how many eggs will a quail lay

[_Randall_]

My post in this thread still holds true.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=549101
Even though it's been like a sauna here pretty much every day since June 1st, they're still producing enough to keep me supplied for reproduction.....and the fertility is good too.

I'm about to set 72 in a few minutes, and the numbers starting last Tuesday (from 18 hens), and ending today is:

12
9
8
14
7
13
9

Not full-blown production from all, but they haven't completely stopped. Same case last year.

I don't know what the deal is lately, but been catchin' one running around totin' a busted shell with all the other ones chasin' after it. Not every day, but at least twice this week. Dunno........hot, ill, pee'd at the whole world needin' a cold front badly, .............

Not that it's something that never happens, it's just a little often here lately. A couple of the low-number days also had at least one with a nice peck it it, and I tossed them out.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Cant help you, but whats the difference if they are collected daily or not?

Well Mr. Smarty-Pants, if they aren't collected daily the birds might decide the eggs look 'cold' or 'lonely' and decide to give them some company (aka broody). So collecting daily does make a difference

 

[thekid]

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Cant help you, but whats the difference if they are collected daily or not?

Well Mr. Smarty-Pants, if they aren't collected daily the birds might decide the eggs look 'cold' or 'lonely' and decide to give them some company (aka broody). So collecting daily does make a difference

I'm gonna try to leave my eggs alone lol.... I thought they would lay through it sorry still new hahaha

 

[JJMR794]

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Cant help you, but whats the difference if they are collected daily or not?

Well Mr. Smarty-Pants, if they aren't collected daily the birds might decide the eggs look 'cold' or 'lonely' and decide to give them some company (aka broody). So collecting daily does make a difference

IN QUAIL YOU'RE MUCH MORE APT TO START THEM WITH EGG EATING RATHER THAN BROODY

 

[zebserema]

what do you mean egg eating should i be concerned about it and also where is the best place to order quail hatching eggs from for a good price?

 

[JJMR794]

Quail As Most Gamebirds, Are Prone To Egg Eating. If You Leave Eggs Available To Them It Fosters This Habit. Once Started Its A Monkey-see, Monkey-do Behavior That Will Run Thru A Flock. The Only Cure Is Death. Best Not To Let Them Start. For Eggs Look In The Bst Area Or Check Signature Lines For Individual Users And Pm The Person/s You Wish To Ask. Also Many Of Us Sell On Ebay As Well

 

[zebserema]

so if i collect eggs daily then they will be less likley to start this egg eating behavior?

 

[JJMR794]

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YES AND EVEN BETTER IF YOU CAN GET THEM MORE THAN ONCE A DAY, HOWEVER ONCE YOUR GIRLS ARE UP AND RUNNING FOR A WHILE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR NORMAL PATERN... IN MOST CASES THEY HAVE A FAVORITE TIME OF DAY TO LAY (DEPENDING ON THE BIRDS THEMSELVES) AND A MAJORITY OF YOUR EGGS WILL BE LAID IN THAT 2 HR WINDOW OF TIME EACH DAY. SO ONCE THINGS GET "PATERNED" YOU'LL HAVE A REAL GOOD IDEA OF WHEN YOU NEED TO GET THE EGGS OR AT EAST WHEN TO EXPECT THEM TO LAY SO YOU KNOW TO GET THEM OUT

 

[zebserema]

thanks and they will hatch their own eggs if given natural settings wont they?

 

[TwoCrows]

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It is rare that quail will incubate their own eggs. They might set on them for an hour, one day or even here and there for a week. But rarely full term. Especially not Bobwhites.