When They Are Ready..... And Not A Moment Sooner. Oh, And They Have Stage Fright, So If You Are Pacing Back And Forth Outside The Pen Waiting? Yeah, Um Not Gonna Happen Seriously Tho... Birds Normally Start To Lay Between 6 And 12 Wks Of Age, Occaisionally A Lil Later. The Key Factor Here Is That Coturnix Are The Lovers Of Perpetual Sameness. Get Them In A Routine And Leave Them Alone From There On... Any Change In The Routine Is The Most Serious Infraction Against Quail Law--- Quail Law Is Quite Simple- Sameness- No Variance From That Will Go Un-noticed. And No Noticed Infraction Will Go Unpunished! The Way Coturnix Work Is Simple, And The Sentance For Any Infraction Is Easy To--- They Make You Pay The Only Way They Can, No Eggs! "change My Feed Every Week?--- Bad Keeper! No Eggs For You!" "change My Pen? --- Bad Keeper! No Eggs For You!" "change My Roommates? Bad Keeper! No Eggs For You!" " Change My View (move The Pen To A Different Location)?--- " Well I Think You Should Get The Idea By Now So, Having Typed This--- Set Their Routine And Leave Them Alone. Once Settled And Your Sentance Is Served Your Pardon Will Arrive With Lil Speckled Eggs
