TheBirdLady2001
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So just to be clear! Lol, what is the gender of the 6 quail in the pics? Thanks!
Feather Sexting Coturnix Quail
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So just to be clear! Lol, what is the gender of the 6 quail in the pics? Thanks!
I only have experience with the Pharoah/normal brown ones, so I'm not sure I can help on the others.
Pic 1 looks female with all the spots, but there's a lot of reddish coloration. It could be developing faster and getting belly color, or it could be male. I'd bet on female at this point though.
Pic 2 look very much female with all the spots and no red color.
Are pics 3-5 the same bird or 2 goldens? Again, I have no experience with this color variation, but I'd lean towards male (or males if 2 birds) because of the lack of spots and the reddish color coming in on the breastbone in pic 4.
Pic 6- same situation as Pic 2, looks very female.
Pic 7- same situation as Pic 1, looks female except for the red coloration, which may just be belly color. I'd be suspicious.
When I was trying to determine gender on my babies, I ordered leg bands and would put a blue one on the left leg of anyone that was obviously a boy by color or crowing, and a pink band on the left leg of anyone obviously female. It took about 8 weeks before I had all 18 figured out, because a few were iffy. Then once I knew who was a boy/girl, I put different colors on their right legs to differentiate them from each other so I could keep records. Just an idea if you can't tell them apart, but you've got less and different colors and it may be easier to know who is who.
Pic 1 looks female with all the spots, but there's a lot of reddish coloration. It could be developing faster and getting belly color, or it could be male. I'd bet on female at this point though.
Pic 2 look very much female with all the spots and no red color.
Are pics 3-5 the same bird or 2 goldens? Again, I have no experience with this color variation, but I'd lean towards male (or males if 2 birds) because of the lack of spots and the reddish color coming in on the breastbone in pic 4.
Pic 6- same situation as Pic 2, looks very female.
Pic 7- same situation as Pic 1, looks female except for the red coloration, which may just be belly color. I'd be suspicious.
When I was trying to determine gender on my babies, I ordered leg bands and would put a blue one on the left leg of anyone that was obviously a boy by color or crowing, and a pink band on the left leg of anyone obviously female. It took about 8 weeks before I had all 18 figured out, because a few were iffy. Then once I knew who was a boy/girl, I put different colors on their right legs to differentiate them from each other so I could keep records. Just an idea if you can't tell them apart, but you've got less and different colors and it may be easier to know who is who.
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TheBirdLady2001
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Thank you so much!
Girl, Girl, Don't know since it is from above, Girl, I am going to say Girl Italian, another probably Girl Italian, Girl, Girl. Writing Girl that many times makes it look like a made up word. Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl. See what I mean? The Italian ones will be hard to know for sure until they are older. I think you just have variations on the classic "wild coloration"/Pharaoh and then Italian. I don't think any are Rosetta.
The shot from above looks like the bird is being pecked on the back of the head, which may mean a boy is trying to mate it (and that it is a girl). Or there is just some aggression overall and that bird is being picked on.
The shot from above looks like the bird is being pecked on the back of the head, which may mean a boy is trying to mate it (and that it is a girl). Or there is just some aggression overall and that bird is being picked on.
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TheBirdLady2001
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Thank you! And I’m so glad I got mostly girls! (I think lol) last time I got a batch of 10 the were all boys! and the one with with the ‘bald spot’ it’s actually just a weird feather! Lol. I went out and checked on her.
The Pharaoh colour can trick you as they all start out looking like girls. Then the rusty colour starts to creep in.
Here are some of my photos of Goldens and Pharaoh that might help:
This is a 3-4 week old female Golden with a lovely spotty chest. Some have less spots but if it's spotty it's a girl.
And this is a male about the same age - note the start of the rusty colour coming through.
This is a Pharaoh female at 3-4 weeks old.
This is a male (sitting in the same spot so good for comparison) showing the start of the rust colour coming through, just little spots here and there.
5 days later he looked like this!
Here are some of my photos of Goldens and Pharaoh that might help:
This is a 3-4 week old female Golden with a lovely spotty chest. Some have less spots but if it's spotty it's a girl.
And this is a male about the same age - note the start of the rusty colour coming through.
This is a Pharaoh female at 3-4 weeks old.
This is a male (sitting in the same spot so good for comparison) showing the start of the rust colour coming through, just little spots here and there.
5 days later he looked like this!
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TheBirdLady2001
Songster
Geez they look almost the same! Lol thank you!
poultrymad
In the Brooder
Pharoah Male, female, Italian male, Italian male, Pharoah female, Pharoah male
poultrymad
In the Brooder
No rosettas
dianneS
Songster
If I find out my birds are sexting, I'm taking their phones away! Dirty birds!
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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