incubating chinese quail eggs.......

[elmacri]

Hello,

I am about to incubate some of my duck and hen eggs and as my quails have just started laying and we have a male too i thought i might put a few quail eggs in.
I have read else where on the site that they take 16 days but other then that i don´t know anything.
Do you think they will be ok along side the other eggs??
oooOOOOoooo i am so excited about having little baby quails.

 

[KansasBoy]

If I'm not mistaken it's 18 days

 

[Whiskey Bay]

Are you talking button quail? Or Coturnix quail?
Most of my buttons hatch around 16-17 days.Have had some go 18+ though.I usually tuck them in the little spots in my hatching trays.They fit perfectly.

 

[elmacri]

Sorry they are button quail, thanks for the info guys, how about when they hatch, they must be sooooooo tiny. x

 

[Stellar]

Chinese Blue Breasted, aka, Button quail, take 16 days and you can incubate them with the other eggs.

 

[Whiskey Bay]

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They are VERY tiny.Pretty much the size of a bee.I have a 3 week old in the brooder who is still smaller than my hatching now Old English bantams.!!!

 

[elmacri]

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Brilliant, thanks for that. i can´t wait. i will pop some photos on if all goes to plan.