As a follow up, all 4 turned out to be males, what are the odds!
The attached picture is from a while ago, but the red breasted turned out beautiful!
The silver-redbreasted all show a clear bib (although not so much in the picture).
Yeah it looked really similar to your DarthVader chick when it was younger. I currently another two of those buggers running around + another handful of those silvers!
Chick number 3 is starting to show a bib, so that appears to be a rooster.
Chick number 4 appears to a male after all, is to me it looks like what I've seen described as "Darth Vader" with slightly more white on the back! Is that correct?
You can see the red/brown feathers in the 4th chick clearly on the 5 week picture (before that I hadn't noticed them).
Speaking about gene mixing and tons of varieties, Gouldians ain't that much easier! Red/Black/Yellow headed, Purple/Lilac/White breasted, Green/Blue/Yellow/White backed in all...
Hi all,
I'm looking for help in identifying the mutation/gender of my button quail. I keep mostly Gouldians and some other finches in a large outdoor aviary with a pair of button quail to have some activity at ground level. I've had multiple pairs over the years (by happenstance different...