When do male button quail get the blue and red colors?

[Rich Walker]

When do male button quail get the blue and red colors?

 

[DK newbie]

I've seen red feathers as early as 3 weeks and as late as 5-6 weeks. Usually I can sex buttons at 4 weeks, but occasionally I've had one I thought was female at 4 weeks, only to find red feathers a week or so later. At 6-8 weeks they should have their full adult colors.

 

[nchls school]

Six to eight weeks.