QUAIL - BUTTON (BARRED)
(NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CHINESE PAINTED QUAIL
THAT ARE CALLED BUTTON QUAIL IN THE USA)
Approximate size - 5¼inches
Incubation length - 13 days
Main characteristics:-
* The hen is larger and more colourful than the cock
* The hen is dominant
* The eggs are an off-white with grey mottled spots
* The chicks are very hard to rear
* I only know of a couple of pairs in the UK
* These are very rare
Colours available (click on the thumbnail/s below to view photo/s)
No known mutations
