Is there a quail that lays a blue egg?

[krstms]

I thought I seen some in a hatching post. Is there a specific breed that lays them or is it just random?

 

[shelleyd2008]

It just happens, button or coturnix quail can lay some that are blue/green but that is usually caused from them laying the egg too early.

 

[Denninmi]

When I bought Coturnix hatching eggs last summer, most were definitely rust/brown toned, but a few were either green or blue toned. Very pretty. Why, I don't know -- breed/genetics, diet, age?

 

[Attack Chicken]

Haven't got an all solid color egg but I did get a bluish/greenish egg once that looked like it go fried coming out of the quails tushi LOL I sill have it to@ Blew it out so I could keep it.

AC

 

[krstms]

That's really neat. I thought they were all white with brown speckles. Didnt know you could occasionally get something else. It'll be something to look for if I can hatch the eggs I'm getting. Gathering eggs will be like a treasure hunt. lol

 

[Attack Chicken]

It is!

You really never know. Might find an odd color one or a double yolker which I have a couple of those as well. I'll take a picture or two of the odd eggs I've gotten and post them on here later.

AC

 

[Stellar]

I have found if you give them more vit C egg shell color gets bluer or greener

 

[JJMR794]

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[Robo]

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Yeah same here.

 

[kahlertm]

How do you suppliment your Vit C for your birds? What do you use?