Pics of my Quail in their new pen

[shrimpsilkies]

So lovely!

What are the defining characteristics of the fee varieties? I had looked it up, but it seems like it is a lack of part of a pattern, but I just don’t see what it is.

The fee gene makes a bird mostly grayish by
removing the brownish or reddish pigments. I think it varies a bit with how much red is removed because my Grau Fee is still pretty brownish on her breast feathers.

Falb Fee is fee with a wildtype or Pharaoh base, it has the classic striped and speckled look but with hardly any brown or red, just gray and white.

Grau Fee is fee on a Rosetta base.

I’m a bit confused on the terminology as I’ve seen Grau Fee applied to this fee on Tibetan base but I’ve also seen this called Charcoal.

Pearl Fee is fee on an Italian golden or speckled base. There’s also Pansy Fee which is pretty self explanatory.

 

[FloorCandy]

Thank you so much, that really clears it up for me!

 

[Fenrisulfr]

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I’m a bit confused on the terminology as I’ve seen Grau Fee applied to this fee on Tibetan base but I’ve also seen this called Charcoal.

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With this color mutation I have also problems to name it in US terms ... in Germany we call 'em "Sperber" or "Rotkopf (Red Head)". It is definately no Fee.

First is a girl, second a boy ... 4 weeks old. The pattern will still slightly change till mature ... to yours (which is a girl).
They look a bit yellow on the photo, because of the light, ... it is already night here. In real they are black, white, geyish (beside the head of the boy ) .

@Nabiki and @Kiki ... how do you call these in the US?

 

[Nabiki]

With this color mutation I have also problems to name it in US terms ... in Germany we call 'em "Sperber" or "Rotkopf (Red Head)". It is definately no Fee.

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First is a girl, second a boy ... 4 weeks old. The pattern will still slightly change till mature ... to yours (which is a girl).
They look a bit yellow on the photo, because of the light, ... it is already night here. In real they are black, white, geyish (beside the head of the boy ) .

@Nabiki and @Kiki ... how do you call these in the US?

I'm not very good with colours, but I'd guess pansy or sparkly?

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Then Pansy, I thought so ... Sparkly is quite different, more smaller speckles ... at least here in Germany

Some Sparkly as they are defined here

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Thank you, Nabiki