6 blue eggs from a flock of mixed colour Celadon Coturnix quail. Some of the colours in my flock include whites, Tibetan, pharaoh, and fee. My breeding flock are unrelated therefore no inbreeding will occur. My flock are kept in spacious aviaries with plenty of plants and different substrates to allow the quail to exercise their natural behaviours. They have 24/7 access to feed and water, with greens given daily. I am hatching my own eggs every 2 weeks with great results! I do this to ensure fertility. Extra eggs may be added to your order if available.
At a glance
- Origin
- East Asia
- Scientific name
- Coturnix japonica
- Eggs per year
- ~280
- Egg colour
- Speckled cream
- Incubation
- 17 days
- Broodiness
- None
- Cold hardiness
- Hardy
- Sizes
- Standard
- Purpose
- Laying, Meat
- Purity
- Pure
- Auto-sexing
- Yes
About the Celadon Japanese Quail
Celadon is unique among Coturnix colours in that it changes the egg, not the bird — an autosomal recessive that makes hens lay sky-blue to pale-grey eggs instead of the usual speckled cream, while plumage stays whatever colour the bird carries. Both parents must carry the gene to produce blue-egg layers. Prized by keepers specifically for those striking eggs.