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In the Quail Weather Vane with Two Chicks, Coturnix coturnix, the scurrying family can be detailed to represent either California Quail or Gambels Quail, depending on which bird is native to your area. We can use optional gold leaf to accent the distinctive markings for which each bird is known. Our most popular gilding option is to do the topknot, beak and legs.
Some of our favorite versions of this design have been commissioned by families. There is a tradition dating back to the Victorian Age involving the inclusion of ‘lucky’ pennies inside a copper weathervane. With this design, we can put ‘lucky’ pennies from the years the mom and dad were born inside the parent birds and corresponding pennies for the birth years of the children inside each chick (and we can vary the number of chicks included as well).
This customer also opted to have us stamp names next to each bird and had family members choose the glass eye color for ‘their’ bird. Several customers have commented that with these personal touches, they intend to keep the weathervane in the family and hand it down from generation to generation.
Our quail weathervanes have taken residence in diverse locations. They show and function beautifully at ground level, on fences and decks, and certainly on roof tops.
Of note, any time a weather vane sculpture piece consists of multiple design elements (in this case the parent pair and two chicks) each of the individual elements is smaller within the overall design than a weathervane that contains only one solid design element (for example, a grizzly bear). This may influence the size weathervane you would select for your particular installation environment, particularly if you are choosing between two sizes, as referenced in our Sizing Guidelines.
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