Getting Some Coturnix

[mochicken]

I am finally getting some coturnix, picking up 4 trios on Tuesday, 6 Tibetan and 6 Texas A&M

 

[navasima]

Very cool! You'll enjoy them for sure!

Now, my understanding is that 1 to 4 or 5 is a good ratio of roo to hens for Coturnix quail. Not sure if 1 to 2 is going to go smoothly for you.... boys fighting, overbred girls...the usual fowl issues.... I'm sure a voice more experienced than my own will chime in here.

That being said - I must warn you - quail math is much like chicken math, but with higher exponents!!!

 

[bfrancis]

Congrats!

They're fun little dudes to watch. Do you still want eggs in a couple weeks?

 

[Stellar]

Awesome! Getting more is the way to go

 

[JulieNKC]

I need to find someone with some around here too. I read somewhere if tibetans can be sexed by their beak, and if so I think I have 5 boys.

If so, I need more eggs to hatch a girl or find someone with chicks.

 

[Stellar]

I don't think you can sex tibetan by the beak. I tried that and it wasn't correct. I would check for foam in their vent or if they crow (male) and if they have an empty void, then they are female

 

[JulieNKC]

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Oh good. I want to get eggs in the spring since my breeding pool is pretty small, but didn't want to have to wait until then to start at all.

 

[mochicken]

Bfrancis, definitely still want eggs. I want to start with a decent amount so I get a good clean line of birds to start to not have to inbreed them as much


Also about the sexing, the lady I am getting them from keeps them in breeder pens, 1 male to 2 females to get fertile eggs for sure. I am buying them in lots of 3 that are already kept together and keeping them in 4 different pens for a while, after I get more of them I might keep more females to male but since she already has them sexed then I am going to keep them like that. I am going to leg band the males I think, that would be easiest right?