Chinese Quail   

                        ( Excalfactoria Chinensis)                                 













                                           
Contents of this Page: ( Push at the subject)
About Chinese Quail
How to take care
Breeding

                                           



















Original Country:
                                                                              
The Chinese Quail has a large geographic range from Australia to Indian. The habitat for this Quail is dry Bush or open Country, and sometimes open Woodland or Marshy areas.
Its Food consists of Shoots, Insects and Grass Seeds.
They usually live in a small Groups depending on how many Chickens the Mother has.



Australia

New Guinea
Indonesia
Indian










Types:

        
              
There are 16 different types of Quails:

-  Chinese Quail 
 - European Quail
 - Japanese Quail
 - Harlikin Quail
 - Black-chested Quail
 - Francolin Quail
 - Madras Quail
 - Red-billed Quail
 - Ostrich Quail
 - California Quail
 - Gambel´s Topquail
 - Blue Scalequail
 - Stonehen
 - Redhen
- Berberhen

I will only describe The Chinese Quail, sínce it is that type I have.
                             




Male


 
     Male (1.0)                  Female (0.1)


Upperside Grey-brown with light lenghtstripes. The Front of The breast and a stripe along the side of the Body Red-brown. Cheeks and a stripe under the Eyes White. Throat Black with encircling White Ribbons. Bill Black. Feet Yellow.


Female


        Male (1.0)                   Female(0.1)


Upperside Grey-brown with light lenghtstripes. Abdomen and the Sides of the Body as well with Cross-stripes in Darker shades. Bill Black. Feet Yellow.

                                                 
Size:  Lenght: circa 13 cm                                                 

             
In addition to this, there are colourmutations as Silver, Black, White, Isabella and multicoloured.                





























How to take care:


These tiny Birds feel right at Home in almost any Cage or Aviary,  where there are Gragg or other Plants they can hide. They outdoor Aviaries best, but will also do fine in any larger size Cage.
They are quite hardy once they have adjusted to their Surroundings and keep the Bottom of an Aviary spotless. They are hyperavtive breeders and reproduce at an incredible rate.
If they are not completely familiar with their Cage or Aviary, they are likely to skin or damage their Heads severely. It is unwise to keep two or more Males together unless they have been raised together., because Chinese Quail have the tendency to panic at any provokation.
They like to bath like all Birds, but Chinese Qauils don´t bath in Water - they bath in Sand and Dust. They sould be given a Container of Sand in a well lit Spot.
The Food consists of  Tropical Mix, Grass-Seed, Friut and Greeneries. They like small Meal Worms very much.


Parents with their two Chickens
Lettuce

Apples




  Tropical Mix


Meal Worms


























Breeding:


It is best to have 2 to 4 Hens per Male in order to avoid The Male pursues one Hen all the time in Breeding Saeson.
The hen lays 6 to 12 Eggs. Incubation takes about 16 days. When the young Qauils hatch,the Hen continues to brood them and protaect them until the Feather comes out. The Chickens nedds extra supplement of small Seed and small Meal Worms. after about 21 days The Chicken can manage.
During Breeding the Male can get very aggressive.




New Chickens coming out of the Eggs
3 days

9 weeks

2 days old chicken eating Flour Worms


1 week old!
The whole family eating Flour Worms