Today is day 16 - patiently waiting for my quail to hatch.

[chuck12]

yea,.. even full grown you would only get a bit of meat lol

 

[redhen]

well..what are they for then?...lol...there cuteness??....

...Wendy

 

[chuck12]

Yes..

They are just to have and look at and say "Awwwww!"

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

What is the yellow stuff? They are sooooo adorable! I hope I hatch a bunch of them!

 

[chuck12]

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That is crushed boiled egg yolk to give them some extra protein.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

ok cool. It should help give them a healthy boost, right? I am trying to learn as much as possible.

 

[redhen]

hi..how big are they as adults?....they are soo cute!..can i keep them with my chickens?...Wendy

 

[chuck12]

Yea,.. I have always given boiled egg to chickens and my coturnix quail.

Just gives them something high in protein they can pick at and consume easy.

 

[chuck12]

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I have never seen them full grown in real life but this is a cool article on them
http://www.gamebird.com/button.html

 

[Akane]

Quail eggs don't give as much warning as chicken eggs. I checked mine, saw nothing, sat down at the computer, and heard weird peeping. I checked the incubator to find this

Then without anymore warning an hour later:

By the next morning:

1 week old:

Now 3 weeks old:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/aqh88/quail/brooder/?action=view&current=SANY1047.flv

They just pop out and before you know it they are fully feathered.