have 60 acres, mostly wooded, and have turkeys, grouse, and other birds, in addition to the foxes, coyotes, owls, hawks, coons, etc. I've never seen a quail on our property but would be willing to have them released here if the project were successful... question is, is it a good idea or better to stick with the tadpoles!?
Any input appreciated. Thanks in advance!