Standard

Standard Japanese quail are the ordinary domestic Coturnix japonica kept for eggs, small carcasses, education, and research, as opposed to jumbo meat selections. They may appear in pharaoh wild-type brown or in many color varieties, including English white, golden, cinnamon, fawn, fee, blue, and patterned lines. Standard usually refers to a normal coturnix size and production type, not a single color or a show standard. These birds are compact, fast-maturing ground quail that begin laying young under suitable light and nutrition.

For small farms and home flocks, standard coturnix are valued because they need less space and feed than larger poultry while producing frequent speckled eggs. Chicks grow quickly and need a high-protein game-bird starter; laying hens need calcium and enough light to maintain production. Housing should be secure, dry, and designed to prevent head injuries when birds flush. Breeders choosing a standard line should decide whether the priority is egg number, calm behavior, color, or hatchability, because casual mixing can make results less predictable within a few generations.

Colors: American Pansy, Andalusian, Autumn Amber, Blue, Calico, Cinnamon, Egyptian, English White, Falb Fee, Fawn, Ginger, Grau Fee, Italian, Lavender, Manchurian Golden, Opal, Oz Sandy, Oz Snowy, Panda, Pearl Fee, Pharaoh, Progressive Pied, Recessive Black, Red Range, Rosetta, Roux, Scarlet, Silver, Slate, Sparkly, Splash, Tibetan, Tuxedo, White Wing Pied, Wild‑Type