Hatching Coturnix Quail with Broody Chicken

[MGG]

Oh wow. So unique looking!

Thanks! I think he's in his "ugly stage" though.

 

[MGG]

Is he a bob? If he is, are they easier to keep them coturnix? He's adorable

Yep! They require a lot more space, and more of an aviary type setting. If you have that though, they're awesome! I have 1 pair that I keep in this coop. It's only big enough for 1 pair or 4 hens though. They're very aggressive during breeding season.
I can keep a couple pairs in this run because I can section off the back portion with a door. They can all live together in the coop in winter, and have to covey up.
Coop

Run

They really like more natural settings. I think they're so cool, and that awesome call the males do is way nicer sounding than a rooster crowing. IMO anyway. They're monogamous though, so make sure you dint forget which pair is which when you separate tgem during breeding season. My male does the bobwhite call for 20 minutes each morning at 7 a.m. The neighbors don't even know it's not a wild bird calling, so I can't get in trouble. Unlike having a loud rooster wake the neighbors at 5 a.m.
Here's my adult pair, his parents.

 

[orloffer]

I used to have a Janoel 12. If you mist the eggs with warm water right before you shut the lid each time it helps tremendously. I've never had a shrink wrapped chick doing it that way. I open a lot during hatch too. I hand feed them. I do one on one time with each bird, even if it's just a couple minutes each. And my birds are bobs so even more skittish than coturnix.

That's a good idea. Congratulations with taming your quail. If I ever hatch coturnix again (somewhat unlikely), I will definitely keep that in mind. Do you always hand feed them, or just sometimes?

 

[orloffer]

Yep! They require a lot more space, and more of an aviary type setting. If you have that though, they're awesome! I have 1 pair that I keep in this coop. It's only big enough for 1 pair or 4 hens though. They're very aggressive during breeding season.
I can keep a couple pairs in this run because I can section off the back portion with a door. They can all live together in the coop in winter, and have to covey up.
Coop View attachment 2257309

Run View attachment 2257314View attachment 2257315

They really like more natural settings. I think they're so cool, and that awesome call the males do is way nicer sounding than a rooster crowing. IMO anyway. They're monogamous though, so make sure you dint forget which pair is which when you separate tgem during breeding season. My male does the bobwhite call for 20 minutes each morning at 7 a.m. The neighbors don't even know it's not a wild bird calling, so I can't get in trouble. Unlike having a loud rooster wake the neighbors at 5 a.m.
Here's my adult pair, his parents. View attachment 2257324

Adorable quail! I don't have a lot of space in my yard, and hardly any green grass, so a naturalistic set-up is not so realistic here.

 

[MGG]

That's a good idea. Congratulations with taming your quail. If I ever hatch coturnix again (somewhat unlikely), I will definitely keep that in mind. Do you always hand feed them, or just sometimes?

Just sometimes when I give them their one on one time, and sometimes I'll get a handful of mealworms and hold my gand in the brooder for them. Offer sand first of course, most all other grit is too big in my experience for them. Also, brooding in a clear box or wire cage makes them much tamer than in a colored or solid box for some reason. I also have tamer birds when using a MHP for heat as opposed to a heat lamp.

 

[FortCluck]

Mrs. Tweedy is sitting on the eggs again. I think when I moved her, she thought I didn’t bring her eggs

 

[MGG]

Mrs. Tweedy is sitting on the eggs again. I think when I moved her, she thought I didn’t bring her eggs

That's funny! Sorry to hijack your thread, lol.

 

[FortCluck]

That's funny! Sorry to hijack your thread, lol.

You’re fine. I enjoy seeing your quail!

I think we need a permit to have that type of quail.

 

[MGG]

You’re fine. I enjoy seeing your quail!

I think we need a permit to have that type of quail.

Thanks. Hm, I don't know. I ordered these eggs and the seller never mentioned it. I still have the receipt that came with them too. I only need a permit if I sell or release them, or have more than 30 is my understanding.

 

[FortCluck]

Thanks. Hm, I don't know. I ordered these eggs and the seller never mentioned it. I still have the receipt that came with them too. I only need a permit if I sell or release them, or have more than 30 is my understanding.

I think in VA we have to have a permit just to keep them. I’ll look into it