Coturnix Quail Color Varieties

A look at my various quail varieties, and the myths behind these color differences. Coturnix or "Japanese" quail come in a variety of colors from dark brown or nearly black to different variations of white and everything in between, including silver!

[@jamiejohnson6814]

Kansas city quail farms would beg to differ on the size differences. Jumbo meat makers are much bigger than standard. They all might be the same species but they are selective bred for what you want. My jumbo meat makers are double the size of my standard ones and the eggs they lay are nearly twice the size too.

[@DocumentTheDownfall]

You bear a remarkable resemblance of my brother...took my breath away for a second, he passed 10 years ago. Thank You for the vid, very informative.

[@brianandlynphilippines]

Turns out we all came from the same manufacturer, and go back to Him as well 😁 RIP your brother.

[@sophitran]

Finally , a thorough review of quails. Great info, please keep making more varieties of quail reviews .

[@FieldTechIV]

With my recent batch of Coturnix quail I noticed significant size difference. This video helped. Now I'm going to choose the largest male to mate for future quail generations. Thanks.

[@UrbanAviary]

That's great to hear! Comments like this are why I do this. Glad I could help!

[@sanjarblatnoy3140]

Wow great breeds and good setup Thank you

[@andrewsharp3451]

Reality is jumbo is a term given to meat coturnix as they are selective bred to be bigger. Non are called brown that's a seperate quail that's not coturnix called the common brown quail which isn't same bird as coturnix. Standard size wild type coturnix and jumbos are the breed japenese pharaoh both the same colour just ones bred to be a bigger coturnix. Then you have italians and english whites and other colours of the same bird species that can be bred to jumbo size.

[@debrabarnett7511]

Thank you for the wonderful information

[@HellDragon259]

Finally! I’ve been looking all over to find another bird that looked like mine, your darker silver looks just like mine!

[@VeracityHabit]

I hatched eggs sold as jumbo, and celadon (Blue eggs, from another farm) which hatch as a variety of feather colors and patterns. The "jumbos" are huge in comparison to the others. I assume the jumbos have been selectively bred for larger size, so you are right that they technically aren't different, but I will continue breeding my "jumbos" selectively based on weight. The others I will breed for color pattern and blue egg laying.

[@MisterMitchMM]

Great info. As always. Thank you.

[@UrbanAviary]

You bet brother.

[@brooksbrooks1858]

A jumbo quail is determined by the age and weight no matter the breed. If it’s 10ozs at 10weeks old then it’s technically considered a jumbo.

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I definitely need more varieties.

[@DailyOrganics]

Good info thank you so much

[@omargonzalez1413]

Good video.

[@conlon4332]

I keep them as pets, I just ordered mixed fertile quail eggs. I just wanted them as pets so I didn't care much, I just wanted them to look different so I could tell them apart easily, and I got that. I incubated 12 eggs and 6 hatched (apparently that's normal, you should get 1/2 - 1/3). I gave 2 away and kept 4, so I now have 5 (I was hatching them as companions for one I had as it lost its companion - long story), 3 females and 2 males as it turns out. They were just maturing last autumn and the males got a bit feisty, but settled down over the winter but now it's spring we had to seperate the males and we put one with one female and one with two. We are thinking of incubating some eggs (probably 6 to get 2 or 3) later in the year (when our friend isn't using her incubator and can let us borrow it), around June.

[@gavincwb]

thanks good info

[@leighparker9109]

Thanks. :D

[@natet.5738]

Yes, the Italians are beautiful! Wish I could get some of them to be in a cage next to my Texas A&Ms!

[@kathleenbaker6542]

Those birds need a dust bath. Some light and fresh air would be nice too.

[@kayleyschurman5964]

I'm thinking about buying more hens. If you ever get more, do you put the new quail with your groups or do you try and keep them separate? Also, when are you able to tell the gender of your quail based on their feathers? Thanks so much for posting your videos.

[@UrbanAviary]

+Kayley Schurman Great questions! When I get new birds I introduce them to the rest of the flock at about 5 weeks. The trick is to put then together at night, in the dark. When they wake up next to each other they kind of just assume they were always there. If anyone is being a bulky or if any particular bird is getting bullied then I try putting them with a different group. If they still have issues then I cull that bird. And I can tell the gender pretty well at about 3 weeks. Sometimes it's easy at 2 weeks, but usuallu at about 3. Hope that helps, and thanks for watching!

