Coturnix quail gender and other questions Plz help I don’t know what I am doing

[ejtrout31]

So looking closer the light colored ones are the same and look like females but I have one dark one with speckled that looks female and one dark one with a plain tan chests that looks male do you thing this is correct. If so should I put them all together in a bigger pen.

 

[Fishkeeper]

You should not have 2 males and 2 females in the same pen. 2 males and 10 females might work okay. If you have 2/2 the males will fight and will overmate the females. You've been told above what you should do about your current numbers.
We cannot tell for certain the sex of your birds with a description, we need photographs of the breasts of each bird, in decent lighting.

 

[ejtrout31]

I just said I have 1 male

 

[Fishkeeper]

If you're certain you have 1 male and 3 females, that will work fine in the same cage, though another two females would be good.
And you said you think you have one male, whereas earlier you said you had 2 of each. Watch them for mating behavior and crowing if you aren't sure about the coloration.

 

[ejtrout31]

They told me when I got the, there we’re two males but looking at what people posted to help me left me thinking I have one male

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

good! 1 male to 3 males is a fine ratio.

 

[ejtrout31]

I am glad I have a good ratio because I would have to buy more from someone different and was hoping there would be no fighting if I got more.

 

[lena_]

View attachment 1573686 View attachment 1573687 View attachment 1573688 View attachment 1573689 View attachment 1573690 View attachment 1573691 View attachment 1573692 View attachment 1573693 View attachment 1573694 Hi I just got 4 quail I was told I had a male and female of each color.




1. What colors do I have

2. Which are male and female

3. Is there anything I can do for their housing to improve it

4. Anything else I need to know

Hello @ejtrout31 ! Answers to your questions:
You have a golden and a pharaoh(or wild-type)
They both look to be female.
For improvements to their housing, I would recommend adding a second floor, or loft. I would also suggest adding plenty of places for them to hide. They do love to dust bathe, so I would add a shallow tub with dry sand in it.
Hopefully this answer helps you on your quail keeping journey,good luck!

 

[ejtrout31]

Hello @ejtrout31 ! Answers to your questions:
You have a golden and a pharaoh(or wild-type)
They both look to be female.
For improvements to their housing, I would recommend adding a second floor, or loft. I would also suggest adding plenty of places for them to hide. They do love to dust bathe, so I would add a shallow tub with dry sand in it.
Hopefully this answer helps you on your quail keeping journey,good luck!

Thank you

 

[ejtrout31]

I got 2 eggs today I was wondering how long they can be room temperature before you incubat because I am hoping to hatch out more quIl