silkie hens quail eggs?

[kingpincray]

I have a silkie sitting on bobwhite quail eggs at the moment and two out of three eggs have pipped today. She has been excellent on the eggs. I was concerned about her crushing the eggs as they are very fragile but not one cracked. I will try to get a picture if they make the hatch.

 

[danischi24]

Every example available involves prolonged exposure with birds that have had time to become infected or carriers of disease. There is no way that a new chick can catch a disease, incubate it & pass it to the hen within 1 hour of hatching. If the living conditions were so bad that this happened (I don't believe it's possible no matter what the conditions), the hen would be at risk from being in that environment before ever hatching a chick. Find me an example of 1 hour old chicks passing something to another bird-lateral diseases excluded (diseases passed down from the parents into the unborn chick during the fertilization).

 

[kasey08]

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so your saying it couldnt pass a disease to the baby quail?

 

[danischi24]

The hen could pass a disease to the quail (if she has or is carrying a disease). I was thinking more the other way around. However, I do think it's unlikely as I haven't heard of any disease transmission from people hatching other species under fosters & there are many people who do it. Take the eggs out as they pip if you are worried but I think it will be fine & will be doing it myself soon.

 

[kasey08]

ok cool

 

[CoopCrazy]

Just my two cents but i dont think i would try it.. I have seen what happens when quail and chickens pass things between them and it has never been pretty.. I would much rather be safe then risk losing my covey and my flock...

 

[aprophet]

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My dads father used to walk by a burlesque hall and tell me pays your money and take your chances thats kina what it comes down to if you feel lucky try it and keep trying it and one day if it bites you let everybody know how that works too so they can avoid it. good luck to your flock

 

[kingpincray]

Very interesting thoughts. I have keep chicken chicks and quail chicks together they got one well and fine without any problems until one got too big for the other to be together.
Will definitely keep an eye out for problems.

as promised a picture. I have however removed the chicks from the hen since as the quail chicks aren't too clever in knowing the mother hen can give them warmth and don't stay under her. One has died from chill as it is late autumn here down under.

So I would recommend removing the chicks after hatching. I have three japanese and two bobwhite chicks that hatched under the silkie yesterday.

 

[underground chickenman]

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Exposure and incubation are two different things. Exposure can happen in a second. Incubation may take a few days or even weeks, but it is exposure that transmits the disease, not incubation. Once exposed, it's no consolation that it may take a few days to actually get sick. To make my point, consider this: although it takes three days or so after exposure to come down with flu, does the three day incubation period make you feel any better about taking a sneeze in the face from somebody with the flu, even if you got away from them quickly afterwards?

UGCM

 

[kasey08]

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thats really cute

keep us updated about what happens please