Color & sex

[Kimmie59]

This Button Quail is 7 weeks old. I see rust under the tail feathers, not at the vent. The black area has darkened since a baby. What sex is this one?

 

[Kimmie59]

This Button Quail is 7 weeks old. I see rust under the tail feathers, not at the vent. The black area has darkened since a baby. What sex is this one?

 

[DK newbie]

99.9% male if you see rust in the tail feathers. I'm assuming the feathers around the vent are just white? Tuxedos are hard to sex because of that - some of them will have white tails as well, making it almost impossible to sex them based on color. But I've heard of only two instances where a confirmed female had rust colored feathers in the tail.

 

[Kimmie59]

99.9% male if you see rust in the tail feathers. I'm assuming the feathers around the vent are just white? Tuxedos are hard to sex because of that - some of them will have white tails as well, making it almost impossible to sex them based on color. But I've heard of only two instances where a confirmed female had rust colored feathers in the tail.

 

[Kimmie59]

Ok, thanks for your reply. I’m watching them closely and just now saw “him” try to mount a hen.