How to sex California Valley Quail 39 days old (5 1/2 weeks)?

[quail power]

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

those are a little young, but there is a clear difference in mature adults. males more blue black head and white face markings and large black feather on top of head and feamales a drab brown small hints of blue and a small brown feather at top of head.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

to me (not expirenced) they all look like males.

 

[Ntsees]

For me, they are still a little too young to to sex. In a few weeks, if you have males, they should start developing black feathers on their faces.

Nice pictures by the way. You are a good care taker because they are all healthy and their feathers are not ragged.

 

[Diamond Dan]

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The first ones that say Grodie, Tubular or Furshure are definetly female... Just kidding i couldnt resist I have no idea