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  2. Incubator (egg) - Wikipedia

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    Chicken eggs are recorded to hatch after about 21 days, but other species of birds can take a longer or shorter amount of time. [10] Incubators are also used to raise birds. [11] A small incubator used to hatch quail eggs for nutrition research at the U. S. Food and Drug Administration during the 1960s to 1980s.

  3. Egg incubation - Wikipedia

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    Some species begin incubation with the first egg, causing the young to hatch at different times; others begin after laying the second egg, so that the third chick will be smaller and more vulnerable to food shortages. Some start to incubate after the last egg of the clutch, causing the young to hatch simultaneously. [10] Incubation periods for ...

  4. Gambel's quail - Wikipedia

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    The female typically lays 10–12 eggs in a simple scrape concealed in vegetation, often at the base of a rock or tree. Incubation lasts from 21–23 days, usually performed by the female and rarely by the male. The chicks are precocial, leaving the nest with their parents within hours of hatching. [7]

  5. Jungle bush quail - Wikipedia

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    The eggs are creamy white to pale buff, and measure 24 mm–28.4 mm × 18.4 mm–22 mm (0.94 in–1.12 in × 0.72 in–0.87 in). Incubation takes 16–18 days in the wild and 21–22 days in captivity, and is done only by the female. After the eggs hatch, the male helps guard and raise the chicks. [7] [8]

  6. Japanese quail - Wikipedia

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    Incubation of the egg starts as soon as the last egg in the clutch is laid and lasts an average of 16.5 days. [12] [22] Japanese quail females carry out most of the incubation of the eggs, becoming increasingly intolerant of the male throughout the incubation process. Eventually, the female will drive the male away before the eggs hatch. [12]

  7. Yellow-legged buttonquail - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-legged buttonquail is a small quail growing to a length of 15 to 18 cm (6 to 7 in), the females being slightly larger and more brightly coloured than the males. The weight is 36 to 43 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz) for the subspecies Turnix t. tanki , and 35 to 78 g (1.2 to 2.8 oz) for the male Turnix t. blanfordii , while the female of this ...

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