*burps* but they tasted goodKeep wishing. You wishes will eventually come true. If you haven't eaten all the girls.
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*burps* but they tasted goodKeep wishing. You wishes will eventually come true. If you haven't eaten all the girls.
I posted several Egyptians in a post 2 or 3 pages back to reply to @Fenrisulfr , lemme see if I can find it.egyptian is the roux dilute....they are more of a reddish beige with wild-type feather sexable pattern. the one @FloorCandy pictured is a red-range, scarlet, or roux depending on individual nomenclature. i will post an “egyptian” picture. as I have several
Your roux chicks are very light, mine are more textured with a lot of light and dark. I’m wondering if yours might have a copy of fee or some other dilution that is lightening the brown areas.
here are some photos of mine, I’m crazy about gingers, so I have 11 scarlet and Egyptian adults.
These are the boys, scarlet in front, Egyptian behind:
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Here are some of the girls:
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The roux birds have lighter colored eyes as well, their eyes are much lighter brown, with a reddish or orangish hue.
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Your birds all look much lighter, and I think mine look like what photos of Egyptians look like. It could just be a difference between Europe and the us, and the different lines used, or maybe your birds have a dilution of some sort that I’m just not familiar with.
Here in the us, I’ve seen the looks and names of colors and patterns differing even from hatchery to hatchery, so taking into consideration how far away you are, it might just be “local flavor”.
Are you supplementing light for 14-16 hours a day? Do they have fresh feed? Are they happy little quail? Are the roosters crowing?So... Would have loved to hatch along with you all - if my birds were actually laying!
So tell me the scoop - they hatched in October and I culled a few males in December. I still have about 10-12 females and a few males. When should I expect eggs?
I haven't done any supplemental light (so I assumed this might be the biggest reason) - but they seem pretty happy, plump little birds. No crowing from the boys yet. Okay, I'll wait it out- days just got to about 10 hours here (although it's been overcast and chilly - for CA).Are you supplementing light for 14-16 hours a day? Do they have fresh feed? Are they happy little quail? Are the roosters crowing?
If no to any of these, they will start when the light approaches 12-14 hours with good feed.
Best wishes!
you may consider a solar coop light turned on just before dark (they typically run for about 4-6 hours) or put light on a time to add an extra 4-6 hours, it may speed things up. but the longest you ever have to wait for eggs is always from first hatch! my first quail (thanksgiving hatch) didn’t lay until 16-20 weeksI haven't done any supplemental light (so I assumed this might be the biggest reason) - but they seem pretty happy, plump little birds. No crowing from the boys yet. Okay, I'll wait it out- days just got to about 10 hours here (although it's been overcast and chilly - for CA).