How can u tell the sex of ur quails

[kyliedrew]

Hi every one just wanting to know how can you tell the sex thanks in advance

 

[dc3085]

What kind of quail?

 

[kyliedrew]

They are buttons

 

[dc3085]

What color are they? Can you post pics? Certain colors you can sex by color the rest you have to sex by other methods

 

[kyliedrew]

Will have to get pics later on but one is all white and the rest are brown with a bit of colour as soon as i get home will try and get pics

 

[h20isgood]

Im wondering the same thing for my Texas A&M quail?

 

[dc3085]

Im wondering the same thing for my Texas A&M quail?

Texas A&M is a color of coturnix quail, they aren't their own species just jumbo white coturnix. You can vent sex but if a hen has been bred that same day she'll produce foam from her vent just like a roo so it's not a good method for beginners (it doesn't work at all on other breeds besides coturnix). With A&Ms you have pretty much have to watch for birds to crow and then band or remove them from the cage. YOu can band with loose fitting zip ties to avoid having to search for bands.

 

[Shay1Bear]

Hey guys, I'm new to quail and I was curious on how to sex Button's. I had 9 hatch out of 15 eggs amd I sold 6 of them hoping I kept a male and two females! I was told you can sex them after 3 days from hatch by the size and layers of the feathers on the wings (males one layer of feather and females several layers of feathers) but all my Buttons have layered feathers so I dont find this method to be accurate. I can post pics of my 3 buttons if you guys would like and maybe you could help me out with this. I also have Pharaoh Quail and im not sure how to sex those either.....I'm a peafowl lover and I thought I would add some veriety to my incubator this year thank you guys!

 

[SliderShooter]

Texas A&M is a color of coturnix quail, they aren't their own species just jumbo white coturnix. You can vent sex but if a hen has been bred that same day she'll produce foam from her vent just like a roo so it's not a good method for beginners (it doesn't work at all on other breeds besides coturnix). With A&Ms you have pretty much have to watch for birds to crow and then band or remove them from the cage. YOu can band with loose fitting zip ties to avoid having to search for bands.

Using a zip tie for a leg band.....what a great idea. Thanks!