Quail colors

Button quail male and female color mutations.

Assorted Coturnix Quail are easy to raise, and are fast growing — going from chick to laying in just eight weeks. Colors and patterns include tuxedo, brown, white, silver and more. Raise them for meat, or their distinctive spotted eggs.

View crisp, clear LABELED images of standard, jumbo and Celadon Coturnix quail chick feather colors to determine what you just hatched out! All part of our Quail Raising & Brooder Care articles.

Would it be nice if your backyard Coturnix quail covey could pay for their own feed? What if they could bring in even more income? As urban and suburban keepers increasingly want these sweet hens, the lack of US breeders is causing prices to rise, especially for any quail who lay a colored egg. Let's talk about breeding Celadon Coturnix quail for profit and just how much money a small covey could realistically bring in:

Plump chickenlike bird, stout bill, dark brown overall with blacker breast and face and variable white markings on throat. The blackness of the breast should help separate from other quail. Found in small flocks, always on the ground, foraging through leaf litter in the forest. More often heard than seen: listen for the rich chuckling song, often given by multiple birds at once.

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) couple in the USA by Rex Short.

Still learning my button colors wondering if you guys and gals wouldn't mind helping again. larger image here http://i.imgur.com/Az6xi.jpg ps one of those...