Quails
Falb Fee
Falb Fee - the Fallow Fairy - is an egg-laying Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) weighing under 300 g, whose gray plumage results from the suppression of brown pigments. In our flock, we identified individuals carrying this subtle fee gene and stabilized it into a distinct line through two years of selective breeding. The result is a quail with elegant gray feathering where only the black and gray pattern remains.
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Appearance
Japanese quail Falb Fee is typical in that it lightens the quail’s coloration, with black and gray pigments remaining, while brown pigments are significantly lightened or completely suppressed.
Quails in the Falb Fee color variation create a version of the wild-colored (pharaoh) quail in a shade of gray. This type of color variation produces slightly muted and elegant patterns that emphasize the contrast between black and gray.
Falb Fee quails are popular for their resemblance to wild-colored quails, while still having a distinct feather pattern.
Characteristics
- Sexual Dimorphism
- Sexual dimorphism: Males differ from females by having a white breast. Females have black spots all over their bodies and typical black dots on the chest. Males usually retain a slightly intact color pattern on the head, while females may be completely devoid of brown shades.
- Laying Variant
- In this line, the feed consumption to egg production ratio is better compared to the jumbo variant.
Naming
Internationally, this variant is referred to as Falb Fee - German for Fallow Fairy. The name reflects the combination of the fee gene with a wild-type (pharaoh) base. Learn more about the fee gene at Pips n Chicks.
