/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    Not a member yet? join BYC here & then introduce yourself in our community forum here.

Question about Silkies incubating Button Quail eggs?

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by cayuga mommy, Nov 28, 2008.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Nov 28, 2008 #1
    cayuga mommy

    cayuga mommy In the Brooder

    36
    2
    22
    Nov 20, 2008
    Ok, I have heard from several people that a Silkie can incubate and hatch button quail eggs. But, I just dont see how the silkie doesn't crush the little delicate eggs?
    How is that possible?[​IMG]
     
  2. Nov 28, 2008 #2
    Southernbelle

    Southernbelle Gone Broody

    5,905
    7
    251
    Mar 17, 2008
    Virginia
    I want to know, too. [​IMG]

    I don't own an incubator and I use broodies when I want to hatch. I thought about getting some button quail and I wondered how this would work. I have heard of it being done.
     
  3. Nov 28, 2008 #3
    panner123

    panner123 Songster

    1,886
    9
    194
    Jan 15, 2007
    Garden Valley, ca
    You may lose a few eggs, but not many. A good silkie brooding hen is worth many times her weigh in gold. They are as gentle as any mama quail. Sunday I am going to get some BCM eggs
    and I only wish I had a broody silkie hen. Since I don't, I will have to trust my bator. The bator is not near as trustworthy as a broody silkie hen.
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by: