Breeds

• Jumbo Coturnix Quail: What 'Jumbo' Actually Means There's no official standard, just a working breeder benchmark: 10 ounces by 10 weeks. The extra size also carries real trades. Here's both.
• Coturnix Quail Colors & Varieties: An Identification Guide The coats one species wears, and the single most useful thing to know about each: whether it will tell you who's a hen at three weeks.
• Celadon Quail: The Blue-Egg Gene, Explained The prettiest thing in quail-keeping is a recessive gene you can't see — riding invisibly under any feather color until, one morning, the egg tray goes blue.