Decorative grass (Carl Forester, I think the name is) safe to go in pheasant and coturnix coop?

[MeanCheek]

@muddy75 what do you think about the little pheasant? She's a hen, right?

 

[muddy75]

@muddy75 what do you think about the little pheasant? She's a hen, right?

Looks like it!

 

[MeanCheek]

Looks like it!

Thank goodness! I got suspicious

 

[muddy75]

Thank goodness! I got suspicious

I’m assuming she’s over 2 months old and would be showing wattle development and/or more coloring if not a hen

 

[muddy75]

I’m assuming she’s over 2 months old and would be showing wattle development and/or more coloring if not a hen

My older boys are almost full color so only way to tell them from their dad is by tail feathers because he’s already dropped his for the year…..later hatch is still a bit young to tell but I’ll most likely remove all the known males during fall processing and choose a new one from the youngest batch.

 

[007Sean]

The little pheas is a hen right?

The male is a melanistic, Phasianus colchicus tenebrosus mutans, the hen is a regular Chinese ringnecked hen, Phasianus colchicus torquatus.

 

[007Sean]

Yes…..the question mark is because I think there’s another type of red quail and it’s on the tip of my tongue but that’s as far as it’s gotten

They aren't really red but the Mexican Speckled Bobwhite is more of an orange color.
Here's some comparison pics of Tennessee Red male, Mexican Speckled male and some hens.

 

[007Sean]

Tennessee Reds???? Or were you asking about the plants?

I don't even know what the plants are called, it's like a cane plant and very drought tolerant. Flowers in the fall.

 

[007Sean]

The quail. They are pretty. So a bobwhite mutation?

Actually, they are a natural mutation, they were first discovered on a huge plantation in Tennessee, thus the naming.

 

[ColtHandorf]

They aren't really red but the Mexican Speckled Bobwhite is more of an orange color.
Here's some comparison pics of Tennessee Red male, Mexican Speckled male and some hens.
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Oh, those are really pretty!

Actually, they are a natural mutation, they were first discovered on a huge plantation in Tennessee, thus the naming.

Very cool. I just had normal Northern Bobwhites. I like those.