button quail question

[Barnyard]

I have 9 six week old button quail. 3 of them being white, solid white. How do you tell if they are hen or roo when they are solid colored?

 

[Mrs MIA]

Hi Tiffany~
Well, other than watching their behaviors and listening for crowing, you can try to vent-sex them. The females have a bigger vent than the males (pick one of your colored males to compare) and if you flip them over and gently squeeze on either side of the vent, a male's anatomy will pop out. It's small, but will be noticeable compared to a female.
I had one white one too, and I thought it was a female until I saw it mating... I was wrong. :|

 

[Barnyard]

I have never done this!! I can try.......

 

[Mrs MIA]

I'd never done it before, either... it's not hard, just takes practice.


Psst... just don't squeeze TOO hard...

 

[Barnyard]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

Psst... just don't squeeze TOO hard...

Yeah I believe I know what will happen if I squeeze to hard......

 

[jaybme]

Well, did it work? My BQ are supposed to hatch any day now, and I was wondering the same thing!
I am very curious!

 

[Barnyard]

Ok, just for the record, I am not good a vent sexing. I have no idea what in the world I was looking at other than a quail's butt!!! I compared my male to my female and lordy I couldn't tell the difference. I didn't see any thing"pop" out either other than poop..

 

[jaybme]

I almost spit out my coffee that was so funny! You sound just like me!

It sounds soooo

even worse than cutting the diarrhea fuzz off my silkies butts!

Thanks for the laugh

 

[Mrs MIA]

You have to sort of pinch on either side of the vent and try to turn it inside out...

it's hard to do.

If you see/hear any of them "laughing" at you, those are likely males... whistle TWEEEE twee twee...

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I have two white ones separated and was wondering the same thing! But I'm just going to be patient and wait...ewwww just the thought of doing that...