is it possible???

[stephanie1992]

to breed a bantam roo to a Quail hen ? and make a hybrid?? i know people who breed peacocks and guenie hens and chickens and quenies and have babies from them. i just wanted to know if its possible to do with quail to

 

[phasianidae]

Here are some articles on the subject:

http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/4/167.extract

http://www.reproduction-online.org/content/8/2/261.full.pdf

http://vir.sgmjournals.org/content/28/1/159.full.pdf

 

[stephanie1992]

thank u

 

[nicalandia]

Quote:
Hybrids are only possible thru AI...

 

[Moonkit]

Quote:
Hybrids are only possible thru AI...

I wouldn't say that.. some roos will supposedly mount anything from a hen to a duck to a shoe. I would think that such a roo could be allowed to mount a quail hen since the method that most birds mate is fairly similar/universal.