I was given 2 young banty hens last year from someone that uses bantys to hatch some quail eggs. I know I'm not going to be filling my flight pen very fast with this method, but it sounded like a fun thing to try. Maybe I don't get out enough.
Anyway, one of the chicken hens layed her first egg the other day. I've never had chickens before, and was thinking I should take it away, so I did. It was delicious.
Then I didn't see another egg for a few days and in a different location (maybe not the same hen). Should I leave one chicken egg in the nest, until I can get some quail eggs bought to take it's place? Neither egg was being sat on, when I opened the coop. Does that mean my first time birds are not quite serious yet, and I would be wasting money on buying quail eggs at the moment? How many quail eggs could a banty sit on? If we manage to hatch some quail chicks, do I remove them immediately then from the hen and treat them like purchased quail chicks? Ugh......chicken newbie.
