Corinex quail hens with larger roos?

[El Paso Linda]

I wonder if it is OK to pair corinex quail hens with an Old English Country male? The roo is about 3 times the size of the hen. He is a beautiful bird with colorful plumage.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They might fight. Quail seem to be rather exclusive on staying with just their species

 

[El Paso Linda]

They might fight. Quail seem to be rather exclusive on staying with just their species

Thanks for the help.

 

[Quaicken108]

This larger roo doesn’t sound like a quail... *excuse my ignorance*. If they’re not the same species and he’s 3 times their size then I’d definitely advise not to put them together.

 

[Nabiki]

Could you post pictures of both birds? Is your roo an English white? If so, they're both coturnix. One roo should have 3-5 hens, but I'd be careful of putting a hen in with a roo that's so much larger. Roos are normally smaller than hens.

 

[El Paso Linda]

Could you post pictures of both birds? Is your roo an English white? If so, they're both coturnix. One roo should have 3-5 hens, but I'd be careful of putting a hen in with a roo that's so much larger. Roos are normally smaller than hens.

I don't have a pic of roo, he is about 3-4 times as big as the quail hens.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't have a pic of roo, he is about 3-4 times as big as the quail hens.

Can you get a pic? I'm getting no results googling what you said he was, and male coturnix are almost always at least the same size, if not far smaller than females

 

[Nabiki]

I don't have a pic of roo, he is about 3-4 times as big as the quail hens.

That really doesn't sound right. Coturnix roos are normally smaller than the hens. Are you sure your hen isn't a button?

Button hen:

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

If you mean an Old English (game) bantam, your rooster is a small chicken. Probably not a great idea to put them together.

 

[El Paso Linda]

If you mean an Old English (game) bantam, your rooster is a small chicken. Probably not a great idea to put them together.

Thanks. The roo is too big, I agree.