[@JefferyCarr-fk9wb]

I took 5 coturnix quail eggs from the same brown female quail the only female that I have with a red male and I hatched all 5 eggs and had 3 different color variations one of the quail chicks is 100% white and is the smallest of the 5 chicks at 6 weeks old now.

[@markopejic4097]

I use to live on a farm full of quails I raised 2000 quails but then a huge tornado ripped through my farm and All I saw was birds flying away I lost all my birds but now I moved to another farm and have 803 quails

[@ocloud7389]

That sounds amazing and horrible

[@brianandlynphilippines]

That happened to me just over a year ago, the tornado ONLY killed my birds and damaged my coops. Took me one year to rebuild my egg laying numbers by incubating the eggs from survivors

[@catherinethemba]

Wow! Hectic

[@gabedorpinghaus629]

The jumbo Browns I’ve raised are 14oz

[@usausa8839]

Same here. I call mine jumbo for the simple fact that they are double damn near triple the size of my standard birds. So yes jumbo is a term that can be used and is accurate. I would also never keep 5 roos in a cage with 1-2 hens like this guy thats just trouble waiting to happen.

[@timf9727]

there are regular brown quail and jumbo brown. most have been crossed so its hard to find a true jumbo, but if you can find a true jumbo they are noticeably bigger

[@sheepwithcorpsepaint8710]

0:25 I love this bird!

[@jeremysmith8529]

I have a pharo/brown quails and 1 has a pure white chest. What would it's gender be?

[@arturcordeiro6672]

Nice video!! What specie you recommend for egg production?

[@UrbanAviary]

ALL of them

[@seanmonahan6099]

hi urban aviary i would like to ask a question would it be the best idea to put 1 male every 4 females or should it be more females to 1 male?

[@UrbanAviary]

4 isn't bad, but six would be better.

[@baypeppard2565]

Hey, sorry if this sounds kinda dumb 😂 but can you tell if a coturnix quail egg is going to hatch to be a different color than the normal color?

[@UrbanAviary]

The only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked. Unfortunately no, there's no way to tell by the egg color. That sure would make things easier though!

[@TheDragonforce2203]

Urban Aviary Dont some have different egg colors like the celadon?

[@ymimad49]

thankyou so much! this is a great help.

[@UrbanAviary]

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

[@rakeshtamang5225]

Why quail eggs shell are different from one another? What plain white shell indicate?

[@UrbanAviary]

Plain white sounds like a Bobwhite quail eggs, which is a totally different animal.

[@colene77]

I don't see any one raising bob white quail...I know they are larger but was wondering if their meat tastes different than a cortunix quail?? Enjoy your videos! Thanks!!!

[@UrbanAviary]

Bobwhites are very good meat birds, and I believe the meat is very similar though I've never tried Bobwhite. The problem with Bobwhites is that the only lay seasonally so their production potential is limited. Also, Bobwhites do not grow to full size as fast as Coturnix do. Bobwhites definitely are bigger and better for meat from a size standpoint but since they don't grow to maturity in 6-8 weeks like a Coturnix, they will always be inferior as a meat production bird. Thanks or watching, hope that helps!

[@NadyaPena-01]

How do you go about getting the different colored quail? I have 5 brown baby coturnix quails but 2 are males only 3 females. I don't want to kill a boy so I'd love to add a couple of different colored females to the bunch. Thanks.

[@UrbanAviary]

You can buy eggs for the color you want and incubate them or find someone locally selling chicks.

[@jonejo4587]

son la misma especie, sólo que al cruzarse en la misma línea filial (inbreeding) resultan fenotipos variables

[@brucewillis4604]

Yeah my jumbos are literally 3 times the size of my standards. Anything over 350 grams is considered jumbo though my largest was 525 grams(average about 440).jumbos are literally bred by picking the largest and continually breeding the largest in each generation. Jumbo browns are those lines bred to be larger as opposed to standard browns which haven't been linebred for size

[@lindsaynorman9323]

the only color advantage ive really noticed is white birds are easier to pluck. a poultry farmer explained it like this. the color pigment is like a gel pen ink pushed out the feather folical and it can make them slightly...and i mean slightly harder to remove from the bird then a white or pigmentless feather. not sure if this is "scientific" but i have noticed my english whites are easier to get the wing pin feathers off and though feathers on the side and back that are sometimes more resistant plucking. could be a load of fooey but just my experience.

[@connororella1968]

ive had my 2 roo quail for 6 days and i yet to hear them do there crow any idea why

[@UrbanAviary]

How old are they? They start crowing around 6-7 weeks. They do most often in the morning and evening. And some birds are just quieter than others as well.

