Mexican Speckled Quail Eggs

Mexican Speckled Quail Eggs

** Hatching Eggs will produce a straight run of chicks *****

Purely Poultry guarantees our eggs to be a minimum of 80% Fertile upon candling and notification 3 days prior to hatch. Due to variables beyond our control, we do NOT guarantee hatch rates.

• Breeding season February-October (depending on region)
• Clutch Size 2-3
• Incubation period 22-24 days
• Hardy, adaptable, fairly easy to raise
• 7 Ounces 

Mexican Speckled Quail are a rare color variant of the Bobwhite Quail and are the initial mutation that led to the Snowflake Bobwhite Quail coloration. When these Mexican Speckled Quail are bred there is a chance for getting snowflaked offspring, which means that they will be mostly white with black speckling.

Mexican Speckled Quail have all the characteristics that make Bobwhite Quail so appealing to the hunter and hobbyist. But because their coloration is so rare, they tend to be raised mostly for enjoyment in avian collections or small farms. They are beautiful and striking little fowl. Both sexes share a golden buff background color with well-placed black speckles. Females have tawny light orange heads with a dark band of darker brown extending from the back of the eye down the neck. Males have black and white striping on their heads accented with mahogany. The mahogany accents also extend over the darker speckling on their wings.

Like most Bobwhite Quail, the Mexican Speckled Quail are easy to raise as they are both very hardy and adaptable. Their small size and fast growth make them very efficient producers of both eggs and meat, which are both in high demand, especially in urban areas. They also make a nice additional species that adds diversity to a small farm or homestead raising another type of poultry or fowl. The Mexican Speckled Bobwhite Quail lay solid white eggs.