Incubating quail eggs

[007Sean]

Do they ever cross?? They’re super cute but confusing haha

Bob's can cross/hybridize with Blue scale, Valley, Gambel's and Mountain quail, in captivity, although rare, the offspring usually don't live long. Most may pip but go no further or actually hatch but die soon after or days later. Very few make it to maturity.

 

[007Sean]

Could they be scale quail? Their eggs are white and brown?

Their eggs are off-white, cream color with light roan colored tiny 'freckles' over the entire egg.

 

[007Sean]

I thought so, I was going to ask you if you had a pheasant chick in with them because the chick that's 'strutting' in the middle looks like a Ring-necked pheasant!

 

[kurby22]

Yes i googled it and by egg im saying blue scale

Their head feathers are

Their eggs are off-white with tiny 'freckles' over the entire egg.

Ahh! Gotcha! I love learning more about all the quail types—they’re all very new to me.

 

[007Sean]

I have that baby in with a pheasant chick and the pheasant protects it at all costs I try to touch the quail and the pheasant attacks me it is funny they are like 3 days apart and the quail is older than the pheasant

It's not defending the quail chick...it's attacking you....and it's most likely a male pheasant chick.

 

[Pepperdaddy 1]

The eggs looked like the gamble quail eggs and the chicks look like both gamble and California quail