Barbu D'Anvers color question. Silver Quail?

[Amer]

@KristenG said that if they have mahogany, instead of having a contrast between the yellow breast and bay-colored back they tend to be all one shade of bay.

 

[d3n2]

Thanks for your replies Amer! I wonder where they got the eb from. I think it's from the rooster..

I will update again if there are any developments, or when the chicks get their adult feathering.

I definitely see the mahogany effect with one of my brassback girls.

 

[Amer]

I don't know if they have e^b or e+
Supposedly European quail is supposed to have e^b and American is supposed to be e+ but the German quail d'Anvers chicks look identical to the American ones so I guess chick down isn't a great indicator and if you have Brassy Back birds it would stand to reason that e+ based quail exist in your area.

 

[d3n2]

They are looking more melanized than I would think for a columbian so I guess they are probably red quail and silver quail.
Maybe being e^b based unlike our e+ based quail here in the states would account for the different down color.

Ah, ok. I didn't know the chicks looked identical. I just thought, from what you mentioned earlier, that my chicks had 'eb down'.

The brassy back girls are actually from a different line and different breeder. If I remember correctly, they are bred from crele and solid black birds. Not sure where the parent stock came from.