Yea, I'm not real strong with the ornamental breeds, although I know there are a few running wild here and there. In the auction, some of the desription read "cross"I refer to any any non ring neck as "ornamental." I know they are hunted in some places. I mostly breed quail, and try to maintain pure Eastern Bobwhite ( Northerns ) Mostly I am interested in the hunting breeds. Here we have raccoons, copious amounts of coyotes, very large, bobcats, black bear, and various other critters. Then add in hawks, owls and such. If an odd gene were to get into some birds and they were to "mingle" with our native Bobwhites, they wouldn't last five minutes especially if they were weak flyers or bright white. This results in wasted energies for the wild birds trying to breed. As it is, under the best of conditions, they only last a few weeks. A few make it through though. I was just making the point about the hybrids, meant no offense.
