Ive just hatched a batch of jap quail and have around 5 blue/silver coturnix quail. Is this rare?
How will i continue to breed them this colour? I heard its a lethal gene from a wild type produced by some birds and that you need to breed them with normal wild types to produce the same colours...
I feed mine Gamebird Starter perminetly, go and ask Landmark or most pet stores if they will order you it in. Its 29% protein which is perfect for egg production and for meat birds. I have a 5w warm white globe above the three of my cages running for 14 hours a day which only costs 6cents a day...
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I have a purebred white silkie Roo from a respected breeder and have collected fertile eggs from my white silkie, partridge silkie and a first generation cross silkie (all pictured below).
Will I be able to tell apart the chicks and know which ones are 3/4 silkie when they...