Quail Antwerp Belgian Bantam

So FriendlyI had one little female from Murray McMurray years back. She was the most friendly little bird. Ate out of anyone's hand even though I do not handle my chickens mostly. She would visit our front door and we would give her a hand out as she was too cute peeking in the window to say no to. She'd walk right in the house, retrieve her treat much to our dog's dismay, and leave. Visitors would just reach down and pick her up and even though she was never used to that, she just sat there, not nervous at all, as if she did that every day. Awesome little pet! She lived to be an old gal among a very mixed larger flock. Smallest of them all, she held her own and did not let other chickens push her around. Her name was Henny Penny, of course!

I’ve enjoyed these little birdsI placed an order for 15 of this breed in the month of 7/18. They all arrived safely, 18 actually plus a free rare. They probable were some of the cutest chicks I’ve ever raised, so tiny and black, most with a hint of rust around the face. They use to run out from under the brooder plate like a bunch of angry bumblebees and start sparring with my hand, extremely brace considering their size. I thought this behavior might carry over into adulthood making them seem aggressive by nature. This hasn’t been the case. They are very approachable and generally easy to handle.
There is certainly some variety in the quail color patterns within the group, some with a good bit of black and I doubt they are of show quality (as advertised).
Final count was 11 hens and 7 Roos. The free rare was an EE Roo. Roo size is consistent, there is some variability in hen size. In general they are very small.
Be advised, this McMurray strain carries what I assume is a genetic predisposition for cross beak in a ratio of 2% in my shipment. The flaw was severe, ultimately a near 90 degree skew in the beak in 2 roosters. They ultimately did not thrive.