Jap quail

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mattymeischke
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I got some Japs recently; I've not had them before.
I had understood that they don't incubate their own eggs anymore, and that they must be artificially incubated.
I had been collecting eggs for my mate with an incubator, but a few weeks ago there started to be less eggs, then I found a hen sitting on 8 eggs.
Yesterday I checked her nest:
JQ nest.jpg
...then found a baby...
JQ chick.jpg
...then Mum.
JQ mama.jpg
She hatched 7 of 8.

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Nice Work Matty :thumbup: :clap:
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Thats pretty damn lucky mate,

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Well done. I hatch 150 a week but if they think they are getting a bale of straw so they can do it themself they are sadly mistaken.
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Wow ..mine arent laying enough to feed the parrots at the mo so might leave them in the cage and see if they sit .....very exciting and beautiful bubs .
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SamDavis
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Danny wrote:Well done. I hatch 150 a week but if they think they are getting a bale of straw so they can do it themself they are sadly mistaken.
Let me get this straight - your quail have internet access (since they're reading this thread) but you wont give them a bale of straw? :lol: :lol:
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Danny wrote:Well done. I hatch 150 a week but if they think they are getting a bale of straw so they can do it themself they are sadly mistaken.
Well Sam it only takes one comment to take the gloss off your out standing achievement,well done. Craig :thumbup: :lol: :lol:
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Congatulations. You obviously have one of the few hens who has not been taught by having her eggs taken away, that it is not her job to raise them. :thumbup:
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I'm very pleased to hear of your success. Keep the young, especially the hens and hope they have learnt the fine art of incubation. The ONE thing that puts me off keeping Japanese (European?) quail is them not incubating.

Very very well done (to the hen) :thumbup:
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Well done Matty.

I agree - keep her hens!

Would you believe that I was belittled on a game bird forum for even suggesting that hen gamefowl be allowed to incubate their own eggs? It's not like these birds were worth a lot of money or that they were commercially breeding them.

If you have them for a hobby then why not give them the chance to do what should happen naturally, and enjoy the experience.

Again, well done!
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