Coturnix color genetics experts - Pearl genetics?

[Rhiannon_In_Nature]

OK, Coturnix color genetics experts, what genotype produces a white bird with black speckles, what I normally see called Pearl or Pearl-Fee? And don't be worried about getting technical. I love genetics, though my color genetics knowledge is mostly equine, LOL!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

 

[el dorado quail]

@CoturnixComplex is super into color and genes

 

[Bluemonster107]

I have a question... as I am new and probably seems like a dumb question to the experts.... but... are all baby hatchling coturnix the same color when hatching? Or would a recessive white be a diff color‍... or are they all just like a brown until a certain age?

 

[BullChick]

I have a question... as I am new and probably seems like a dumb question to the experts.... but... are all baby hatchling coturnix the same color when hatching? Or would a recessive white be a diff color‍... or are they all just like a brown until a certain age?

They are different colors.

 

[Bluemonster107]

They are different colors.
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Thank you for the info and sharing the pics!!! Adorable!!!!

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Oh! I am the person that would know on this forum and I do not know. In fact, it's somewhat of a stumper I am working on. It seems to be simple dominant, but the other things that complicates it are:

A. the patterning and the underlying base color appear to be controlled separately, and somewhat related to the golden italian genes (we see in-betweens all the time with some white and some gold) and

B. some colors can mask it sometimes but not others. I have a silver male hiding pearl genes that keeps throwing pearl and snowie (silver + pearl) babies. Beats me why he doesn't actually express the pattern himself!

You will need to get birds from lines known to carry it to have a chance at it expressing, though (I do know this particular male was from pearl-fee parent(s), not a silver-only line). And if you're doing that it's pretty easy just to order a big batch of actual pearl-fee

 

[Rhiannon_In_Nature]

Ok, glad it isn't just me that doesn't know.

 

[ThatCityChick]

Do Pearl Fee breed true?
Pearl Fee x Pearl Fee = 100% Pearl Fee offspring? or would the offspring be a mix?

Thanks!

 

[mixedUPturk]

Do Pearl Fee breed true?
Pearl Fee x Pearl Fee = 100% Pearl Fee offspring? or would the offspring be a mix?

Thanks!

Kind of depends on where you get them, i know that i was told from a very reliable source that KC Farms line breeds close to 100% true.