Week and A Half Old Button Color Guesses

[artbykarenehaley]

Hey, y'all! I have 11 little button quail. Here's a photo of them all together to start this thread off.

They are numbered, so I can list what I think each chick color is. They all have names, but for simplicity sake I am numbering
This is our first button quail covey and I am not sure on many of them. Any suggestions are so welcome and appreciated!

1) red breasted?
2) cinnamon
3) unsure, this chick is developing slower than the others despite same age. It had a rough start but is sprightly now.
4) normal or golden pearl?
5) golden pearl?
6) cinnamon or blueface cinnamon. This chick has slightly grey legs, the other cinnamon has pink legs.
7) golden pearl? This one has the same body markings but a more golden head, this chick has a black beak and is very beautiful.
8) silver pearl. Other images I will share later show the white speckles on this chicks pale grey feathers.
9) solid silver, maybe blue face silver? This chick is named blueberry because it has a grey face.
10) white. My favorite chick, very tame!
11) slate or blueface slate, possibly with a bit of tuxedo. This chick has a few white feathers on its chest, which I will show in later images. My son's favorite, and the oldest chick. This one is the most tame.

Here's a closer view of some of them. I am in the process of taking individual photos. They are numbered the same as in the previous photo. I'm giving them a break from me catching and taking pictures to type this intro up.

Thank you so much to anyone who can give insight to what color these chicks might be!
Subsequent pictures will be posted in numerical order.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Here's chick number one, Her name is Velma. I say her, but of course that's a place holder until we know for sure.

I know time will tell on most of these chicks, so please don't feel like I'm desperate for an answer. I am mostly posting these here for fun, I like the fun of guessing with friends what the birds will look like later. I'll follow up next week with each bird so we can see how they change!

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Chick number two, Norm. I'm thinking cinnamon!

Norm has pink legs. They're hard to see.
Our other cinnamon, George, has darker flight feathers and more bold red on his shoulders. Again, we have no idea what gender they really are, haha. I have kids. They named the babies. This is the photo of Norm's wings.

Here is George to compare. I need to photograph him farther away from the brooder light for a better shot, but you can see that the wings are darker on the bird in the photo below.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Chick number three. This little one is behind the others, but looks similar to the slate chick when it first hatched. Time will tell!

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Chick number four, Fievel.
Fievel looks most like a normal quail to me.

Sometimes these little guys will just sit and chill in my hands... Sometimes they are not so easy to hold! If they try to get away I set them back in the brooder and leave my hand in but leave them alone. It's easier on the birds if I don't chase them and I want to show them I'm not a threat.... Not sure if this method is the right one, it's just what my gut is telling me to do.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Chick number five is Frosty.
Frosty is so pretty! Dark feathers, pretty bright spots. Looks like chick number seven, but with a pinkish beak rather than a black one.this chick is rather tolerant of being handled.

 

[FloorCandy]

Chick number four, Fievel.
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Sometimes these little guys will just sit and chill in my hands... Sometimes they are not so easy to hold! If they try to get away I set them back in the brooder and leave my hand in but leave them alone. It's easier on the birds if I don't chase them and I want to show them I'm not a threat.... Not sure if this method is the right one, it's just what my gut is telling me to do.

Something Ive found very helpful in taming prey animals is to have a door on the side of the enclosure so you can approach them without coming from above. The side door makes a tremendous difference with quail, hamsters and rats in my experience, I feel like it would help with any small prey animal though because they are programmed to fear death from above. Offering treats on your hand thru the cage door, and luring them to walk onto your hand for more seems to really skyrocket the taming process.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Here is George. George absolutely detests the camera. He does not want to be near it so I try to photograph this bird quickly and get it over with. I can handle him just fine otherwise, and he's quite fond of head strokes. Note that this chick has darker grey wing feathers as I mentioned before in my post about norm.

I think george is quite a lovely bird. I don't think my pictures can do him justice! Here's a couple day old photos of George, one of him alone and one together with Norm.

Something Ive found very helpful in taming prey animals is to have a door on the side of the enclosure so you can approach them without coming from above. The side door makes a tremendous difference with quail, hamsters and rats in my experience, I feel like it would help with any small prey animal though because they are programmed to fear death from above. Offering treats on your hand thru the cage door, and luring them to walk onto your hand for more seems to really skyrocket the taming process.

That makes a lot of sense! I can see that being a huge help. I just put together a new brooder and I could definitely add a side door to it. Thanks for the suggestion