conqueror444
In the Brooder
Hey guys. I have a question that appeared out of curiousity... how do button quails (especially males) distinguish each other's sex? Like for us humans, we usually either check for the bip, vent feathers, behaviour and the vent opening to sex our button quails.
But for the quails themselves, how do males know if they're mating with a female and not mistaken that female for a male quail? I mean like they could possible try to mount on a male quail you know (not knowing its not a female).
Do they also distinguish each other's sex by their appearance or do they emit like pheromones that tell their sex?
But for the quails themselves, how do males know if they're mating with a female and not mistaken that female for a male quail? I mean like they could possible try to mount on a male quail you know (not knowing its not a female).
Do they also distinguish each other's sex by their appearance or do they emit like pheromones that tell their sex?
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