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BobWhite
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Scientific name:
Colinus virginianus. 4 primary species -
Northern, Black-throated, Spot-bellied &
Crested. Over 20 sub-species. Reddish
brown with short grey tail. Mature in 16 weeks. Dress 7-9 oz.
Prolific layers. Start laying by 24 weeks. Delicious. |
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Muted
BobWhites. Very aggressive. Red in colour with black dots. Other
mutations are Mexican Speckled, White & Silver Bobwhites. |
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Pied Button |
White Button |
Silver Button |
Golden Pearl Button |
Red Breasted Button |
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Scientific name:
Coturnix chinensis. Button quail also known
as Chinese Painted quail & King quail (in Australia). 2 subspecies
of Painted quail - Chinese Painted (Coturnix chinensis chinensis) &
African Blue (Coturnix chinensis adansonii). Colours - blueface &
golden pearl, silver & white, cinnamon, fawn, red breasted, slate,
smokey. Can lay an egg nearly every day of the year. |
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Scientific name:
Coturnix japonica. Domesticated species. Bred for
commercial production. Other names - common quail (Coturnix
coturnix), Coturnix, Eastern quail, Asiatic quail, Stubble
quail, Red-throat quail, European quail (Coturnix coturnix
coturnix) , Nile & Mediterranean quail, in America -
Pharoah or Eurasian quail (Coturnix communis ), German quail,
in Japan - Japanese quail . Colour russet brown. Females have
spots over breasts. Rest of body mottled pattern with paler
underside. Young are yellowish with stripes of brown. Weigh 3
1/2-5 1/2oz. Varieties - Manchurian Golden (gold & cream),
Range (dark brown), Fawn (pinkish brown pencilled with white),
Tuxedo (black with white breast), English Black (Black),
Barred ( brown with black barring) & English White. Dark
eyes with white strips above each eye. Average 16-18cm length.
Bodies round. Quite short tails. |
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Brown
Pharoah |
White Pharoah |
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