Hatching Silkie Chickens and Quail together - Bad idea?

[Apomerantz]

My sister wants to do some quail and I want to do some more silkies. We only have 1 incubator. Can they be done together if I put the silkie eggs in 3 days before the quail eggs? Will the silkies stomp all over the quail? If so, has anybody made a divider for in the incubator at lockdown, so they can't get to each other?
Thanks!
Amy

 

[luvmychix]

If it were me I would (and have) start them all at the same time so that by the time your chickens hatch, your quail would have already hatched and be out of the way so they don't get hurt or smashed by the bigger chicks... not that silkies are huge but still they are bigger than the quail.

 

[kingmt]

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I agree.

 

[LarryPQ]

Ditto- or put the quail eggies in a desk organizer tray so they cant hop out and the new chickens cannot tumble in & squoosh them.

 

[Doc Henry]

Hatch em all together they don't know they are different they all run around peeping and pooping they don't know who is what. just put them in seperate brooders.

 

[tamsflock]

That is what I do start them at the same time and the quail hatch first and are perfectly fine when the silkies hatch. I have done it 4 times now and have not had any problems..

 

[wing it]

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This what I do never had any problems I have have a tray that I put the quail eggs in when it time to stop turning them

 

[Apomerantz]

What do I do about the 2 days that I wouldn't be able to turn the silkie eggs? They would be in lockdown 2 days early...
Amy

 

[JJMR794]

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VERY GOOD ADVICE...

 

[luvmychix]

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it wont hurt a thing if you still turn the silkie eggs in a timely matter..... it also wont hurt to stop turning a day or two early... i have done both many times.......