A&M Quail Sexing.... help again..

[sniper338]

I tried to just pull up older threads but none of the pictures will come up on my computer... My A&M's are a month and a half old now... They arent crowing yet though so I cant get an idea of who is who... They arent foaming at all yet either... There was some way to still tell though.... a little pimple/bump around the boody... or looking at the vent... I forget whats what..


I may just still have to wait longer.... I want to get them divided up into their cages though and separated for breeders and layers and eaters...

I tried beer sexing and I got drunk with now results.

 

[dc3085]

There will come a point in development where the hen will have a substantially larger vent than the roo. Also feel the cloaca bones for width. Females will have more space between the bones than males. If that doesn't work put a cage away from the others and put one bird at atime in it. THe bird will get mad eventually and crow or cricket for you.

 

[sniper338]

The cricket is a hen for sure? I know that sound but never thought about sexing em with a cricket sound..

 

[dc3085]

The roosters can make the noise but its quiter and faster in repetition. They usually only make it when you hold them. The pronounced cricket chirp is a hen.

 

[sniper338]

Well i separated a few by theirself in cages and got beer in the fridge... a beer in hand and a chair to sit in... so im beer sexing...

 

[sniper338]

Not getting too far....

 

[sniper338]

They arent getting mad enough... maybe it takes a few days

 

[dc3085]

This video isn't too bad. Sound quality sucks but if you crank it he explains briefly what the male vent looks like at teh beginning.