Who would you pair this little guy up with?

[peewee]

I found two new little quail at the farmers market a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately both had bloody heads from banging around in the pen. When I brought them home I noticed this little one (boy - knowing my luck) had some different markings then what I had originally thought. His brown (wild) spot is not totally brown. There is white running threw the feathers. All the birds that I have seen with spots like this the spots are very distinct and separate from the white. Wild spots are wild colored and the white is pure. I was wondering what color of bird should I pair this guy up with to see if I could bring up more of this blending of colors?

Ignore the Wound Kote on his head.

 

[Stellar]

He is just an English white. I have many having the backs with some splotches. You can put it with a female English White or brown or put it with a British Range to start a Tuxedo.

 

[Attack Chicken]

I have a hen thats the color like that.. Mostly white with what looks like Italian feather color on her back and by her head.

 

[Stellar]

Italian? You mean Manchurian Golden? The English Whites can be all white OR have a brown/gold spot on the head and/or splotches anywhere on the body.

 

[Attack Chicken]

Could be lol I'm still on a learning curve about Coturnix

I'll see if I have a picture of her.

 

[Attack Chicken]

Peewee to bad you don't live closer! I'd let you borrow my hen. It would be pretty interesting to see what the two produced.


Heres my hen Puff ( the only good pic i have of her lol... if need be i can get a better one tomorrow she looks a little different now that she's moulted):

 

[Stellar]

Looks like my Bella, one of my first English Whites

with the face markings CUTE!

 

[Attack Chicken]

She's a cutie! lol Tomorrow I'll send you some updated pics of her if you want

She walks around like a puffed up porcupine when she doesn't like something lol..



I feel so bad for your little guy Peewee! His head looks painful

 

[joe125]

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I agree with you here, as far white birds go. Pewee's bird is for all practical purposes, a white bird. Attack chickens's "Very uniquely colored" hen is a white bird as well.
A very pretty pattern, but no matter what you cross them with....you can not maintain the pattern. I call it coturnix Yahtzee! They are both just unique colored white coturnix.

 

[LostinQuailLand]

Ok now you've gone and done it...I was going to give up on Quail.....til I saw this English White....Ok Where do I get eggs for these beauties?????