Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

[DuckLady]

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The use of the word "some" is so.....vague.
If you have some information that the membership can benefit from, please post it. Thanks

 

[Stellar]

OK, well here is the beginning. I will correct more as I have time

Wild European Coturnix "common quail" were widely distributed in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They were classified as Coturnix coturnix including several subspecies. The Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica are IDENTICAL to the European quail. They did not interbreed more so evolved into the domestic quail we raise today.

Colors/varieties
Pharaoh- the original color one would see in the wild, wild-type pattern
Jumbo Brown- Pharaoh selectively bred to be larger
English White- homozygous for recessive white. Most have black or brown spotting (NOTE a gene or dominant white has been reported and that the homozygous birds are of low viability).
Texas A and M- selectively bred from English white to produce large birds for the meat industry.
Manchurian Golden- yellow gold with brown stripes. A single dominant gene for yellow changes wild type to Manchurian. The gene is lethal IF homozygous, there are light and dark tints to the Manchurian

Dark British Range- Also known as Tibetan. It looks like a dark chocolate bird with a white throat. Some have more white on them. Comes in Tux patterns
British Range- Also known a Rosetta. A combination of an English white and a Tibetan. A lighter orange/tan color throughout body. Some look Tuxedo like...The UK call them American Range

Silver- Not much known yet
Tuxedo- two colored pied pattern. This is a result of a combination of the genes for chocolate with genes for recessive white.
Red Tuxedo- A new two colored pied pattern. Looks like a normal tux but the red replaces the chocolate. A combination of Fawn and English white.
Red Golden- Another new variety. A nice red color with gold pinning.
Fawn- A lighter color of the wild coturnix. Recessive. People mistake this color as cinnamon which is false.

 

[Rozzie]

bumping so this thread doesn't get lost...

Bah! Just remembered it's posted in the Sticky. Oh well, it's already bumped and too late to change.

 

[Stellar]

Hoping the sticky gets corrected some

I put the corrections in but why bother if no one is interested in what I say.

 

[jenjscott]

quaillady, monarch hasn't been around in a while, and I doubt that the mods will go in and change her postings. Just add your information and it will be accessible to all of us. My question is concerning the coturnix coturnix vs coturnix japonica, Why the two different names? were they at one time considered to be different? I'm guessing that with today's genetic testing ability, they have made this determination? I know a lot of the wild birds are being changed in their groupings in the bird books because of this new information. Have you read the wikipedia entry on coturnix? Its a wonderful little article of how to get and keep coturnix, but Wiki has a note it does not want "how to" , it is to present facts, not train. That's another section of Wiki. Anyway, I thought about that article because it has all the genus, species listed and I wondered how many of those are actually the same. OR, are these actually subspecies being listed as species?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Thank you for posting this!!! JUST what I was looking for!

 

[Thegamekeeper]

Thanks for that monarc23, theres some proper good information there.

 

[CrestedTern]

Thanks for the info!! Its definitely a helpful place to start looking for information!!

 

[Davlyn]

I am new to Coturnix quails, got my 1st 6 in Nov. I just seperated the males, I sadly only have 2 females.
Now this is going 2 sound very strange. . I cleaned all cages B4 I put the males in cages so I know there were NO eggs left behind by the females. I just found 2 eggs in one of the cages that I have 2 males in.

~ ???? I am baffled by this

what R others thoughts on this ?
My males have been trying 2 mate with each other, thats why I set them apart in 2's . I would like more females & would like 2 sell or trade my males. I am not going to hatch out any eggs as I 1st planned. I just want eggs, I won't eat the quail

 

[Robo]

Well they're either Dykes or you were mistaken. What color are their chest feathers? And good luck getting rid of 2 roosters. The only way to get rid of them is to eat them or sell them for someone else to eat.