Color Patterns for Coturnix: A&Ms and Goldens

[mhwc56]

they are bea uuuuuuuu tiful!
i love the light ones with the speckles ...the color contrast floats my boat...hahahahaha

 

[shelleyd2008]

I'll have to look tomorrow, I don't think I have any that are 'barred'. Most of mine are either totally blonde or blonde with spots on them, but I'll check and see if any are 'right'.

 

[Buttercup Chillin]

Shelley, if you don't. I sure do and I owe you.

I think it is so interesting to see how diverse the color variables are. Even when I insist that mine have the Defined Pattern of the bars and stipes I am drawn to your gold by the waterer. So very very pretty.

And I love your bird that was dustbathing and in total oblivian of all that is going on around it.

Having some fun.

 

[Kwartel]

Today was their first day out in their run. I had just buried wire around the inside perimeter so there was a layer of nice, loose sandy dirt everywhere. They didn't care what I was doing as long as I didn't interrupt their wallowing.

I don't think there is such a thing as a "right" or "wrong" color with these guys, just personal preference. I've looked at a lot of pictures and seen many quail that look like mine and just as many that don't. It is just hard to narrow them down to a few breeders when I think they are all good-looking. My goal is healthy birds that I like to look at. Without an Official Quail Standard from the United Association of Quail Addicts of the World, I could call my quail Golden Speckled Manchurian Italian Pamela Anderson Blonde Barred Pooping Dirt Peckers and all anyone else can do about it is laugh at me.

 

[Stellar]

 

[mhwc56]

Quote:
oh and we AAAAARE (laughing i mean) lol

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I LOVE those colors!
They're all beautiful!

 

[Kwartel]

I went out last night and, at five weeks old, someone had already laid an egg of respectable size. Pretty and industrious!