- Feb 20, 2011
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Help fellow quail keepers! I'm so excited - my female coturnix quail went brody a couple weeks ago and I finally went out and grabbed a few of her eggs to candle. I couldn't see anything with two, but one of them, I could see the faintest bit of light flickering on one side and I realized I could feel the egg moving! I have a few questions as I know it is not common for coturnix to brood their own clutch.
1. Do I remove the babies once they are hatched?
2. Is there any way to tell how old the eggs are and when I can guess they will hatch? She is brooding at the bottom area of the coop where rats have been known to get into so I want to move her and the babies to a safer spot once they start hatching.
3. Do I need to get special food? It's been so long since I've brooded quail.
1. Do I remove the babies once they are hatched?
2. Is there any way to tell how old the eggs are and when I can guess they will hatch? She is brooding at the bottom area of the coop where rats have been known to get into so I want to move her and the babies to a safer spot once they start hatching.
3. Do I need to get special food? It's been so long since I've brooded quail.