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Nov. 9, 2006
Eggies!
It does look like our pet quails, Lilo and Lucky, are getting along much better this time around. In fact, I set up a secluded area in the corner of the cage, and they have made a nest! Lilo is quite excited and spends all her days fussing over them. She turns them over a few times a day and she and Lucky bring over all the stray feathers they find around the cage to make the nest nice and warm. I can't tell how many eggs there are; I think there are 10, which is the largest clutch they have. I haven't been able to take a picture of her on the nest because every time I get close, she runs away. But here's the nest of eggs without her in it:
Who knows if any of them will hatch, but it's good for the breed to allow a pair to raise their own chicks. Quails are rapidly losing their nesting instincts as a species because so many are now bred in captivity. So every time a pair are allowed to hatch and raise their own chicks, they pass on their "brooding skills" via modeling to their little ones, who can then be allowed to do the same.
I don't know what I'm going to do with all those extra quails if they all hatch though!
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