Can anyone explain why ?

[JLfarm]

It is doing fairly well it is being picked by the others it does have black eyes and it has the normal pharoh color on its head and on a spot on its back ill try to get pics tomorrow

 

[Bryam]

Sounds like this colour is genetic and recessive! You should go buy a lotto ticket!

 

[Nesie]

Maybe this is something going on only in louisiana. Could something have blown my way from your farm?ha!

 

[MobyQuail]

white is recessive in brown quail like red is recessive in black cows.

the "splits", brown quail carrying a white allele, do look slightly different if you are familiar with them.

 

[Nesie]

I do have a few birds that have white feathers mixed in the brown, mostly in or below the wing. They showed up in about the 3rd generation. What you say makes sense.

 

[BearBottomBasinFarm]

Glad I found this thread. That's the thing with BYC, they keep all the info from past years so there is a wealth of knowledge without having to be repetitive. Had my little yellow chick pop out this morning. Think it's pretty neat, he or she will get a special place in the flock