CELADON QUAIL??????!!!!!!!!

[CoCovey]

Hi all, sorry I haven’t been online for a while, I have been pretty busy. My sister went outside to collect the eggs and found an egg that she claimed was green. I took a look and sure enough it’s a bluish green egg. I am ecstatic. If this is a celadon quail I will be beyond happy. Unfortunately I don’t know who is laying the eggs so I’ll have to figure that out. Here is a photo:

By the way I am in Australia so this could be amazing news if it’s the case

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Hi all, sorry I haven’t been online for a while, I have been pretty busy. My sister went outside to collect the eggs and found an egg that she claimed was green. I took a look and sure enough it’s a bluish green egg. I am ecstatic. If this is a celadon quail I will be beyond happy. Unfortunately I don’t know who is laying the eggs so I’ll have to figure that out. Here is a photo:

By the way I am in Australia so this could be amazing news if it’s the case

Tbh it looks kinda like the bloom is weird on it.


Do you have any that have never layed before?

 

[CoCovey]

I have 2 new hens that could either be from me OR a breeder who has celadon quail. I think one has layer but I’m not sure about the other. I’m moving a hen to another pen to see if it’s her lays the blue egg

 

[le_bwah]

Just looks like a heavy bloom. I've had hens "spatter coat" eggs now and again. Here's a clutch with a couple bloom-heavy eggs in the top corners, next to two celedon eggs.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I have 2 new hens that could either be from me OR a breeder who has celadon quail. I think one has layer but I’m not sure about the other. I’m moving a hen to another pen to see if it’s her lays the blue egg

Ok so it’s possible for it to be a celadon but celadon eggs look more like this.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Ok so it’s possible for it to be a celadon but celadon eggs look more like this. View attachment 3709999

And even more blue.

 

[CoCovey]

I think you are right. I will have to hope that someone in Australia has them because I would love to start breeding them

 

[CoCovey]

I have another question and it is slightly different but do pharaoh hens become darker as they age? I have one older hen that is really brown and one much younger hen that is almost grey I’ll show some photos

 

[CoCovey]

Her back is much greyer but she doesn’t sit still for long. I had to put her in a tree to get a still photo. Apparently quail don’t like sitting in trees

 

[Patiocoturnix]

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Her back is much greyer but she doesn’t sit still for long. I had to put her in a tree to get a still photo. Apparently quail don’t like sitting in trees

We she is beautiful. I can not answer that question sorry I’ve only ever had one pharaoh and she died at 6 weeks due to flushing. But I have heard they can change after thier molt.