Raising Coturnix Quail and got a white egg?

[huntersquail]

I bought some Coturnix Quail at a local animal barn yesterday. I put 3 females and 1 male in each of the cages (2ft x 3ft).

Today I got 3 speckled eggs and 1 white one. Is the white egg normal?

 

[dc3085]

Some birds just lay them occasionally. It's normal.

 

[ChickenLegs13]

There's nothing special about them. They're the same as any other egg, minus the colored speckles. They don't produce white chicks or anything.

 

[huntersquail]

Thank you, I did not know if it was hatchable or even edible.

 

[dc3085]

Edible yes. Hatchable? Possibly. I've run them a bunch of times and never had one hatch.

 

[huntersquail]

Okay. I will attempt to hatch it! Haha Thanks!

 

[ChickenLegs13]

I've hatched them before but haven't set enough to determine if the hatch rate is greater or less than a speckled egg. Usually have 2 or 3 in racks of 120 and 1 or 2 hatch.

 

[dc3085]

Yep, when I get them I usually only have a couple in the whole rack.

 

[nadrojsack]

are the offspring liable to laying white eggs more often? Got a lovely one last night, but i set a hatch last friday.... guess i wont pop this white egg in and disturb the rest if theres nothing special about them.

 

[dc3085]

White eggs, unless you are outside the US, are most often the result of a hen being stressed or scared, and dropping the egg before it gets painted. Outside the US there is a white egg mutation.