Our eggs are kept at the perfect temperature and humidity throughout the hatching process, keeping our quail happy from day one. We typically hatch over two million quail each year. Once they’ve ...

got the idea after seeing a video on Facebook of someone hatching quail eggs from a supermarket. "While I was in Waitrose, I saw the duck eggs and thought maybe they would work as well.

Rain supports the insect populations critical for young birds and the growth of plants common to the diet of quail and chukar such as lupine, clover, chickweed, filaree and fiddleneck.

However, the egg-hatching joy has been tempered with some sadness, as Speckles has since fallen ill. Getty Images Smaller than chicken eggs, quail eggs are considered a delicacy in many parts of ...