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I have coturnix quails and I did also thought about getting a silkie to brood them but had no space. she can site on about 15. Some do occasionally sits around her in the cold. In the 2nd brood a few chicks where dying because the nest box was smaller then the flowerpot maybe, but they one was squashed and some left the nest and was almost dying of cold. So I took he remaining eggs indoors and put them into the incubator and three hatched 4 and 5 days after the natural hatching outside. Maybe they where the onesnot getting enough heat. From the first brood she will continue to sit on the eggs days after lots of chicks hatch. This caused a problem of them being squashed and left the chicks unprotected when they wondered outside if the nest. Because she was still sitting on the eggs. So once a few had hatch I take a few indoors to free up some space in the nest. I leave a couple of chicks with her all the time. Once enough has hatched in 2-3 days. I introduce all her chicks back. And take the remaining eggs away. So she can move around with all her chicks. Seems to work.What kind of quail do you have?? How many eggs is she actually sitting on each time? My coturnix quail could sit on like 3 eggs max I think. Even my silkies, who I use to hatch the quail eggs, can only sit on about 6. Also I didn't think quail were usually very broody?