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QUAIL - SCALED

Latin name - Callipepla Squamata
Approximate size - 9½ - 12¼ inches
Incubation length - 23 days

Main characteristics:-
* Nice temperament
* Attractive little bird
* Males have quite a penetrating call
* Sexes are almost identical - can be tricky for the novice to sex
* They are not aggressive to other species
* These are best kept in pairs - if they are brought up from young together, they could possibly be colony bred
* Can be slow to mature

Colours available (click on the thumbnail/s below to view photo/s) No known mutations