[@JasmineCherie]

Should I be selecting the biggest eggs ? Will this hatch out bigger sized quail? Also, I got a mixed lot of eggs (all different colors) how many generations until they breed true?

[@UrbanAviary]

To a certain degree that is true. I hatch ALL my eggs, the ones I don't eat anyway, and I select the biggest birds. And I would say at least 2-3 generations.

[@JasmineCherie]

Urban Aviary thanks for replying. I like the Italian and the English whites. I will focus on those. I have some eggs that are triple the size of others but seem to have same incubation time. Also I forgot to mention i have one hen who lays a completely beige egg (no markings) Is that something to be concerned over?

[@lastsurvivor6406]

@@JasmineCherie It may have health problems I think or maybe it's not well. My 2 cent

[@MacboatASU]

The different colors do carry different genes so there are potentially small disparities in disposition, egg production, health issues….

[@exhaustus7437]

Color matters. In the wild. Some varieties have different demeanors.

[@claireabbott6112]

Great info thank you. I will say if you like Italian - you would love Golden Giants. The male has no spots and soo beautiful to look at. My most calm and placid color type. I have seven male birds living in one large pen atm and they all get along. At one point I thought a couple of the males were not actually mating and being far too gentle with their girls. It seems they do just fine - but even with 1 male to 3 hens - no bald spots or feathers out of place. Could be genetics but the birds come from several different breeders to prevent inbreeding.

[@dr.swiffelswaffel8445]

Jumbos are the same species. Just a group that has breed to be larger.

[@fredvance215]

6:24 the ordering information on

[@sandragaffney6015]

I have a tuxedo. Where do these fit in?

[@UrbanAviary]

Tuxedos come in all sorts of combinations of colors. I have silvers and tibetans that are tuxedos. They are the same bird, you just get that color combination by breeding the right colors of birds.

[@johnlasley5234]

You get tuxedos by crossing whites with the different colors.

[@daniel51404]

Where can I buy the white quails?

[@UrbanAviary]

Try Craigslist, if not then there are some breeders I can recommend to you.

[@CaveManEDC]

Where can I get the Italian quail eggs?

[@UrbanAviary]

Email me some more information on where you live and I can recommend a good breeder that can get you eggs.

[@catherinethemba]

Such cruel cages. No hides, no dustbaths, earth, plants nothing

[@salvolondon]

The yellow and brown lab example is not the best as those are the same breed of dogs , while the different varieties of Coturnix can be different breeds too , Japanese Coturnix is the species , then there are several breeds and colors .

[@daniel51404]

I am starting my own quail mini farm i just want them for eggs can I feed them Turkey feed?

[@deecyp64]

Daniel Bull Runner Lamb yes

[@jaymondmeier2117]

Give them chick starter

[@uaeuae2941]

How can you make them sit on there eggs mine just wont sit and the eggs never hatched

[@UrbanAviary]

They will not go broody and lay on their own eggs. That trait has been bred out of them for thousands of years.

[@getoffyoubassandletsfish8565]

The one that eats the most and is the laziest will be the big gestures

[@carthinialee136]

Can brown jumbo quails have white quail

[@akzbanana9133]

Yes if you have a white Male then 25% of the chicks will be white

[@thewardepartment-thebunker7416]

VERY FRUSTRATED I'm looking for STANDARD English quail eggs NOT JUMBO. I can't find ANY. Please advise and thanks.

[@kromsnavelfun]

Same here, I think you need to find the show breeders (and not the producers for eggs and meat). Maybe an organisation or club nearby for birds.

[@donnawilliams2739]

so Is your Silver Quail what I have been calling lavender?

[@UrbanAviary]

There are several different shades in the Silver line, lavender is one of them

[@mariusbouillon8231]

hi Urban. i am from South Africa and i struggle a lot to find Coturnix Quail here. Now the first question is will they do fine here by me, it gets in the summer around 40 degrees Celsius and the winter go seldom below 0 degrees Celsius. Do you know of someone that might be interested in sponsoring me some eggs to incubate. We have chickens and it is going well with them and now we want to start with Quails for some extra income( selling eggs mostly ). Can you please help? Thanks for the video :)

[@UrbanAviary]

They will do fine on those conditions, assuming they have decent air flow, shade and water access. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with international shipping of eggs. I will keep looking for someone in South Africa that breeds Coturnix.

