TUXEDO BUTTON QUAIL the newest variety to come from
Europe, colored above and white below, they are very
attractive (more
adults) and easy to breed, The chicks are
beautiful on Buttons are pale
beige to reddish tan. Cocks are dilute
red-brown, the face, breast and lower parts are
brightly
colored. Cinnamon males are similar to Fawn
males, but hens are different. The Fawn
mutation is probably the same as thecinnamon, but
darker and less colorful . Hens are earth
brown and grey, the males are dark brown to steel
grey and otherwise retain similar markings
to normal males. The Fawn chicks are abright yellow
with orange stripes. PRICE reflects the
color quality of individual pairs.
BLUE FACE (Single). "single factor"The Blue Faced mutation
is newfrom
England From a distance these birds often appear
nearly black. The Males breast, belly, face and
forehead are slate-blue. The blue color
completely eliminates all the white facial
markings in males. Female Blue Faced are dark
red-brown or simply brown with some striations
on the feathers. The newly hatched chicks are very
dark reddish- brown. The beak is black and
legs and feet are dark yellow-green.
BLUE FACE (Double) "Double Factor"The Blue-Faced
Double factor has 2 genes for the color, a
double dose. The chicks hatch our with BLACK
down and have some white on the face and
wings. At maturity the hens are darker than
the single factor
birds, there is no difference in the
appearance of the males.
GOLDEN PEARL This is the newest
mutation out of Europe. Golden Pearl hens have lost
the darkpigment,
each feather is straw yellow, with light brown
barring. The
crown is bright golden yellow. Pearl males
resemble normals, the difference is straw
coloring on the head, nape, back and rump.
Golden Pearls resemble the Manchurian Golden
variety of the Coturnix Quail.
SLATE BEAUTIFUL DARK
GREYSlates are dark
slate-grey all over, very different from silver,
with no facial markings on the cocks. Both sexes are
darker than silver with a slate blue-grey breast,
and face, and aslategrey back. Slate is a
combination of Blue-faced and Silver
SILVER RED BREASTED This mutation can be produced in the
silver color as well as normal. The These hens are
ivory-white with dark silver barring from head to
tail. The males are dark silver in appearance with
a grey face, no white markings present, and a
Lightrose-pinkfrom throat to
vent.
SILVER PEARL The True Silver Pearl !!This
combination is much more attractive than regular
Silver. They have ivory coloredpearlmarkings on each
feather, laced of silver grey, the body
feathers are boldly marked with ivory/ white
and edged with grey.
IVORY , IVORY PEARL, IVORY RED
BREASTED NOT AVAILABLE AT
THIS TIME The birds are very pale silvery
-white all over with no blue-grey as is found in
regular silvers, They are a combination of
Cinnamon X Silver.
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