Possible Guinea Eggs in "Quail" Batch?

[teradragon]

If it makes you feel any better, I incubated 13 quail eggs last month for the first time ever. I hand turned them 3 times a day and I had 10 hatch all together, was awesome! So I'm sure you'll be fine. The eggs look very pretty. Wonder what colour the chicks will be?

 

[Cheyen]

I'm hoping I get some cute colors. It makes me feel a lot better. Thanks!

 

[teradragon]

I see the picture of this quail on ebay and I just imagine those vivid colours coming out!

 

[Cheyen]

I don't think I'll get anything that vivid. The breeder I got the eggs from has mostly "pastel" birds. Here's some pictures from her website:








I really like the chocolate one. If the pic your posted is the button quail's natural color, I think she's bred it out for these colors. It'll be really cool if I get one like that, though.

 

[teradragon]

That picture I posted is of a chinese painted quail. I don't think colours like that come up very often!

I like all those bird colours, though, to be fair, I just love birds regardless!

 

[Cheyen]

Chinese painted is the same as button. I think. She has it listed as both on her website. They're just as beautiful as their eggs! I can't wait to see what I get.

 

[teradragon]

I wish I had more space... I'd totally hatch some of those! Can't wait to see pictures of the quaillets!

 

[Cheyen]

Not having room for quail is a funny thought, considering how tiny they are. I can't help but imagine you with rooms filled with the little things, lol. I'll be keeping mine in a glass terrarium until late spring. Then the cute little buggars can have their own little coop and run.

 

[teradragon]

If I lived alone and didn't have a husband, I'm sure I'd have room fulls!

This is my quail box. The box underneath has my tortoise. It takes up a lot of space in the livingroom!




I can't really keep birds outside because we have problems with rats here and I'm not even sure keeping poultry is allowed! I'd love to convert my spare room into a quail room, but we have people who sleep over, so can't really subject them to that

 

[keepmumsane]

I dont think of them as poultry, they're so tiny I think theyre canary status!
My quail lay heavily patterned eggs, but its inside when you peel them thats so surprising, its that Gorgeous blue.