Hatching quail eggs under a hen?

[MoodyChicken]

So last year I got four baby Japanese quail. Two died when they reached maturity.

So I only had two left, and by pure luck one was a male and one was a female. And the little hen just started to lay! They're beautiful eggs, and huge for her size! I want to hatch them and surprise my dad (he loves quail), but I'm out of room in my bator. I have a broody, could I stick them under her? Or is that a bad idea?

 

[deerman]

Could put them under one of your old enlish game, just make sure they cant get out of the brooder pen.

 

[Chef]

I posted a thread like this not to long ago. I have button quail eggs under my broody showgirl right now and should be hatching any day. I thought they should have hatched by today so I took one out and cracked it open to see if anything was happening and YES it was alive. Unfortunately it had to be a tester. So it looks like it may be possible. I'm curious to see if she takes care of them

I say go for it! Good luck.


Chef

 

[MoodyChicken]

Cool! I probably wasn't going to let her raise them, but I may. She's a little broody Modern Game hen, she'll actually be able to manage the size of the quail eggs.

 

[quailbrain]

Would be interesting to see if she'll hatch them. Let us know how it turns out. I wonder if she can do it without breaking them?

 

[MoodyChicken]

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Well, she's a tiny hen, and they're surprisingly big eggs. So they fit perfectly under her.