Calico/ Pharaoh Light - recessive
Calico Dilute
- Rich lighter brown version of wild-type.
- Chicks nearly identical to wild-type chicks at hatch, yellow-brown areas are slightly lighter coloured.
- More horizontal striping on feathers compared to the predominantly vertical ticking of standard Coturnix.
- Males have a dark chocolate face mask and beak.
- Females lack chest spotting, have no face mask & are lighter beaked.
- This variety is available in other colour dilutions eg. silver & golden
Calico Dilute
- Light silver version of wild-type Calico.
- Chicks yellow with silver stripes.
- More horizontal striping on feathers compared to the predominantly vertical ticking of standard Coturnix.
- Males have a face mask.
- Females lack chest spotting, have no face mask & are lighter beaked.