![]() ![]() While there are large quail farms that supply the restaurant trade and a few breeders who sell fertile eggs to the general public, there seems to be no-one (yet) who sells quail chicks or breeding groups to people who would like to have their very own designer egg layers for their backyard.Ĭonsidering how productive Japanese Quail are, and how short the ‘turn-around’ period is, there is almost certainly the opportunity for a few enterprising lifestyle block owners to supply quail eggs and young quails to the local market, and provide an entry level poultry breeding experience to city dwellers. The size difference of a domestic hen chick vs. This is the phase when they are most likely to be trampled to death by a hen. Quail chicks have very long legs for their body size and it takes a while before they are able to walk confidently. Once the tiny chicks hatch they need to be transferred to a small brooder with a heat source, such as the 40Watt incandescent lightbulb we use for warmth. Most will hatch on day 16 or 17 of an incubation period but it can vary between 15 and19 days and there can be up to four days between the first chick and the last chick hatching. If quail eggs are to be incubated by a hen it should only be attempted using the smallest bantam such as a Rosecomb or Sebright as quail chicks are very small and delicate and anything bigger would squash them.Ī peculiarity of quail eggs is that they don’t all hatch at the same time. ![]() Quail hens from domesticated strains are not exactly known for being good ‘broodies’ so hatching quail eggs in an incubator is a good option. ![]()
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