My neighbor stopped by to give me 3 mature quail last week... I'm guessing they are the Tuxedo kind. I thought I was getting 2 females and a male... I have no experience with quail. They are in the brooder with 27 1 to 3 week old chicken chicks since I didn't think they would fare well with the fully grown hens.
There are two with the back of their heads bald and gold flecks on the brown feathers. The one w/ a fully feathered head doesn't have the gold flecks and is larger than the other 2. I thought the 2 baldy's were females but I've seen both of them make that funny little call... which means they're male, right?
Any idea's on the sexes of this trio?
The non-baldy is in the middle... 2 week old Turken on the upper right.
A baldy being mounted by the non-baldy but I've seen the baldys mount each other too, are they confused?
I haven't gotten any eggs yet
I tried looking for the cloacal gland but was unsuccessful... they don't like being held and have sharp claws and beaks, ow!
...and yes, I read the sticky.
There are two with the back of their heads bald and gold flecks on the brown feathers. The one w/ a fully feathered head doesn't have the gold flecks and is larger than the other 2. I thought the 2 baldy's were females but I've seen both of them make that funny little call... which means they're male, right?
Any idea's on the sexes of this trio?
The non-baldy is in the middle... 2 week old Turken on the upper right.
A baldy being mounted by the non-baldy but I've seen the baldys mount each other too, are they confused?
I haven't gotten any eggs yet
I tried looking for the cloacal gland but was unsuccessful... they don't like being held and have sharp claws and beaks, ow!
...and yes, I read the sticky.
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