Aussie Finch Forum

Well they aren't finches so I put the post here.

I have found seven quail eggs in one of the aviaries. How long before they hatch, roughly? Will have to keep a watch out for the other pair in the main aviary now.
Any tips, other than....leave them alone to get on with it?

16 - 20 days for King Quail eggs.
Yeah, leave them alone, they'll get on with it. I would suggest putting some kind of solid wall around the bottom of the aviary. they are so tiny, they can slip through snake wire. They can and will jump, so make it about 1m high if possible. It's unbelievable, I had KQ chicks once, jumped a full 1.3m over the barrier. Found him deadly cold afterwards, just barely breathing. He made it, I still have him Silver male. Skinnipeep, mum named him.