NewfoundMamaBird
Songster
- Nov 18, 2022
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Hi all, complete newbie here. I hatched my first button quail less than 2 weeks ago (9-12 days). People with some experience gave some educated guesses on future type/color based on baby pics and as their feathers are starting to come in, there is only one that I think is somehow different than the educated guesses. But what do know, I had never seen more than pictures before these hatched! Of the 10, 4 are white, 2 are silver/silver redbreasted, 1 is silver tuxedo (Blueface perhaps) and 3 were called red breasted. 2 of the red breasted look very similar at this stage with all feathers so far looking dark with white tips, even wings. Then there is my last little miracle baby, looked to have similar markings at birth, but this wings seem to be coming in white, ot at least the bottom feathers. Can a red breasted have white wings? The first 2 pics below are him/her on day 3 and I just snapped the rest just now (sorry or quality). The third just shows his back, the next shows the white wing feathers and the last shows one of the other two that were guessed to be RB for comparison. Any thoughts?
P.s. I can't wait for the day when I can stop calling them he/she and give them names. Lol.
P.s. I can't wait for the day when I can stop calling them he/she and give them names. Lol.