The ruddy chicken essentially also belongs to the quail, which is a new species obtained by crossing the spotted-winged bobwhite quail and the blue-breasted quail, only the appearance and body type differ from the ordinary quail.1. Ordinary quail: the body length of about 18 centimeters, rounded and rolled, with a stout and short beak, and the plumage is duller, with obvious straw-yellow spear-like stripes and irregular mottling.2. The ruddy chicken: the body size is smaller, and the female is more brown. The feather color of the female is mostly brown, the male's feather color is brighter, and there is a large black spot in the center of the throat.

First, what is the difference between quail and ruddy chicken

Ruddy chicken is a new species of quail obtained by cross-breeding with spotted partridge and blue-breasted quail, which is essentially a quail, but their appearance and body type are different.

1, ordinary quail

(1) body length is generally about 18 cm, the shape of the rounded roll, the plumage is duller, with obvious straw-yellow spear-shaped stripes and irregular markings, male and female quail have reddish-brown, black horizontal stripes.

(2) The beak is stout and short, the apex of the upper beak is slightly curved downward, but not hooked, and the nostrils are not covered by feathers.

(3) Wings short and rounded, tail of different lengths, tail feathers flattened (or laterally flattened), tarsus bare, or only distally feathered. The toes are completely bare, and the hind toe is positioned higher than the others.

(4) The chin of the male quail is dark brown, the mid-throat line curves upward to the ear feathers on both sides, close to the leathery-yellow collar, and the leathery-yellow brow stripe and the brown top of the head and through-eye stripe become a significant contrast; the female quail has a similar pattern, but the contrast is not obvious.

2, ruddy chicken

(1) small size, male body length of 11-13 cm or so, weight of 30-43 grams or so; female body length of 12-16 cm or so, weight of 44-57 grams or so.

(2) The plumage color of females is generally brown, similar to the common quail will be, but with obvious straw-yellow spear-like stripes.

(3) Males are more brightly colored, with a large black spot in the center of the throat, a blue breast, and chestnut-purple coverts from the loin to the underside of the tail.

Second, how many varieties of quail

There are six main varieties of quail, which are as follows:

1, Chinese white quail

(1) The breed is a mutant individual from the Korean quail by our scientific research department for many years from the selection of breeding, its body shape is more beautiful, body feathers are white, pink eyes, beak, feet are flesh-colored. and feet are flesh-colored.

(2) The weight of adult male quail is about 0.14-0.15 kilograms, and the weight of female quail is about 0.16-0.17 kilograms.

(3) The laying time is 40-46 days old, the annual egg production is 280-285 eggs, the egg weight is 11.5-13.5 grams, and the material consumption of the female quail during the laying period is about 25 grams/day.

2, Korean quail

(1) The breed is selected by the Japanese quail in North Korea by the breeding of quail eggs, its size is slightly larger than the original species, the weight of the adult male quail for about 0.12-0.13 kilograms, the body weight of the female quail for about 0.15 kilograms.

(2) The laying time is about 40 days old, the annual egg production is 270-280 eggs, the egg weight is about 12 grams, the eggshell is covered with black-brown spots, and the material consumption of the female quail during the laying period is about 25 grams/day.

(3) China in 1978, the introduction of trial breeding of this species, and later found that its production performance is better, has become the main breeding varieties across the country.

3, Japanese quail

(1) The breed is a world-famous egg quail, adult male quail weight of 0.1-0.11 kg or so, female quail weight of 0.13-0.14 kg or so.

(2) The laying time is about 6 weeks old, the annual egg production is 250-300 eggs, and the material consumption of the female quail during the laying period is about 20 grams/day.

(3) China introduced this breed in 1992, and its feeding performance and production performance is good.

4, French white quail

(1) This breed is the French cultivation of egg-type quail, hair color white, adult male quail weight 0.12-0.13 kg or so, female quail weight 0.14 kg or so.

(2) The laying time is about 40 days old, the average annual egg production is about 265 eggs, the highest can be about 300 eggs, the egg weight is about 11 grams, and the material consumption of the female quail during the laying period is about 22 grams per day.

(3) China in the 20th century 80 years the introduction of the breed, its growth, production performance is better.

5, the French giant meat quail

(1) This breed is the famous meat quail cultivated by the French company Difaq, with a large body size, meat production, ability to live and adaptability, etc., and its pectoral muscles are developed, fine bone and thick meat, tender meat, it is an excellent meat varieties.

(2) The age of this breed reaches 6 weeks of age, the weight is generally about 0.24 kilograms, and reaches 4 months of age, the weight of the breeding quail is generally about 0.35 kilograms.

(3) Meat commercial quail, the age of 7 weeks of age can be marketed, at this time the weight is generally about 0.26-0.27 kg. 7 weeks of age, the consumption of about 1 kg of material, the material ratio of 3.4-4: 1.

(4) China in 1986 the introduction of eggs hatching success, so far, show a good, the rate of its laying of 60-70%, the weight of the eggs for the 13-14 g.

(4) The introduction of eggs hatch successfully, and has shown good, and the egg production rate is 60-70%, the weight of the eggs for the 13-14 grams. The egg weight is about 13-14 grams.

6, Shaweimetsu quail for meat

(1) The breed was bred by the French company Shaweimetsu, with a fast growth rate, feed conversion rate and other characteristics.

(2) After 5 weeks of age, the average weight is about 0.23 kg, and the weight of adult quail can be up to about 0.45 kg, with the ratio of meat to feed of 2.3:1.

(3) The hatchability of this breed is high, and the sexual maturity is early, and the female quail can be put into production at 35 days of age (it usually takes 40 days or so), and the annual egg production can be more than The annual egg production can be more than 250 eggs.

(4) Pairing male and female quail in the ratio of 1:2.5, the fertilization rate of breeding eggs can be more than 90%, and the hatching rate can be more than 85%.

(5) At present, this breed has been introduced and bred in China, and has achieved good results.