New Buttons hatched (Pics Added)

[chickenlisa]

Nice buttons! I've got 2 silvers (1 male and 1 female) and she doesn't lay any eggs yet. Her toe was injured when a hair wrapped around it (when she hopped out of the aquarium once) and I think that has slowed her down. THey are alone in 1 level of their cage. My 2 Chocolate or Normal blue breasted (?) are also a male and female and she has laid an egg every day or two.But her eye is injured now too, so no eggs in the last few days. Do they peck each other? Is that how the eyes get hurt? I noticed that she had a scab on her head near the ear too. Poor little thing. They live in the top section of the 3 level cage.My 6 Cinnamons (? not sure) are 2 males and 4 females and they are in the center section of the cage. I get about 3 eggs each day from them. They're all so cute, but not as people friendly as I wanted...oh well, if anyone wants any eggs, let me know. I don't use them for anything and I won't set anymore (probably.)
Lisa

 

[Mrs MIA]

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I think so... I have one like "new girl" and I haven't figured out what she is yet, either.

I'll let you know when I find out.
I have one girl that looks like your injured male... she hurt herself on the cage when I was cleaning out their cage, and I thought she was going to lose her eye. She's bounced back quite nicely, though, and I put her back in with the rest of the gang last night.

They do so much damage when they pop up... I need to build a new pen for them so they can pop up and not hit their heads!

 

[marie_martin]

I agree, I think I have to definitely get taller cages for them. This is the first time this has happened, but I dont like it. I thought his eye was pecked out but it was an injury to his head above the eye and the blood ran down and had the eye crusted shut. But it is getting better, I hope. Thanks for reassuring me on the colors. Let me know if you find out what that one new one is. She? is the only one I have like that. Thanks to everyone for the nice comments.

Marie

 

[Mrs MIA]

I'm pretty sure it's a "she" ... no white bib that I can see. No growling, or "PEW!" crowing, right?

Now I'm on a mission... I need to figure out what her coloring is called...

 

[monarc23]

"new girl"

Looks like a "red breasted' hen to me:

http://www.zebrafinch.com/NewButtonquail/NewPicts/Red_Brsthen.JPG

and the chicks almost look like "Darth Vadar' chicks to me:

http://www.zebrafinch.com/NewButtonquail/NewPicts/Gold_RedBrst_Chick.JPG

 

[monarc23]

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Lisa!?

ya ship?? how much would you charge total (for shipping and eggs) if you do?? I'd love to take a stab at some new colors!

 

[chickenlisa]

yep I will ship. I'd have to save up the eggs for a week and let you know, but they are so tiny, that I could ship them (however many) for $15 total to my paypal.
Just let me know?
Thanks
Lisa

 

[marie_martin]

Thanks for the info. Looks like you are right on the new girl. And it makes sense being that my roo is red breasted too. And the babies do look like darth vadar but what is that exactly??? I will have to wait and see how they feather out for sure. Thanks again for the help.

Marie

 

[Mrs MIA]

I think it's interesting the different colors we get... I have a normal brown hen that crossed with a blue breasted male... I have 3 males that are blue like daddy, but have normal-brown feathers mixed in on their backs...

Go figure. But the cinnamons are soooooo pretty... I can just sit there and watch them for hours, looking at all the pretty colors.

 

[monarc23]

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I took this quote from zebrafinch.com (the breeder/importer who IMO is the most famous in the button quail world, they produced the Splash Button Quail, and have imported from over seas many of the colors we see and have today).

"Darth Vader - A selection of Red Breasted in which the male has an entirely black face. the breast may be all red or partially blue (name coined by Jeff Bridges of Colorado) "

heres a list of all of the colors and combos so far:

"Ivory - A combination of Silver and Cinnamon
Slate - A combination of Silver and Blue Face
Smoky - A combination of Silver, Cinnamon and Blue Face
Silver Red Breasted - A combination of Silver and Red Breasted
Cinnamon Red Breast - A combination of Red Breast and Cinnamon
Splash - A selection from within White for increased spots (this is not a pied)
Fawn - Another name for Cinnamon often used for darker versions of Cinnamons
Blue Face Single Factor - A name used to designate the difference within Blue Face having only one gene for BF
Blue Face Double Factor - A name used to designate a very dark Blue Face, with 2 genes for BF, males and female often show white facial and breast markings at hatching and at maturity.
Blue Face Cinnamon / Blue Face Fawn - a combination of Cinnamon and Blue face genes
Silver Pearl - A combination of Silver and Golden Pearl
Cinnamon Pearl - A combination of Cinnamon and Golden Pearl
Blue Face Pearl - A combination of Blue Face and Golden Pearl. "

and these are the base color names of the above recognized colors/combinations:

"Normal Wild type
Silver
Red Breasted
White
Cinnamon
Blue Face
Golden Pearl
Pink eyed Dilute (not well established at this time) "

You may also love this!!! Button Quail Chick ID:

http://www.zebrafinch.com/NewButtonquail/Quail_Chicks.html

I LOOOVE this persons site if you cant tell...it is where i found out that my button quail chick is a Golden Pearl Pied