Slate Tuxedo Jap?

[LyrebirdJacki]

My quail isn't quite adult yet so he is a little patchy and all my tux birds have grown out of that once they are fully grown. I would like to know what his colour mutation would be classified as. His mum is the tux in the second photo

He is kind of a grey brown or a dilute pattern that you see in the rosetta birds. Not sure if he would be a dilute tux or a grey one.

 

[TwoCrows]

I can't help you on the color mutations. But I have to say that I just love the Tuxedos! Such cute birds!

 

[LyrebirdJacki]

I can't help you on the color mutations. But I have to say that I just love the Tuxedos! Such cute birds!

I think they look like little penguins or gentlemen.

 

[Ironsun10]

Hi,

I must say this is really a nice "mutation"

I would say it would be called either a splash or mottled and should be bred from to hopefully produce more of this colour.

I would also say, the colour is the same as the mother, but having a good mixture of white feathers it looks lighter.

Do these birds go a lot darker like their mother? or do they retain some white feathers?

Ironsun.

 

[LyrebirdJacki]

This is the first one I've had that have gotten this big (if you pick favourites with the chicks they seem to always die unfortuently. I had about 4 chicks like this one that died about 2 weeks old and younger) so I don't know if it will darken. But the regular tuxedos I have gotten from that particular mother have all darkened and kinda look red. They also lost the white patches on their backs as adults which I hope this one does also. I have 2 more chicks hatched that look like this one did as a chick so they are happening, but I hope that I can breed from this one directly.

I think splash seems like the best discription for it. It's not quite a tuxedo really with the patchyness. I will post another picture once it is fully feathered as it is still a juvenile in this picture (took it yesterday).

 

[curious penguin]

hi lyrebird I just recently got one like that too have a look in the pic (if it uploaded im still getting use to my tablet lol ) I have one silver tux an one full silver first time ive ever seen them in that colour I thought they were button quail at first

 

[LyrebirdJacki]

hi lyrebird I just recently got one like that too have a look in the pic (if it uploaded im still getting use to my tablet lol ) I have one silver tux an one full silver

first time ive ever seen them in that colour I thought they were button quail at first

Yours looks a whole lot neater than mine Mine is very patchy and yes, kinda do look like kings but your tux to the left gives them away as japs. I hope this colour becomes a recognised colour mutation, its pretty. I got 2 full silvers in the same hatch as the one I took a picture of above but I get them often, its just this one was a little....different.

 

[curious penguin]

It does look different and reli cool i hope I get one I have a really good colour mix so I should have the right ingredients to make one lol

 

[Classroom Quail]

Did you breed that one? If so, what colors did you breed together? He's beautiful!

 

[curious penguin]

I bought mine but I have just started breeding so cant wait to see what comes out