[@UrbanAviary]

www.quailbreeders.co.za/

[@mariusbouillon8231]

Thanks so mutch. Will go and have a look. Thanks again

[@carthinialee136]

How much are your eggs a dozen

[@kennethflynn2469]

I heard the jumbo's should weigh between 300-350 grams and the collossal weigh between 350-430 grams

[@missyrabbit5250]

my quail stopped laying. what should I do?

[@MacJank7]

Did they get scared? Is it winter?

[@missyrabbit5250]

@MacJank7 they are laying now. We added some Omega 3 chicken feed, some birdseed, and some mealworms

[@MacJank7]

@@missyrabbit5250 spring daylight hours will help too, better diet can’t hurt!

[@KevinPerez-cx4qh]

I have a quail that fights or pecks on others what can I do

[@UrbanAviary]

+Kevin Sanchez If I have a bird that is malicious to other birds I will try putting it with another group and if it doesn't get along with them then I slaughter it and eat it.

[@brandonowen4446]

Eat him

[@baypeppard2565]

Urban Aviary yummm 😂😂

[@landonsigouin8925]

i bred a normal brown with a tuxedo and got the "tibetan"? correct my spelling lol

[@UrbanAviary]

Yeah that can certainly happen. The Tibetan Gene is in the tuxedo and it can come out without any of the White markings sometimes.

[@LovingIdaho]

Anyone wanting to find good stock to start with at a good price . MyShire farm has good stock at cheaper prices .

[@jesusojeda6004]

james ollom how can i get some quail from you, and what price are

[@juarezderrick9647]

Price and location

[@LovingIdaho]

Jesus Ojeda , I have not shipped eggs before . Message me thru facebook . Let me know what you are interested in .

[@LovingIdaho]

Mary Jane , My shire is in Ohio. They ship . I am in Idaho

[@maratomlinson5785]

james ollom it just received eggs from them

[@LovingIdaho]

You make it sound like no such thing as Jumbo browns . I hate to tell you , there is . Now , the part where everyone clams that their wild coturnix are jumbos is what I hate .It took me years to find real jumbos again . Some are over 16 ounces .

[@rayallen6200]

can I buy some Italian quail eggs from you

[@UrbanAviary]

I can only sell locally right now. I'm hoping to get my NPIP certification this year so that I can ship eggs.

[@bethfurmstn7978]

And just to add to the great info, these are Japanese quail (Coturnix Japonica) in opposed to Common quail (Coturnix coturnix communis)

[@afraaminchowdhury7824]

Colorism in birds...tisk tisk

[@blaineorr6195]

4:51 they are pecking one quails eye out

[@user-fi5sn8oo9f]

I always say that. Colour has nothing to do with personality. Yet everyone just wants to argue about it.

[@chrislecky710]

Has anyone ever considered breeding for intelligence? If not why not?

[@MissNebulosity]

Why do you keep them in an enclosure with nothing to do or look at? No nature, no toys... just a wire floor and wood framing. Very sad.

[@jendubay3782]

MissNebulosity to expand on that, quail are really stupid bird. Anything that changes in their environment will cause extreme stress. If you change their food, even gradually, they will stop laying for weeks. They don’t do well with toys and such.

[@ppb1877]

@@jendubay3782 they should not stay on a wire flor. They need a sand floor

[@farmlife7243]

⁠@@ppb1877no they don’t. They are just find on a wire floor because they are a meat bird and yes if you want to spend lots of money you can put them outside in a avairy. And I have had my quail on a wire floor for a year now and they are just find

[@Spark_Iskra_z_Polski]

​@jendubay3782 NOT TRUE. Quail are quite bright. Mine have a little house with a solid floor, little stairs, three floors to enjoy. As for toys, the boys love running on the veranda floor and having their fun among the different hiding places. I am planning on creating a play area for them. Better little friends than a cat or a bunny, and wiser than many dogs.

[@jackieruiz3645]

@@Spark_Iskra_z_PolskiNo. They are not as smart as any of my dogs. They are not as smart as even my silly silkie chickens. It takes them a long time to catch on to things. They are extremely sweet, though. The wire floor is probably to keep it cleaner because you have to clean solid floors everyday or their poo will stick on their tiny frail feet. He’s not being unkind, just cleaner when you have so many.

[@cuteness_attack_wa]

Do quails have inbred problems?!

[@UrbanAviary]

They can yes

[@cuteness_attack_wa]

@@UrbanAviary so how to avoid that if I got all my birds from same person but different colors?!

[@UrbanAviary]

That won't be a problem. When you start breeding parents to siblings too many times that's when you CAN have problems

[@backtobasicstipswithtomrib19]

these ones ......learn to speak