Button Quail Color questions

[Rainwolf]

Hi I have some button quails that I can't really find any examples online to figure out what colors they are...
They are only 4 weeks old.

I think this is a male...

I think this is a female...

 

[Rainwolf]

I'll post more colors as I can catch and photo them... they are quick little buggers

 

[Stellar]

Your first photo is a red breasted hen

Second is a Black Face Red Breasted male.

Visit my website. The tab "Button Quail Colors" will show ya

 

[Rainwolf]

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How can you tell male from female? I thought the first one had the makings of a "bib" which is male right?

 

[Stellar]

Some females have a bib. Males will have red feathers forming on the vent or else where. Your male may be too young for his red feathers to come in.

 

[Rainwolf]

3

4

 

[Stellar]

Your 1st photo is a hen. 100% positive.

http://www.stellargamebirds.com/Buttonquail-mutations-new.html

 

[Stellar]

Your third photo is a Normal (wild-type) Blue Breasted hen as well (But watch for a bib to form and blue feathers to come in and then it will male. The fourth photo needs to grow a little more to determine. Most likely the fourth one will be cinnamon.

 

[Rainwolf]

Ok.. I have a few of each of those.. plus I have 2 sweet tuxedo's that I'm going to keep.
Tuxedo's are created by mixing like coturnix? white with dark etc?

 

[Rainwolf]

Thanks for you help I never would have guessed the first photo was a hen and the second a male..

any suggestions on these little poppets?
*other then normal quail stuff