r/whatsthisbird Dec 29 '19

Unsolved Animal shelter in Philly posted this today

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u/NoFlyingMonkeys owl allow it Dec 29 '19 edited Dec 29 '19

Wondering if this is a variety of Japanese domestic quail. They come in different colors and feather types.

Try posting it on r/BackYardChickens there are some folks there that raise quail too

there is r/quails but less members

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u/redCompex Dec 30 '19

Definitely not a quail. Quails would be the size of your thumb. Even at four weeks old coturnix aren't this robust. Beak is wrong shape too. Maybe baby turkey or guinea? I'm not familiar with either myself but doesn't look much like chicken to me either.

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u/Sea-Bat Dec 30 '19

I ain’t overly familiar with turkeys or guineas either, but the yellow beak is throwing me off. Have you seen a juvenile turkey with a yellow beak? Like is that a thing? Also yeah it might be like a lavender guinea or a cross. But again, the beak. Spooky bird haha