Chinese Blue Breasted Quail Information aka BUTTON QUAIL

[Rainwolf]

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awesome photos!
ok now I know what a smokey is how about a slate? is that a blue faced too?

 

[mhwc56]

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awesome photos!
ok now I know what a smokey is how about a slate? is that a blue faced too?

from Garrie Landry's site....
Ivory - A combination of Silver and Cinnamon
Slate - A combination of Silver and Blue Face
Smoky - A combination of Silver, Cinnamon and Blue Face
Silver Red Breasted - A combination of Silver and Red Breasted
Cinnamon Red Breast - A combination of Red Breast and Cinnamon
Splash - A selection from within White for increased spots (this is not a pied)
Fawn - Another name for Cinnamon often used for darker versions of Cinnamons
Blue Face Single Factor - A name used to designate the difference within Blue Face having only one gene for BF
Blue Face Double Factor - A name used to designate a very dark Blue Face, with 2 genes for BF, males and female often show white facial and breast markings at hatching and at maturity.
Blue Face Cinnamon / Blue Face Fawn - a combination of Cinnamon and Blue face genes
Silver Pearl - A combination of Silver and Golden Pearl
Cinnamon Pearl - A combination of Cinnamon and Golden Pearl
Blue Face Pearl - A combination of Blue Face and Golden Pearl.

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Do you have pics of Black Faced Chick & Adults?

 

[shelleyd2008]

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On her website.

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

Found it!

 

[Rainwolf]

Well I figured I'd update... that button chick I posted about before? well here it is at almost 5 weeks and its kind of silver.

Dunno if I want to keep him (looks to be male) or sell him as I have a surplus of males. sigh...

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Heck, I'd keep him! He's a beauty!

 

[Rainwolf]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

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Heck, I'd keep him! He's a beauty!

Yeah but I'm running out of room to house boys!

I was soooo hoping it was a girl.. even going to keep him with the silver male til 8 weeks old just "in case"!

its a funky color that "looks" like a boy

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Heck, I'd keep him! He's a beauty!

Yeah but I'm running out of room to house boys!

I was soooo hoping it was a girl.. even going to keep him with the silver male til 8 weeks old just "in case"!

its a funky color that "looks" like a boy

If you were closer I'd take him!

He's a beauty!

 

[mhwc56]

so would i !