{"product_id":"grau-fee-myrle-black-coturnix-quail-hatching-eggs-x12","title":"Grau Fee\/Myrle\/Black Coturnix Quail Hatching Eggs x12","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grau Fee (German for \"Grey Fairy\") is essentially a Tibetan\/Rosetta quail with the Fee dilution gene, resulting in a dark, greyscale, or black-and-white plumage, often with distinct silver-grey stripes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are generally dark birds with a mix of black and grey, with the Fee gene removing most gold and brown pigment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrau Fee is not feather sexable and must be vent sexed at 6–8 weeks. They can be bred to hatch nearly true (approx. 90%), with a 10% chance of producing Grau Tuxedo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyrle (often spelled Merle or Myrle) is an incomplete dominant melanistic gene, meaning one copy still affects feather colour, often adding dark pigment and, in some cases, breast spotting on males. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike recessive blacks, breeding Myrle to other colors typically produces darker offspring, often appearing as \"Black\" or heavily marked, mottled varieties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan jsuid=\"idmPxd_p\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;idmPxd_p|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"idmPxd_q,idmPxd_r\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=idmPxd_p\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyrle birds are often used in \"Black\" breeding programs, often paired with genes like Fee or other dark markings to create dark, often white-chested birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan jsuid=\"idmPxd_p\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;idmPxd_p|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"idmPxd_q,idmPxd_r\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=idmPxd_p\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis breeding group is part of a Black breeding project and may produce some \"Black\" type birds. The line may contain recessive traits not visibly seen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South East Game Birds ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57664018186624,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0490\/0992\/files\/398A6593-F814-4A32-B647-261811A1FAAE.jpg?v=1774038933","url":"https:\/\/www.southeastgamebirds.co.uk\/products\/grau-fee-myrle-black-coturnix-quail-hatching-eggs-x12","provider":"South East Game Birds ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}