my QUAIL LAYS EGGS?

Question

I have only one female quail does it need a male to sit on the eggs and do they need a nestbox or somthing, and she lays eggs every day

Answer 1

Use them to make mini omelets, they won't hatch anyway, so why waste them?
Seriously for some quail eggs are a delicacy, and if she's laying everyday, then you might as well.
Without a cockbird the eggs are not fertile and won't hatch. If you do want babies give her a male and some loose grass in a safe corner (an upturned flower pot with a little gap underneath will do too) and she will do the rest. In no time at all you will see the little ones running around. They are so cute, they look like stripey walnuts on legs.
Just make sure her diet contains enough calcium to replace what she uses to make the egg shells. You can use shell grit.

Answer 2

Quails are well known for laying eggs all over the place and having no interest in sitting on them. Infact, most female quails won't bother to sit on eggs at all.

Quails that one day do decide to sit on their eggs will do so whether there is a male or not. However, the eggs will only hatch if there is a male there with her.

They don't use nestboxes, they will find a corner that is hidden at least a little bit, then gather grass, feathers, seed husks, etc etc and build a shallow circular nest around themselves on the ground.

Every egg she lays zaps calcium from her body. Make sure you are giving her a good source of calcium (broccoli, shell grit, spinach, grind cuttlefish bone on her food, beet greens, parsley, yams, etc). They lay eggs like crazy, which is why females generally only last 18 months while males last 5 years.

If she does decide to nest, put fake eggs in her nest to help stop her laying so much (sometimes they will try to sit on 14 eggs at once - I've had it happen!).

Answer 3

Captive quail don't tend to incubate thier own eggs. It's very strange but it's rare to see a quail rearing young in anyway. A female will lay eggs without a male. with a lot of poultry birds the egg is a bit like a womans period, it's there regardles of male presence. But if you want fertile eggs to incubate yourself, you will need a male.

Answer 4

If you don't have a male, then the eggs cannot be fertilized and won't hatch. Female birds lay eggs regardless of whether or not there's a male around, but there won't be chicks without a daddy.

Answer 5

She's a bird. Birds do that.

Without a male, they won't be fertilized, meaning there's no baby quail inside. Eat the eggs if you feel like it.

Answer 6

Thats physically impossible. Either the male is actually a female ( yes, I know you think its a male, but, there are always possibilities ) or the female is laying two eggs a day. Which is not uncommon.

Answer 7

no, if you want more quail then you need a male. Otherwise she just keeps laying eggs...maybe fewer/none in winter though.

Answer 8

You will need about twice as many to make a good scramble, just remove them and put them next to the eggs in your fridge and cook 'em up when ready.

Answer 9

You need a male penguin to sit on the eggs.

Answer 10

Sweetie,
There are no babies in the eggs.
It's the same as buying eggs to eat in the grocery store.