Interesting! Thank you! So if I have two hens (pharaoh tux & pharaoh pied) I assume pastel genes are going to be recessive if I were to attempt hatching between them? It's okay if you don't know, just curious :D
Hello! I rescued this stray Coturnix from the humane society a few months back, "Mr. Pretty Lady" (thought it was a hen, its a cock lol) was golden when we first got him, but has since molted out into a steely-white. Not quite as pure white as Coturnix I've had in the past.
Some of the family...
Looks like he might be a mixed breed, I suspect D'Uccle might be included in there however I am not certain he looks purebred, do you have more photos of him? Hes for sure a bantam/banty of some sort!
1. Cockerel- Red comb for this age, large thick legs
2. Cockerel - Comb is fairly prominant for this age, as are visible wattles
3. Def Cockerel - large red comb & wattles for this age
4. Potentially Cockerel - comb is fairly big & wattles appear visible, however the dark skin from silkie...
There is fast and slow feathering genes, unfortunately I am only knowledgeable in color genetics and not much else so I'm not entirely sure how they work!
Not a deathlayer, just looks like a small barred colored mixed breed :D the small comb means hopefully it'll be a pullet for you. Best of luck in her recovery
In some cases females will feather in faster than the males. More of a wives tale/rule of thumb vs an exact science, but can be an early indication of cockerels