Brown Coturnix Quail hatched a white chick? **picture added**

[kimandrich]

I have 11 adult Brown Coturnix Quail. I set 33 of their eggs in the incubator. They're hatching today and we see a white chick in there. How would that happen?

 

[Stellar]

In the past, there was white in the blood. All colors derived from somewhere

 

[kimandrich]

So, is it an A&M White quail or....?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Just a white. Obviously at least 1 male and 1 female carry the recessive white gene. In my experience you can usually 'see' it through white feathers scattered randomly on the bird.

 

[kimandrich]

18 quail and our chicken at the bottom

 

[gamebirdboy]

Could it be an albino?

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Doubtful. I've never seen nor heard of someone hatching an albino coturnix.

 

[JJMR794]

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ONLY IF IT HAS PINK EYES AND IS COMPLETELY DEVOID OF ALL COLOR THROUGHOUT.... LIKE SHELLEY I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY ALBINOS IN COTURNIX

 

[kimandrich]

Definitely not albino, lol. But the white quail and my baby chicken look like twins

 

[gamebirdboy]

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ONLY IF IT HAS PINK EYES AND IS COMPLETELY DEVOID OF ALL COLOR THROUGHOUT.... LIKE SHELLEY I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY ALBINOS IN COTURNIX

I've never seen one either, I searched and found a thread on it though.