Button quail colours

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Hi, I'm new to breeding button quail and this is my first hatch. I got a 50% hatch rate from posted eggs so I'm not too dissapointed.

Babies are now 3 weeks old. Would love some help identifying colours. Plus I can only really identify 2 being hens as they're the wild variety.

I can wait to vent sex though so that's not massively important right now!
 

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1 female 2 I thiiink female but looks like one that turned out to be a male i had one time 3 female 4 female darth I think 5 maaybe female 6 hmmm the dark around the eyes make me think its comong in for male but not much face marks to tell yet 7 leaning on female side 8 leaning towards male again need a week more to see head fill in 9 see I wanna say a male Darth that will change later but for now unless changes bit more looks female ish cuz i seen a son of my Darth luci changed from that into male form and 10 defiantly female 11 female, your babies are so cute hope to see more of them
 
Thankyou, yes I was think the majority were female. I also have a pure white, a partridge tuxedo and a silver they already look so different to those piks now ... they grow so fast!
 

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Thankyou, yes I was think the majority were female. I also have a pure white, a partridge tuxedo and a silver they already look so different to those piks now ... they grow so fast!
Last pic on right female I think first pic I think female but it shows vent colored feathers even though tux like u said so at least I can see if it grows red or brackish colored feathers around the vent only males get that
 
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Ok here's some updated pike I took while cleaning out their home. I'm thinking I've got a lot of males 😂😂😳😳
 

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Rust
Do u have any photos for reference so I know what I'm looking for as I thought it was rusty coloured feathers which the majority seem to have 😂
Rusty is briskish lol red brackish and rusty only males get red and the variations and that on vent means red I'll upload some pics tomorow feom my old posts I just saw this and its late I'll have to go through and find them
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