when do coturnix quail start to lay their first egg

[junior123456]

when do coturnix quails start to lay their first egg, can you guys give me a few tips I am new at this and I will appreciate your help my quail are 3 weeks old

 

[can you hear me now?]

I don't have any quail but it's usually 8 to ten weeks. I'm not 100% sure of this answer but will be buying some soon so I'd like to see what others say as well.

 

[junior123456]

thank you chicken obsessed

 

[kristenm1975]

I had one batch of standard coturnix that started at seven weeks and another batch of jumbos who just started laying at about nine weeks.

 

[cmobley]

I had one start at 6 weeks 2 at 8 weeks and one at 10 weeks so far.

 

[animalza2k]

Around 6 weeks. Make sure they are getting at least 14 hours of light a day. I have two Texas A&M's that started laying at 5 weeks 2 days old. Most individual quail will start to lay at individual times.

 

[HunterH]

I got my first egg at 6 weeks 6 days old. Jumbo browns from JMF.

 

[junior123456]

do they have to be hit by direct sunlight

 

[cmobley]

No. Some people use the little solar garden lights in their pens in winter just to have enough light to keep them laying.